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New protections and compliance rules to carry NSW through to vaccination target
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In response to the evolving Delta outbreak, NSW will extend the current lockdown in Greater Sydney until the end of September, and introduce new rules targeting the local government areas of concern, where the vast majority of new cases are emerging.
NSW Health and Police have worked together to develop a set of additional COVID controls for the state to reduce transmission and ensure compliance.
Permits for travel to Regional NSW
From Saturday 21st August 2021
A permit system for some travel between Greater Sydney and regional NSW will take effect from 12.01am on Saturday 21 August.
Under the updated public health order, the following people traveling from Greater Sydney to regional NSW require a permit:
For the purposes of this public health order and permit, Greater Sydney will no longer include Shellharbour and the Central Coast.
People travelling to Shellharbour and the Central Coast for the above reasons will require a permit to do so.
Taking a holiday to a second residence is not a reasonable excuse to leave home.
Permit applications will be made available on the Service NSW website.
People are permitted to leave their homes to facilitate custody arrangements for access to, and contact between, parents and children under the age of 18 who do not live in the same household.
Due to ongoing concerns about community transmission in some regional areas, stay‑at-home orders in place for regional NSW have been extended until 12.01am on 28 August 2021, in line with orders for the Greater Sydney area.
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20210820_00.aspx
Additional rules for the LGAs of concern:
From the 21st of August 2021
Permits required to travel to Regional NSW (see above)
From 23rd August 2021
From 12.01am Monday, 23 August the following additional rules will apply for residents and businesses in the LGAs of concern:
From 28th August 2021
From 30th August 2021
The following new restrictions around workplaces and authorised workers from the LGAs of concern will be introduced:
From the 21st of August 2021
Permits required to travel to Regional NSW (see above)
From 23rd August 2021
From 12.01am Monday, 23 August, the following additional rule will also be introduced for Greater Sydney (including regional NSW until 28 August):
There have been a number of cases in Early Childhood Education and Care Services, so parents and carers across the state are strongly encouraged to keep their children at home, unless they need to be at those services.
Read the latest COVID-19 information.
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NB: This information is current at the time of writing, 20 August, and can change without notice.
We highly recommend you refer to NSW's Government website for further announcements and/or changes.
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