Key Restrictions in Victoria
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Key restrictions in Victoria Category Restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria Face masks • Must be carried at all times. • Must be worn indoors, except at home or if a lawful reason not to wear one applies. • Must be worn on public transport and in commercial passenger vehicles (e.g., taxies and rideshares). • Recommended outdoors where 1.5 metres physical distancing cannot be maintained. • See the Face Mask page for further information. Working from home Work from home requirement removed. Public events Permitted in line with the Public Events Framework. Children under 12 months are not included in the density quotient, capacity limits, or group limits. Children under 12 months Travel in Victoria • No restrictions on movement between metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. • Travellers must follow local restrictions. • Testing is recommended for visitors from metropolitan Melbourne visiting Victorian alpine resorts • Visitors travelling from an interstate orange zone to a Victorian alpine resort must self-quarantine, get a COVID-19 test within 72 hours of arrival in Victoria, and remain in self-quarantine (in a premises other than an alpine resort) until they receive a negative test result. • For further details on requirements on people seeking to enter Victoria from any other State or Territory in Australia or a Green Zone Country, including those entering from a red zone, see the Victorian Border Crossing Permit Directions QR code requirements • Every business must use the free Victorian Government QR Code Service to check-in customers, workers and visitors, with some limited exceptions. Every visitor must check-in, no matter how long they are at the premises. The 15-minute threshold for checking-in no longer applies. Amnesty periods • For businesses that have not previously been mandated to use the Victorian Government QR Code Service prior to 11:59pm, Thursday 10 June 2021, an enforcement amnesty is in place until 11:59pm, Thursday 1 July. • The Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions is consulting with business and industry as part of the implementation process. • After the amnesty period, businesses that do not comply with these new requirements will risk fines. • For retail businesses, which were mandated on Thursday 3 June 2021, the enforcement amnesty ended Thursday 17 June. Category Restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria Kiosk check-in and alternative record keeping methods • Current requirements to provide an alternative record keeping method for members of the public (or employees) that do not have a smart phone remain. This could include a kiosk option (via a tablet) or, as a last resort, pen and paper. • The Kiosk check-in service in the Service Victoria app allows venues to check-in guests who don’t have a smartphone or can’t use the QR code service. The Kiosk enables staff to enter a customer’s name and contact phone number electronically, making it easier for contract tracers to contact people quickly if an outbreak occurs. Displaying QR codes • All workplaces who are required to use QR codes must display the QR code in a prominent location at each point of entry • In addition to the above requirement, hospitality venues must also display QR codes at all points of sale (e.g. cash register) and at each table. Staff at hospitality venues must request a customer check-in using the QR code at a point of entry, a point of sale (e.g., salesperson at a cash register) or a point of service (e.g., waiter attending a table). • Small retail facilities with less than 2000sqm of publicly accessible space (including market stalls) must also display QR codes at all points of sale. Staff at small retail facilities must also request that customers check-in at point of service, for example when greeting a customer after they’ve entered the store, or at the cash register. • All markets, as well as large retail facilities (i.e. retail facilities with more than 2000sqm of publicly accessible space must also display QR codes at all points of sale. Staff at markets and large retail facilities must also request that customers check-in at point of entry (e.g., a staff member must greet customers at the entrance and request they check-in). Workplace restrictions in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria Venue/facility Metropolitan Melbourne capacity restrictions Regional Victoria capacity restrictions Accommodation: Venue maximum: density quotient of one person per Venue maximum: density quotient of one person per two Camping ground, four square metres applies to communal spaces. square metres applies to communal spaces. caravan park, hotel, hostel, bed Note: Note: and breakfast, Bookings are subject to the private gathering limit and Bookings are subject to the private gathering limit and are private holiday are permitted for: permitted for: rental facility, including • the person making the booking, plus • the person making the booking, plus Airbnbs, motel; • the other members of their household, plus • the other members of