COVID-19 : NOVEL CORONAVIRUS
WEDNESDAY 24 MARCH 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.
Migration Amendment (Parent Visas) Regulations 2021
Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Amendment (COVID-19 Vaccine) Regulation 2021
Private Health Facilities Amendment (COVID-19 Prescribed Period) Regulation 2021
Public Health Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation 2021
Public Health (COVID-19 Self-Isolation) Order 2021
Disaster Management (Further Extension of Disaster Situation - COVID-19) Regulation 2021
Public Health Amendment Regulation 2021
Emergency Management (Cross Border Travel No 41) (COVID-19) Direction 2021
Emergency Management (Prohibition of Certain Point of Care Tests No 2) (COVID-19) Direction 2020
Emergency Management (Residential Aged Care Facilities No 34) (COVID-19) Direction 2021
Emergency Management (Supervised Quarantine No 6) (COVID-19) Direction 2021
Direction Under Section 16 - Contact Tracing - No. 4
Direction Under Section 16 - Management of Premises - No. 11
Direction Under Section 16 - Mass Gatherings - No. 3
Direction Under Section 16 - Testing of Workers at Quarantine Sites - No. 1
Extension of State of Emergency Declaration
Epidemic Preparedness (COVID-19) Notice 2020 Renewal Notice 2021
FROM THE REGULATORS
Department of Health:
Fair Work Ombudsman:
Safe Work Australia:
Therapeutic Goods Administration:
Queensland Government:
Tasmanian Government:
Department of Health:
Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety:
Ministry of Health:
NZ Government:
World Health Organisation:
That completes this edition of the COVID-19 update. The next update will be released on Wednesday 31 March 2021.