METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE RESTRICTIONSFROM 11.59PM MONDAY 16 AUGUST 2021

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Social gatherings, visitors andleaving homeCurfew: From 9pm to 5am, a person is not permitted to leave their home except for limited reasons
Stay at home unless:• shopping for necessary goods and services (one person per household, once per day, a support person can accompany ifrequired)• caregiving or compassionate reasons• authorised work or permitted education, or work interstate• exercise (up to two hours, with one other person plus dependants if they cannot be left unattended. The other person can befrom another household)• receive a COVID-19 vaccination• other specified reasons (specific exemptions apply)
Intra-state travel: Travel limit of 5km from place of primary residence, except:• to return home
• to access necessary goods and services where those goods and services cannot be accessed closer than 5kms from home.
• to visit an intimate partner• to visit a person in your “single bubble”• allowed to travel for authorised work and permitted education• work at an interstate location (where permitted by another state)• care and compassionate reasons (specific exemptions apply)
Private gatherings: Not permitted, intimate partner visits / single person bubble permitted
Public gatherings: Not permitted
Face coverings:• must be carried at all times• must be worn indoors and outdoors except if at home, or when visiting an intimate partner’s place of residence or if anexception applies• exception for food and drink limited so that face coverings can only be removed to eat and to drink non-alcoholic beverages
Work: If you can work from home, you must work from home
• Authorised workplaces and workers are permitted to attend onsite work
• Authorised workers are permitted to travel to and from work even when curfew is in place• A permit is required when leaving the home for authorised work or permitted higher education

Education and childcare

Early learning centres, childcare, family day care: OpenSchools: Remote learning for most students but open to vulnerable children, and the children of authorised workers.
Higher education and training: Closed, remote learning only unless permitted study											1Metropolitan Melbourne settings

Ceremonies and Religious
Gatherings

Religious gatherings and ceremonies: No in-person gatherings permitted. Broadcast permitted with maximum five people, must be thesame five people each time.

Funerals

Funerals (indoor and outdoor): Permitted with no more than 10 people (and those workers necessary to conduct the funeral). Children
under 12 months old are not counted towards this cap

Weddings

Weddings (indoor and outdoor): Not permitted unless end of life or for deportation reasons. Involves only 5 persons (including the twopersons being married, celebrant, two witnesses)

Indoor physical recreation & sport

Closed. Hydrotherapy open for permitted purposes only

Play centres, indoor skateparks,
indoor trampolining centres

ClosedOutdoor physical recreation &sport

Closed. Outdoor playgrounds, skateparks, basketball courts and gym equipment closed

Community facilities

Closed. Open for click and collect and essential services only.

Creative Studios

ClosedEntertainment and Leisure

Indoor fixed seated entertainment: Closed
Outdoor fixed seated entertainment: Closed
Non-seated indoor venues: Closed
Non-seated outdoor venues: Closed
Arcades, escape rooms, bingo centres: Closed
Drive-in cinemas: Closed
Amusement parks: Closed
Casinos: Closed
Retail betting venue: Closed
Electronic gaming: Closed
Karaoke and Nightclubs: Closed
Sex on premises, brothels and sexually explicit venues: Closed

Business function facilities andconference centres

ClosedPublic events and business events

Events: Cannot proceed under these settings. Exception for professional sport where no crowds are present

General retail

Essential retail: Open, DQ 1 per 4sqm
Other/general retail: Closed (open for contactless click and collect only)
Auction houses: Closed (open for online only)											2Metropolitan Melbourne settings

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care

ClosedHospitality

Open for take-away only

Accommodation

Closed unless for permitted reasons, or shelter in place. No new bookings except for authorised reasons

Real Estate Services

Inspections: Closed
Auctions: Closed (remote auctions only)

Tours and transport

Tourism spaces: Closed
Tour transport: Closed

Care Facility Visitors

Visitor restrictions:• For permitted purposes only, including:• To provide care and support for the resident’s physical and emotional wellbeing (including mental health support andsupport for people living with dementia)• To support residents under 18 years of age• As a nominated person under the Mental Health Act• To provide interpreter or informal language support• For learning to support the resident’s care upon discharge• To provide end of life support to a resident (this also includes life threatening conditions)• Non-essential contractors are restricted from entry• No more than two visitors per day unless visit is for end-of-life reasons. For end-of-life visits, two visitors are permitted at a timewith no maximum daily limit..
• A group may exceed the “two visitors at a time” rule if dependants of a visitor are in the group and care for the dependants
cannot be arranged.
• Prospective residents not permitted to visit.

Hospital Visitors

Visitors restrictions:• For permitted purposes only, including:• As a parent, guardian or carer of a child who is a patient in hospital• To provide care and support for the resident’s physical and emotional wellbeing• To support residents under 18 years of age• As a nominated person under the Mental Health Act• To provide interpreter or informal language support• For learning to support the resident’s care upon discharge• As a carer of a patient with a disability• Accompanying someone to the emergency department or outpatient clinic• As a partner of a pregnant woman or patient in a maternity ward
• To provide end of life support to a patient (this also includes life threatening conditions)• Non-essential contractors are restricted from entry• No more than two visitors per day unless visit is for end of live reasons. For end-of-life visits, two visitors are permitted at a timewith no maximum daily limit.. A group may exceed the “two visitors at a time” rule if dependants of a visitor are in the group andcare for the dependants cannot be arranged.											3