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

Permitted gatherings

Heading: replaced, on 17 June 2022, by clause 4 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate) Order Revocation Order 2022 (SL 2022/179).

47 Gathering permitted if indoor capacity limit not exceeded

(1)

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

(2)

The gathering must not exceed the number limit, which,—

(a)

in an indoor defined space (other than a private dwellinghouse), is the lesser of the following:

(i)

the fixed number of people (excluding workers):

(ii)

the maximum number of people who could occupy the space if each person were to comply with the specified physical distancing rule:

(b)

in a private dwellinghouse, is the fixed number of people (excluding workers) in the dwellinghouse at any one time.

(3)

A person responsible for the gathering must ensure that the number of people in an indoor defined space or a private dwellinghouse (as applicable) at any one time does not exceed the number limit.

(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 (3) is a high risk infringement offence for the purposes of section 26(3) of the Act.

(7)

In this clause,—

fixed number means the number specified in an active COVID-19 response schedule for the purposes of subclause (2)(a) or (b)

specified physical distancing rule means the physical distancing rule specified in an active COVID-19 response schedule for the purposes of subclause (2)(a).

Clause 47 heading: replaced, at 11.59 pm on 4 April 2022, by clause 10(1) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework and Vaccinations) Amendment Order 2022 (SL 2022/89).

Clause 47(1): amended, at 11.59 pm on 23 December 2021, by clause 15(1) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework) Amendment Order (No 3) 2021 (SL 2021/426).

Clause 47(2): replaced, at 11.59 pm on 4 April 2022, by clause 10(2) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework and Vaccinations) Amendment Order 2022 (SL 2022/89).

Clause 47(3): amended, at 11.59 pm on 4 April 2022, by clause 10(3) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework and Vaccinations) Amendment Order 2022 (SL 2022/89).

Clause 47(5): revoked, at 11.59 pm on 23 December 2021, by clause 15(2) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework) Amendment Order (No 3) 2021 (SL 2021/426).

Clause 47(6): replaced, on 4 December 2021, by clause 19 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework) Amendment Order 2021 (SL 2021/388).

Clause 47(6): amended, at 11.59 pm on 23 December 2021, by clause 15(3) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Protection Framework) Amendment Order (No 3) 2021 (SL 2021/426).