What Joseph Walter Brucknann had experienced, Mark Cronin said on Monday, had "been a very salutary one for him".

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"I find this person to be quite a gentle person," he submitted to Albury Local Court magistrate Miranda Moody.

"It was a very peaceful gathering, they were all wearing masks."

Mr Cronin said his client's motivation in protesting outside the Dean Street offices of Albury MP Justin Clancy was the ongoing impact of COVID-19 restrictions.

"It has been a tough time on the Border," he said.

Ms Moody agreed it had been difficult, but far tougher elsewhere in NSW.

"Coming to Albury - at times it's been a great relief," she said, referring to the lengthy, severe lockdowns that had been imposed in Sydney.

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Earlier, the Burrumbuttock man, now 30, pleaded guilty before registrar Paul Barber to charges of not complying with a noticed direction over COVID-19 under the NSW Public Health Act and resist police.

The court was told how police were made aware, on August 21 about 12.50pm, of a large group of people gathered outside Mr Clancy's office.

Brucknann and another man slipped past police and walked to Kiewa Street.

Police took chase and repeatedly ordered them to stop, which they ignored.

When police caught up, Brucknann attempted to brush past and then wrestled with them when they tried to arrest him.

He fled, but was caught nearby by other police.

Brucknann was placed on a 12-month conditional release order, without conviction.

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