![]() The exceptions include attending a gathering for the purposes of engaging in an activity permitted under the Restricted Activity Directions (Regional Victoria), or if all persons normally reside at the same premises. Infants under one year of age do not count towards this limit.Ī person in Regional Victoria must not arrange to meet, or organise or intentionally attend a gathering of, more than 9 other persons who ordinarily reside in Regional Victoria, or arrange to meet, or organise or intentionally attend a gathering of, any persons who ordinarily reside in the Restricted Area, for a common purpose at a public place, unless an exception applies. A group of up to 10 people in Regional Victoria may publicly gather, provided that all people ordinarily reside in Regional Victoria. Under the Stay Safe Directions (Regional Victoria), limited public gatherings are allowed in Regional Victoria. Eligible public events described in the Restricted Activity Directions do not extend to ad hoc public gatherings in a public place. ![]() Exempt events need written approval from the CHO or Deputy CHO. Under the Restricted Activity Directions, only eligible public events may be exempt from a requirement in the stay at home directions. The exceptions include attending a gathering for the purposes of engaging in an activity permitted under the Restricted Activity Directions (Restricted Areas). During the stay at home period, a person must not arrange to meet, or organise, or intentionally attend a gathering, with any other person for a common purpose at a public place, unless an exception applies. When leaving home for one of the five permitted reasons, a person must ensure they do not gather with other people. People leaving their homes are also required to remain within a 5km radius of their home, unless the nearest essential goods and services are more than 5km away. ![]() Leaving home to protest is not one of the permitted reasons. Under these directions there are only five permitted reasons for a person residing in these areas to leave their usual place of residence. ![]() The current restricted areas include metropolitan Melbourne and the City of Ballarat. Under the Stay at Home Directions (Restricted Areas) there is a requirement for any person who resides in a restricted area to stay at home during the stay at home period. Stay at Home Directions (Restricted Areas) There are currently different COVIDSafe Settings in place across Victoria which restrict public gatherings. Victoria’s Health Minister first declared a state of emergency to combat COVID-19 on 16 March 2020, and Victoria has been subject to a state of emergency ever since.Īny protest activity should comply with the public health directions in place at any given time.įor example, from time to time the CHO and his delegates have used their emergency powers to issue public health directions that limit the reasons people can leave home, the distance from home they can travel, the places in which masks are required to be worn and the number of people who can gather publicly. Once a state of emergency is declared, the Chief Health Officer (CHO) has emergency powers under section 199(2) of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 to issue orders preventing a serious risk to public health. ![]()
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