A poorly-worded note is being blamed for the “frustrating” impression many Victorian coronavirus fines were to be dropped. Victoria Police hierarchy is adamant there has been no shift on policy and unpaid fines will be pursued. Victorian Police Association secretary Wayne Gatt said on Jan. 18 many fines would not be enforced, adding it sent the wrong message and could make life harder for members trying to do their jobs. The Age reported that police had been told to issue cautions for all but the most serious unpaid fines. Police have issued about 40,000 fines for breaches of the chief health officer’s rules in Victoria during the pandemic. “It’s a wee bit frustrating,” Gatt told 3AW. “None of this was fun for our members. It was bit of a thankless job. “What you potentially do is … you make that enforcement job of the police a little bit harder. “We …