COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework) Order 2021

Types of CVC compliant permitted gatherings

43 Gathering of CVC compliant people permitted

(1)

A gathering that complies with the requirements in subclauses (2) to (4) is permitted.

(2)

A person must produce their CVC when requested by a person responsible for a gathering unless the person is—

(a)

under the age of 12 years and 3 months; or

(b)

a student participating in an extra-curricular or a curricular activity at the gathering.

(3)

A person responsible for the gathering must have systems and processes in place to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the only people (including workers) who attend the gathering are people who are CVC compliant.

(4)

A person responsible for the gathering—

(a)

must ensure that there are systems and processes in place to ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, each person aged 12 years or older who attends the gathering—

(i)

scans the QR code for the gathering or otherwise makes their own contact record; or

(ii)

provides a contact record that is kept by one of the people responsible for or attending the gathering; but

(b)

need not comply with paragraph (a) if every person aged 12 years or older at the gathering knows, and can identify for the purposes of contact tracing, every other person aged 12 years or older who is attending the gathering.

(5)

[Revoked]

(6)

A breach of subclause (2) is a low risk infringement offence for the purposes of section 26(3) of the Act.

Clause 43(1): amended, at 11.59 pm on 23 December 2021, by clause 11(1) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework) Amendment Order (No 3) 2021 (SL 2021/426).

Clause 43(2): replaced, at 11.59 pm on 12 March 2022, by clause 15 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework) Amendment Order (No 4) 2022 (SL 2022/62).

Clause 43(5): revoked, at 11.59 pm on 23 December 2021, by clause 11(2) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework) Amendment Order (No 3) 2021 (SL 2021/426).

Clause 43(6): replaced, on 4 December 2021, by clause 15 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework) Amendment Order 2021 (SL 2021/388).

Clause 43(6): amended, at 11.59 pm on 23 December 2021, by clause 11(3) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework) Amendment Order (No 3) 2021 (SL 2021/426).