Sydney man with COVID-19 charged over allegedly 'leaving lockdown for Byron Bay'

A Sydney man has been charged after he allegedly travelled from Rose Bay in the city's eastern suburbs to the Northern NSW town of Byron Bay, breaching coronavirus restrictions.

Zoran Radovanovic, 52, has been accused of leaving Sydney "without a reasonable excuse and in contravention of the public health orders", NSW Police said today.

He is currently being treated for COVID-19 at Lismore Base Hospital. His two teenage sons have also tested positive for the virus.

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This afternoon Mr Radovanovic was served a court notice for seven offences.

These are: three counts of not comply with noticed direction re s 7/8/9 - COVID-19; and four counts of fail to comply with electronic registration directive.

He was granted strict conditional bail to appear at Lismore Local Court on September 13, 2021.

"Inquiries are ongoing in relation to this investigation," Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna said earlier.

"I would appeal to all members of the community regardless of where you come from to abide by these public health orders.

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"It's the only way we're going to stop this virus from spreading on regional NSW and keep our community safe."

Mr Radovanovic allegedly left Sydney during lockdown in late July, saying he was looking for real estate - which is permitted under the health orders.

He then spent time in Byron and the surrounding areas on the NSW far-north coast while symptomatic.

His trip sparked a lockdown in Byron Shire, Richmond Valley, Lismore and Ballina Shire local government areas until at least August 17.

He isn't believed to have used any QR codes at any of the venues he visited during the journey and once in Byron.