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COVID-19 update: Businesses face new trading rules from March 25
March 25, 2020
New trading rules for businesses are now effective, following last night’s announcement by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
For retailers, the new phase of shutdowns will include the closure of beauty and personal care services, shopping centre food courts, entertainment venues and more.
These measures have been taken to stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and save lives.
“Practicing good hygiene and keeping a healthy physical distance between individuals is our most powerful weapon in fighting this virus and saving lives,” Mr Morrison said.
“The highest priority should be placed on social isolation measures as well as strict and rapid contact tracing of individuals. It is paramount that contact tracing occur quickly and thoroughly and that public data is available to support this effort.”
The below information, currently advised by the Prime Minister of Australia, applies to local businesses in Camberwell, including retailers and service providers:
Food and drink
| Business, premises or place | Exceptions |
| Cafes | Takeaway service and home delivery
Cafes or canteens at hospitals, care homes or schools; prison and military canteens; services providing food or drink to the homeless, workplace canteens can provide takeaway |
| Food courts | Delivery and takeaway can remain operational |
Retail
| Business, premises or place | Exceptions |
| Auction houses | |
| Real estate auctions and open house inspections | Private appointments for inspection |
| Outdoor and indoor markets will be a decision for each state and territory | Food markets will continue to operate in all states and territories |
Beauty and personal care services
| Business, premises or place | Exceptions |
| Hairdressers and barber shops | Up to 30 minute appointments and the 1 person per 4 square metre rule applies in the premises |
| Beauty therapy, tanning, waxing, nail salons, tattoo parlours | |
| Spas and massage parlours |
Entertainment venues
| Business, premises or place | Exceptions |
| Cinemas, nightclubs | |
| Casinos, gaming or gambling venues | |
| Strip clubs, brothels and sex on premises venues | |
| Concert venues, theatre, arenas, auditoriums, stadiums | Live streaming of a performance by a small group could be permissible with social distancing observed |
| Amusement parks and arcades | |
| Play centres (indoor and outdoor) |
Leisure and recreation
| Business, premises or place | Exceptions |
| Community and recreation centres | Facilities may remain open for the purpose of hosting essential voluntary or public services, such as food banks or homeless services. |
| Health clubs, fitness centres, yoga, barre and spin facilities, saunas, bathhouses and wellness centres | |
| Boot camps, personal training operating outside and inside | For outside events, limited to groups of no more than 10 people and social distancing must be exercised. |
| Social sporting-based activities | |
| Swimming pools |
Residential facilities
| Business, premises or place | Exceptions |
| Hotels, hostels, bed and breakfasts, campsites, caravan parks, and boarding houses will be a decision for each state and territory | Excluding permanent residents and workers. |
Outdoor recreation
| Business, premises or place | Exceptions |
| Caravan and camping parks will be a decision for each state and territory | Where people live permanently in caravan parks or are staying in caravan parks as interim abodes where their primary residence is not available, they may continue to do so. |
Non-residential institutions
| Business, premises or place | Exceptions |
| Galleries, museums, national institutions and historic sites | |
| Libraries, community centres, and youth centres | |
| Local government non-essential facilities and services (such as libraries and pools) | |
| Community facilities (such as community halls, clubs, RSLs, PCYCs) | |
| Places of worship, weddings and funerals | Weddings with a maximum attendance of no more than 5 people and where the 1 person per 4 square metre rule applies.
Funerals attended by a maximum of no more than 10 people and where the 1 person per 4 square metre rule applies. |