their household, plus Venue/facility Metropolitan Melbourne capacity restrictions Regional Victoria capacity restrictions serviced • the intimate partners of any members of • the intimate partners of any members of their apartment. their household, plus household, plus • up to fifteen other people. • up to fifteen other people. For these bookings, the ‘fifteen other people’ count For these bookings, the ‘fifteen other people’ count against against the visitor allowance. If the booking contains the visitor allowance. If the booking contains the fifteen the fifteen other people, you may not have any visitors other people, you may not have any visitors to the to the premises during your stay. If you have only one premises during your stay. If you have only one other other person on the booking, you are allowed fourteen person on the booking, you are allowed fourteen visitors to visitors to the premises, and so on. the premises, and so on. Members of the public under different booking cannot Members of the public under different booking cannot share bedrooms. share bedrooms. In addition to the above: • accommodation providers may take In addition to the above: bookings for emergency accommodation, refuge, shelter or relief purposes. • accommodation providers may take bookings for emergency accommodation, refuge, shelter or • an exception to the density quotient and booking limit applies for exclusive use by a relief purposes. single school. • an exception to the density quotient and booking limit applies for exclusive use by a single school. Community Venue maximum: density quotient of one person per Venue maximum: density quotient of one person per four facilities: four square metres, up to 300 patrons. square metres. Community centre or Small venue (less than 600sqm) alternative: Alternative option: community hall, • If a COVID Check-In Marshal is assigned to • If a COVID Check-In Marshal is assigned to public library each entrance to the venue to ensure each entrance to the venue to ensure people (including toy people check-in, the density quotient is one check-in, the density quotient is one person per library), youth person per two square metres, up to 150 two square metres. centre. patrons. • If the venue does not use COVID Check-In Marshals, the the density quotient of one Venue/facility Metropolitan Melbourne capacity restrictions Regional Victoria capacity restrictions person per four square metres, up to 300 • If the venue does not use COVID Check-In patrons applies,. Marshals, the density quotient of one person per four square metres applies. Note: Note: • No group limit. • Weddings or funerals may be held if they • No group limit. comply with restrictions related to weddings • Weddings or funerals may be held if they comply and funerals (see further down table). with restrictions related to weddings and • Exception to density quotient and venue funerals (see further down table). maximum applies for exclusive use by a • Exception to density quotient and venue single school. maximum applies for exclusive use by a single • Exception to density quotient and venue school. maximum for essential support services • Exception to density quotient and venue such as a food bank maximum for essential support services such as a food bank Community May operate for its ordinary purposes without applying May operate for its ordinary purposes without applying the facilities: the density quotient or a venue maximum. density quotient or a venue maximum. Outdoor playground, outdoor skatepark and outdoor communal exercise equipment. Creative studios: Venue maximum: density quotient of one person per Venue maximum: density quotient of one person per four Art studios, four square metres, up to 300 patrons. square metres. ceramic studios, music rooms or Alternative option for venues with less than Alternative option: studios, 600sqm of publicly accessible space: • If a COVID Check-In Marshal is assigned to each entrance to the venue to ensure people Venue/facility Metropolitan Melbourne capacity restrictions Regional Victoria capacity restrictions rehearsal rooms • If a COVID Check-In Marshal is assigned to check-in, the density quotient is one person per or studios. each entrance to the venue to ensure two square metres. people check-in, the density quotient is one • If the venue does not use COVID Check-In person per two square metres, up to 150 Marshals, the density quotient of one person per patrons. four square metres applies.. • If the venue does not use COVID Check- InMarshals, the density quotient of one Note: person per four square metres, up to 300 • No group limit. patrons applies. • Exception to density quotient and venue Note: maximum applies for exclusive use by a single school. • No group limit. • Exception to density quotient and venue maximum applies for exclusive use by a single school. Education and Venue maximum: Venue maximum: childcare: Early childhood • In spaces used only by staff and publicly • In spaces used only by staff and publicly education and accessible areas, a density quotient of one accessible areas, a density quotient of one care, and person per four square metres applies.