The Commonwealth Minister for Health has made the Biosecurity (Human Biosecurity Emergency) (Human Coronavirus with Pandemic Potential) (Overseas Travel Ban Emergency Requirements) Determination 2020 the effect of which is to prohibit Australian Citizens and permanent residents from leaving Australian territory.

The following exemptions are provided for:

• a person ordinarily resident in a country other than Australia;
• a person who is member of the crew of an aircraft or vessel (other than the outgoing aircraft or vessel) or is a worker associated with the safety or maintenance of an aircraft or vessel (other than the outgoing aircraft or vessel);
• a person engaged in the day-to-day conduct of inbound and outbound freight;
• a person whose travel is associated with essential work at an offshore facility;
• a person who is travelling on official government business (including a member of the Australian Defence Force).

The website has been updated to include links to the various legislative instruments made by the Victorian Government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Victorian Deputy Chief Health Officer (Communicable Disease) has today issued the Hospital Visitor Directions, the purpose of which is to prohibit non-essential visits to hospitals in order to limit the spread of Novel Coronavirus 2019.

Information relating to the operationl changes at the various courts in South Australia has now been added to the website. Thank you to @steve_mcdee for assistance with the relevant links.

Information relating to the operationl changes at the various courts in Victoria has now been added to the website. Thank you to Amy Faram from Victorian Legal Aid for the relevant links.

I have updated the design of the website so that it will now include legislation and information relating to the various courts in all of the states and territories.

As you will appreciate there is a considerable amount of work involved in keeping this material up-to-date in these rapidly changing times. However, I am endeavouring to get the remainders of the states and territories up and running in the next few days.

Thank you to everyone from interstate who has sent me material…your efforts will materialise shortly.

DV