COVID-19 : NOVEL CORONAVIRUS
WEDNESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 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.
Defence (Individual Benefits) Determination 2021 (No. 5)
National Health Amendment (COVID-19) Act 2021
COVID-19 Emergency Response (Check-in Information) Amendment Act 2021
Public Health (Aged Care Workers COVID-19 Vaccination) Emergency Direction 2021
Public Health (Lockdown Restrictions) Emergency Direction 2021 (No 9)
Constitution (COVID-19 Emergency Measures) Amendment (Prescribed Period) Regulation 2021
Interpretation (COVID-19 Emergency Measures) Regulation 2021
Public Health (COVID-19 Aged Care Facilities) Order 2021
Public Holidays Amendment (City of Lismore) Order 2021
Retirement Villages (COVID-19 Access to Retirement Villages) Order 2021
Retirement Villages (COVID-19 Budget and Expenditures) Order No 2 2021
Retirement Villages (COVID-19 Consent of Residents) Order 2021
Retirement Villages (COVID-19 Meeting Requirements) Order No 2 2021
Retirement Villages (COVID-19 Services & Facilities) Order No 2 2021
Requirement Villages (COVID-19 Village Rules) Order No 2 2021
Stronger Communities Legislation Amendment (COVID-19) Regulation 2021
Extension of Operation of Declaration of Public Health Emergency
Border Restrictions Direction (No. 44)
Disaster Management (Further Extension of Disaster Situation - COVID-19) Regulation (No. 3) 2021
Nature Conservation and Other Legislation (COVID-19-Fee Waiver) Amendment Regulation 2021
Planning Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2021
Approval of Extension of a Major Emergency Declaration Under Section 23
COVID-19 Emergency Response (Expiry) (No 3) Amendment Act 2021
Emergency Management (Cross Border Travel - Associated Direction No 52) (COVID-19) Direction 2021
Emergency Management (Supervised Quarantine No 11) (COVID-19) Direction 2021
Direction Under Section 16 - Mandatory Vaccination of Certain Workers - No. 4
Direction Under Section 16 - Mask Wearing at Events - No. 3
Direction Under Section 16 - Testing of Transport, Freight and Logistics Workers - No. 1
Direction Under Section 16 - Testing of Workers at Quarantine Sites - No. 4
COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Directions (No 2)
Care Facilities Directions (No. 45)
Restricted Activity Directions (Regional Victoria) (No 9)
Restricted Activity Directions (Restricted Areas) (No 16)
Stay at Home Directions (Restricted Areas) (No 22)
Stay Safe Directions (Regional Victoria) (No 9)
Workplace (Additional Industry Obligations) Directions (No 45)
Residential Aged Care Facility Worker Access Directions (No 2)
COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order (No 11) Amendment Order (No 3) 2021
COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order (No 11) Amendment Order (No 4) 2021
COVID-19 Resurgence Support Payments Scheme (August 2021) Amendment Order (No 2) 2021
Extension of Reporting Time Limits Under the National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012
FROM THE REGULATORS
Australian Government:
Australian Maritime Safety Authority:
Therapeutic Goods Administration:
ACT Government:
ACT Health:
WorkSafe ACT:
NSW Government:
NSW Health:
NT Government:
Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions:
Victorian Building Authority:
Victorian Government:
NZ Government:
That completes this edition of the COVID-19 update. The next update will be released on Wednesday 29 September 2021.