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COVID-19: Public Health Orders

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With the situation in regard to COVID-19 changing almost daily, it is challenging to keep up with the latest developments from Federal and State Governments. This table provides an overall summary, followed by a state by state timeline, of the material restrictions on businesses, venues and movement that have been imposed, as well as other relevant legislative changes that have been made, by the Australian, State and Territory Governments in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, as at 20 August 2020. This table will be updated daily.

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Covid-19 Public Health Orders
As 19 August 2020

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