NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is expressing his frustration with weak penalties given to illegal protesters.

Parliament passed laws of up to two years’ jail and fines of up to $22,000 for those blocking major facilities including ports and railways.

However, protesters have only received fines of a couple of hundred dollars.

Mr Perrottet told Ben Fordham magistrates should be applying the harsher penalties.

“It’s bloody frustrating.

“The magistrates should be throwing the book at them”.

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