COVID-19 : NOVEL CORONAVIRUS
WEDNESDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2021
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.
Education Amendment Regulation 2020 (No 1)
Public Health (COVID-19 Affected Areas) Emergency Direction 2021
Public Health (COVID-19 Interstate Hotspots) Emergency Direction Revocation 2021
Public Health (COVID-19 Interstate Hotspots) Repeal Order 2021
Public Health (COVID-19 Mandatory Face Coverings) Amendment (No 3) Order 2021
Public Health (COVID-19 Western Australia) Amendment Order 2021
Public Health (COVID-19 Western Australia) Order 2021
Health (Drugs and Poisons) (COVID-19 Vaccination Services) Amendment Regulation 2021
State Penalties Enforcement (Public Health) Amendment Regulation 2021
Emergency Management (Cross Border Travel No 32) (COVID-19) Direction 2021
Emergency Management (Residential Aged Care Facilities No 25) (COVID-19) Direction 2021
COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Commercial Leases) (Financial Hardship Cessation Day) Notice 2021
Residential Tenancy (End of Emergency Period for COVID-19 Emergency) Order 2021
Care Facilities Directions (No 20)
Diagnosed Persons and Close Contacts Directions (No 16)
Extension of Declaration of a State of Emergency
Hospital Visitor Directions (No 18)
Restricted Activity Directions (Victoria) (No 6)
Stay Safe Directions (Victoria) (No 12)
Victorian Border Crossing Permit Directions (No 5)
Workplace (Additional Industry Obligations) Directions (No 17)
Commercial Tenancies (COVID-19 Response) Amendment Regulations 2021
Extension of Declaration (No. 2) of Public Health State of Emergency
Extension of State of Emergency Declaration
COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects Amendment Order 2021
FROM THE REGULATORS
National Mental Health Commission:
Safe Work Australia:
Therapeutic Goods Administration:
ACT Government:
Department of Energy and Mining:
Department of Health:
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage:
Western Australian Government:
Employment NZ:
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment:
NZ Government:
That completes this edition of the COVID-19 update. The next update will be released on Wednesday 10 February 2021.