COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order (No 5) 2021

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  • COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order (No 5) 2021: revoked, at 11.59 am on 12 March 2021, by clause 16 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order (No 6) 2021 (LI 2021/40).

Reprint as at 12 March 2021

Coat of Arms of New Zealand

COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order (No 5) 2021

(LI 2021/37)

COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order (No 5) 2021: revoked, at 11.59 am on 12 March 2021, by clause 16 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order (No 6) 2021 (LI 2021/40).

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

This order is administered by the Ministry of Health.

This order is made by the Minister for COVID-19 Response under sections 11 and 15(1) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 in accordance with section 9 of that Act.

Contents

1Title
2Commencement
Part 1
Preliminary provisions
3Purpose
4Interpretation
5How requirements apply to businesses and services
6Alert level 2 area: description and map
7Transitional, savings, and related provisions
8Application of order to different alert level areas
Part 2
Alert level requirements to prevent outbreak or spread of COVID-19 that apply to all areas
QR codes
9Display of QR codes in workplaces
10Display of QR codes on public transport services
Face covering requirements on public transport services
11Face covering requirements on public transport services
12Face covering requirements on domestic air transport services
13Exemptions from face covering requirements
Part 3
Alert level 2 requirements to prevent outbreak or spread of COVID-19
Contact tracing records in workplaces
14Contact tracing records in workplaces
Physical distancing requirements in workplaces
15Meaning of 1-metre and 2-metre physical distancing rules
16Application of clauses 17 to 25
17Workplaces to have systems and processes in place for physical distancing
18Individuals must comply with physical distancing requirements for workplaces
19Adjusted alert level 2 requirements for category A businesses and services
20Adjusted alert level 2 requirements for education entities
21Adjusted alert level 2 requirements for public transport services
22Adjusted alert level 2 requirements for transport stations
23Adjusted alert level 2 requirements for controlled-access businesses and services
24Adjusted alert level 2 requirements for food and drink businesses and services
25Adjusted alert level 2 requirements for close-proximity businesses and services
Social gatherings requirements
26Application of clauses 27 to 31
27Number limit for social gathering
28Workers excluded from number limit
29Individuals must comply with requirements for social gatherings
30People responsible for social gatherings must comply with number limit
31People responsible for social gatherings must comply with contact tracing requirements
Part 4
Miscellaneous
Exemptions
32Exemption for emergencies
33Other exemptions from this order
34Power for Director-General to grant exemptions from this order
Revocation
35Revocation of COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order (No 4) 2021
Schedule 1
Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Schedule 2
Businesses and services
Schedule 3
Description of alert level 2 area
Schedule 4
Map of alert level 2 area
Explanatory note
Gazette Information
Reprint notes