Public Health (Restricted Activities - Gatherings, Business or Undertakings) Emergency Direction 2021 (No 3)

• Restricts non-essential gatherings and the operation of non-essential businesses and undertakings in order to limit the spread of COVID-19.

COVID-19 Concerns Notice and Exemption

• Identifies affected areas and places of high concern.

Public Health (COVID-19 Gathering Restrictions) Amendment Order 2021

• Amends the Public Health (COVID-19 Gathering Restrictions) Order 2021 to clarify that contact details provided under this order may only be used for the purposes of contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic and not for any other purpose.

Public Health (COVID-19 Gathering Restrictions) Order 2021

• Revokes and remakes, with some changes, the Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order 2021 including increasing the number of persons allowed at certain places, removing requirements for COVID-19 Safety Hygiene Marshals, removing singing and dancing restrictions.

Aged Care Direction (No. 26)

• Provides requirements for aged care facilities and visitors of aged care facilities to assist in containing, and responding to, the spread of COVID-19.

Requirements for Quarantine Facility Workers Directions

• Protects the health of the community and individuals working in quarantine facilities by mitigating the spread of COVID-19.

Emergency Management (Cross Border Travel - Associated Direction No 4) (COVID-19) Direction 2021

• Operates as an appendix to the Emergency Management (Cross Border Travel - General) (COVID-19) Direction 2021.

Emergency Management (Public Activities No 22) (COVID-19) Direction 2021

• Imposes principles and rules relating to the conduct of certain activities involving members of the public, the management of places in which those activities occur, and the management of contact tracing records.

Directions in Relation to Persons Arriving in Tasmania

• Requires persons arriving in Tasmania to provide certain information, and to isolate in an accommodation facility if required, and restricts certain persons from arriving in King Island, Flinders Island or an island in the Furneaux group of islands, among other things.

Directions in Relation to Persons Arriving in Tasmania

• Requires persons arriving in Tasmania to provide certain information, and to isolate in an accommodation facility if required, and restricts certain persons from arriving in King Island, Flinders Island or an island in the Furneaux group of islands, among other things.

Care Facilities Directions (No 26)

• Restricts access to care facilities in order to limit the spread of COVID-19 within a particularly vulnerable population - came into force at 11.59 pm on 9 April 2021.

Diagnosed Persons and Close Contacts Directions (No 21)

• Requires persons diagnosed with COVID-19 to self-isolate and persons who are living with a diagnosed person, or close contacts, to self-quarantine - came into force at 11.59 pm on 9 April 2021.

Extension of Declaration of a State of Emergency

• Extends the declaration of a state of emergency made on 16 March 2020 until 11:59 pm on 7 May 2021 - came into force at 11:59 pm on 9 April 2021.

Hospital Visitor Directions (No 23)

• Prohibits certain visits to hospitals in order to limit the spread of COVID-19 - came into force at 11.59 pm on 9 April 2021.

Restricted Activity Directions (Victoria) (No 12)

• Restricts the operation of certain businesses and undertakings in the State of Victoria to address the serious public health risk posed to Victoria by COVID-19 - came into force at 11:59 pm on 9 April 2021.

Stay Safe Directions (Victoria) (No 19)

• Requires residents of Victoria to limit interactions with others by restricting gatherings, and to carry and wear face coverings in certain settings - came into force at 11:59 pm on 9 April 2021.

Victorian Border Crossing Permit Directions (No 9)

• Continues to provide a ‘traffic light’ border crossing scheme for persons seeking to enter Victoria from any other State or Territory or after entering Australia from a Green Zone Country - came into force at 11:59 pm on 9 April 2021.

Workplace (Additional Industry Obligations) Directions (No 21)

• Places additional specific obligations on employers and workers in specific industries in relation to managing the risk of COVID-19 - came into force at 11.59 pm on 9 April 2021.

Workplace Directions (No 24)

• Limits the number of Victorians attending Work Premises to assist in reducing the frequency and scale of outbreaks of COVID-19 and to establish more specific obligations on employers and workers in relation to managing the risk associated with COVID-19 - came into force at 11.59 pm on 9 April 2021.

Extension of Declaration (No. 2) of Public Health State of Emergency

• Extends the public health state of emergency which came into effect on 23 March 2020 for 14 days.

Extension of State of Emergency Declaration

• Extends the state of emergency for 14 days.

COVID-19 Public Health Response (Air Border and Isolation and Quarantine) Amendment Order 2021

• Amends the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Air Border) Order (No 2) 2020 so that confirmed allocation and managed isolation allocation system have the meanings given in the Isolation and Quarantine Order and the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Isolation and Quarantine) Order 2020 to provide that the chief executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment is responsible for the operation of the managed isolation allocation system.

COVID-19 Public Health Response (Air Border) Order (No 2) Amendment Order (No 2) 2021

• Amends the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Air Border) Order (No 2) 2020 to prohibit certain air carriers from causing aircraft to arrive in NZ and prohibiting persons arriving in NZ by air if they have been in India within the 14 immediately before the date of their arrival.

Department of Health:

• ATAGI Statement on AstraZeneca Vaccine in Response to New Vaccine Safety Concerns
• Joint Statement on AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine in Response to New Vaccine Safety Concerns
• Joint Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Advice from ATAGI
• Latest Data on Australia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

Health Direct:

• Domestic Travel - New South Wales
• Domestic Travel - Queensland
• Domestic Travel - South Australia
• Domestic Travel - Victoria
• Domestic Travel - Western Australia
• Entertainment and Community - Australian Capital Territory
• Entertainment and Community - Western Australia
• Gatherings and Work - Victoria
• Weddings, Funerals and Religious Services - New South Wales
• Weddings, Funerals and Religious Services - Western Australia

Therapeutic Goods Administration:

• Approval of Updated Storage Conditions for the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
• AstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S COVID-19 Vaccine
• Wider Storage and Transportation Conditions for the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Now Approved

ACT Government:

• Further Changes to ‘COVID-normal’ Restrictions in the ACT
• Latest Changes
• Updated Advice on AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine

Queensland Government:

• AstraZeneca Vaccine Update

South Australian Government:

• More At-Risk Women Being Kept Safe During COVID-19

Tasmanian Government:

• Important Community Updates - Updated 12 April 2021
• Showtime for Tasmanian Theatres and Game on for Sporting Venues

Victorian Government:

• Vaccination Program Continues to Expand in Victoria

WA Government:

• Controlled Interstate Border Changes - Queensland
• Independent Review Strengthens Hotel Quarantine Regime
• WA Chief Health Officer Update on AstraZeneca
• WA Government Welcomes Quarantine-Free Travel from New Zealand
• WA’s Strong Position Allows for More Positive Changes

Ministry of Health: 

• Update on Border-Related Case; Crew Member Under Investigation on Ship

NZ Government:

• Independent Experts to Advise Government on Post-Vaccination Future
• New Border-Related Positive COVID-19 Case

International Organization for Standardization: 

• World Health Day 2021