Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been fined $250 for not wearing a lifejacket while out on a dinghy on the waters near his Sydney home, Fairfax reports.
NSW Roads and Maritime Services said: "A $250 fine will apply to the Prime Minister who was not wearing a life jacket when moving his dinghy a short distance earlier this week."
Mr Turnbull was spotted on a dinghy near a beach adjoining his house in Sydney’s Point Piper.
The Australian reported he had breached local waterway regulations which states anyone boating alone in a vessel less than 4.8m long must wear a life jacket or face fines.
Mr Turnbull said he had learned his lesson and on a Facebook post said, he "will make sure I always wear a lifejacket in my dinghy regardless of how close I am to the shore, just as I always do on my kayak".
Although "the rules can often seem very technical ... they are there to keep us safe and we should all comply with them."
A spokesman said Mr Turnbull would pay the $250 fine.
