Overnight the South Australia Commissioner of Police made 5 new orders prohibiting various activities, an dintroducing some of the most restrivtive measures of any of the state and territories.
Most significantly is the ben on what is described as a “prohibited gathering”, namely a gathering of more than 10 person, or a gathering of 10 or less [sic] persons that does not comply with the “density requirement”, being the requirement that the total number of person present at a gathering does not exceed 1 person per 4 square metres. Unlike other jurisdictions, this includes residential premises, and there is no exclusion for person ordinarily resident there. It is not clear what is supposed to occur in resdential premises where more than 10 persons are ordinarily resident.
Furthermore, a perosn who is present at a gathering (whether or not a prohibited gathering” must use “best endeavours” to comply with the “social distancing principles”, which in turn require a person to attempt to maintain a distance of at least 1.5m form each other person present in the same place.
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