Tim Payne

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/coronavirus/shirtless-a-league-star-is-accused-of-breaking-his-coronavirus-quarantine-getting-drunk-and-taking-a-joyride-in-a-golf-cart-at-1am/ar-BB11Hh9b

They have to sell papers? Looks along way to Oxford Falls Rd 

"driving a golf cart while drunk and shirtless on the Wakehurst Parkway on Sydney's northern beaches at 1am " 

"near Oxford Falls Road."  Sauce

A lot of Cycle and walk ways through this area I believe

“Despite reports to the contrary, initial investigations have found that Tim Payne was not arrested during the incident and no member of the public was involved. Sauce

Manly Beach

Where's Wally

Qoute:   "He's not going to be pulled over by the cops for driving around on private property. He was driving on a public road inland from Manly beach."

I think the person who questioned it should now agree it was not in the residential property? 

Unless  that's the most expensive piece of real estate in the world?

The amount of dumbness posted in his support makes me wonder if we should actually move to level 2 

If he was on a public road - No Ozzy police officer would not have arrested a driver of a vehicle under the influence no matter where he came from in a vehicle he had no permission to use in that way.  Dumbness 

Probably just as much rubbish as those posting for his execution.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/121790357/wellington-phoenix-defender-tim-payne-pleads-guilty-to-drinkdriving-after-golf-cart-ride

I wonder how that charge now affects his ability to travel into aussie?

Yes, the conviction certainly won't help. I think he'll probably need to apply for a visa to enter Australia (rather than just turning up with NZ passport), and it'll be in the hands of Aus immigration officials from there.

Does Aussie law allow people to be discharged without a conviction but just fine him & bar him from driving in Aussie?

Yes, you can get discharge without conviction for driving offences in NSW. The following are relevant factors for consideration:

The court must consider the following matters when deciding whether to grant a section 10 dismissal:

(a) the person’s character, antecedents (ie history), age, health and mental condition,

(b) the trivial nature of the offence,

(c) the extenuating circumstances in which the offence was committed, and

(d) any other matter that the court thinks proper to consider.

Arguably all of the first three factors could be made relevant by a decent lawyer.

Given some of the stuff NRL players who have needed visas have done yet still been able to play,you would have think Tim would be okay hopefully. 

4  Game suspensions for Payne n Sail

How fit is Fenton?

According to the article he's ready to slot back into the starting XI

who is our reserve reserve keeper?

Zac Jones

Steven Taylor

Payno pays a AU$700 fine for his indiscretion, on top of the 4 game suspension from the club.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/121972490/wellington-phoenix-defender-tim-payne-fined-for-drunken-golf-cart-joyride

Slap on the wrist for the lad, hopefully he's able to play a role in a finals run for us!

I mean a 4 week suspension isn't exactly light but I agree that $700 is really not much of a fine for a pro footballer - even though sure he won't be on a lot of money.

you're not fined for who you are though, or what you can afford unless you can't and I assume that is considered. You'll probably find that the $700 fine was the appropriate fine for the offence.

Unlike deportation, which there was some amazingly laughable hand-wringing about

exclusion it's different and you don't have to do much to get excluded from the convict country

And it's not laughable

Plus the courts ruling on drink diving and the ramifications to immigration are completely different 

Apparently there were tears not laughter from Tim. Did you wonder why he was crying?

If you secure residence of NZ and you get done donedrink driving, then you usually are liable for deportation 

So wake up before you have a laugh and treat it seriously 

*Cue laughable hand-wringing*