Businesses in New South Wales will face fines if they don't enforce vaccine rules once the state begins to re-open.
Penalties of $5000 have been announced for businesses which don't take "reasonable steps" to keep out unvaccinated customers.
Health Minister Brad Hazzard also urged any staff members who had to deal with abuse over the issue to contact police.
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The penalties were announced as the state's COVID-19 case tally continues to track downwards from the highs seen in the previous month.
Mr Hazzard yesterday urged people to continue to conform to health rules and not to "ruin" NSW's progress in managing the Delta outbreak.
There were 10 deaths recorded yesterday, while 15 were recorded on Friday, making it NSW's deadliest day of the pandemic.
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The state continues to edge towards the 70 per cent vaccination mark that will mark the first stage of re-opening.
But Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant warned yesterday that the declining case numbers did not mean the outbreak was under control.
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