COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS TAKE EFFECT

NSW businesses are on notice to comply with the State’s public health orders, or risk a fine or closure, with restrictions around “higher risk” activities coming into effect.

From today the following rules are in force:

·         Compliance measures introduced to pubs will be extended to restaurants, bars cafés and clubs. This includes:

o   Limiting group bookings to a maximum of 10 people;

o   Mandatory COVID-Safe plans and registration as a COVID-Safe business;

o   A digital record must be created within 24 hours.

 ·         Weddings and corporate events are limited to 150 people subject to the four square metre rule and registration of the venue as a COVID-Safe business. Strict COVID-Safe plans must be in place and high-risk activities including choirs and dancing must not occur; and

·         Funerals and places of worship are limited to 100 people, subject to the four square metre rule and a COVID-Safe business registration for the venue.

Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello said inspectors will be regularly on the beat to enforce compliance. 

The rules on gatherings remain the same: 20 guests inside the home and 20 for gatherings in a public place. However, as the home is a high transmission area, the NSW Chief Health Officer strongly recommends a COVID-Safe precautionary approach of limiting visitors to the home to 10 people as a general principle.

 The Public Health Order can be found here.