Public Health (Emergency) Declaration 2020 (No. 1) Notifiable instrument NI 2020–153
Made 2020-03-16 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Other
- Country
- Australia · Australian Capital Territory
- Subjects
- General
- Keywords
- coronavirus disease (COVID-19), public health, legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, use restrictions
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1. Name of Instrument This instrument is the Public Health (Emergency) Declaration 2020 (No 1).
2. Commencement This instrument commences immediately following the making of this instrument.
3. Nature of the emergency – Act subsection 119(2)(a) The public health risk to the ACT community posed by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
4. Area of the emergency – Act subsection 119(2)(b) The area of the public health emergency is for the whole of the Australian Capital Territory.
5. Period of the emergency – Act subsection 119(2)(c) For a period of five days beginning from the day and time this instrument is made.
6. Declaration Pursuant to s 119 of the Public Health Act 1997 being satisfied that it is justified in the circumstances I DECLARE that a public health emergency exists. Rachel Stephen-Smith MLA Minister for Health Date: 16 March 2020 Time: 13:11 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au