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Victoria’s coronavirus state of emergency powers set to be extended
Victoria’s state of emergency powers look set to be extended for another nine months, after negotiations between the Andrews government and the crossbench.
Key points:
- The state of emergency gives legally enforceable powers to the Chief Health Officer
- Amendments to the bill include reduced penalties for young people who are fined for COVID breaches, and changes to the appeals process for people with detention orders
- The government needs three crossbench votes for the legislation to pass
A debate on the laws, which give the Chief Health Officer wide-ranging powers to enforce public health orders including hotel quarantine and mask wearing, is taking place in the Upper House this afternoon.
The bill has already passed the Lower House.
The…
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