NSW police minister slams 'bastard act' of Northern Beaches residents who attended wedding reception

NSW Police Minister David Elliot has come out swinging after a group of Northern Beaches residents broke a lockdown in their area.

NSW Minister for Police David Elliot. Source: AAP

The NSW Police Minister has accused a group of Northern Beaches locals who blatantly breached lockdown rules to attend a wedding reception of committing a "bastard act".

Twelve people were fined after going to the reception in inner city Pyrmont on Sunday despite the orders put in place after a coronavirus cluster was found in the area.

"It's just a bastard act," David Elliott told Nine's Today Show on Tuesday.

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