COVID-19 : NOVEL CORONAVIRUS
WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2020
Please find below a selection of recent legislation changes relating to COVID-19 and communications for workplaces from key safety and environmental regulators in Australia and New Zealand.
This update is provided on a weekly basis.
LEGISLATION CHANGES
Please note: the legislation in this update was current at time of release. Legislation around COVID-19 is frequently updated and revoked. The URLs provided may no longer be maintained by the relevant legislative website, after the release date.
Biosecurity (Entry Requirements - Human Coronavirus with Pandemic Potential) Determination 2020
Public Health (Jervis Bay Territory) Emergency Declaration Further Extension (No. 2) 2020
Treasury Laws Amendment (A Tax Plan for the COVID-19 Economic Recovery) Act 2020
Liquor Amendment (COVID-19 and Managed Alcohol Program) Regulation 2020
Order Issued by the Environment Protection Authority Under Section 115 of the Pesticides Act 1999
Public Health (COVID-19 Air Transportation Quarantine) Order (No 3) Amendment Order 2020
Public Health (COVID-19 Border Control) Order (No 2) Amendment Order 2020
Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order (No 5) Amendment Order 2020
Public Health (COVID-19 Self-Isolation) Order (No 4) 2020
Residential Tenancies COVID-19 Modification Notice Amendment (No. 3) 2020
Approval of Extension of a Major Emergency Declaration
COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2020
COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Quarantine Debt) Order 2020
Directions in Relation to Persons Arriving in Tasmania from Affected Regions and Premises
Directions in Relation to Persons Arriving in Tasmania (General)
Care Facilities Directions (No 14)
COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) and Other Acts Amendment Act 2020
Restricted Activity Directions (Non-Melbourne) (No 8)
Restricted Activity Directions (Restricted Areas) (No 13)
Stay at Home Directions (Restricted Areas) (No 19)
Stay Safe Directions (Non-Melbourne) (No 5)
Workplace (Additional Industry Obligations) Directions (No 9)
COVID-19 Response and Economic Recovery Omnibus Act 2020 - Orders
Extension of Declaration (No. 2) of Public Health State of Emergency
Extension of State of Emergency Declaration
FROM THE REGULATORS
Department of Primary Industries:
NSW Government:
Department of State Growth:
Tasmanian Government:
VIC Government:
Victorian Building Authority:
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety:
WA Government:
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment:
Ministry of Health:
That completes this edition of the COVID-19 update. The next update will be released on Wednesday 28 October 2020.