New COVID rules for places of worship from 26 March Not-for-profit, Charity and Social Ventures COVID-19 Faith Based Organisations 25th March 2021 Author Rebecca Lambert-Smith & Cecelia Irvine-So Victoria will further relax its COVIDSafe settings following reduced exposure risk as Victoria continues to have low community transmission. From 6pm on Friday 26 March 2021, places of worship must ensure that attendance records are maintained electronically through the Services Vic app or a government API-linked digital system. There will be a 28 day grace period for compliance. To establish a check-in system for your place of worship through Services Vic, click here. If your worship services are conducted indoors, you will continue to be subject to a density quotient of 1 per 2sqm. If your place of worship is ordinarily used as a wedding or funeral venue, there will no longer be maximum attendee caps indoors or outdoors. However, records must be maintained in the manner set out above. As always, Moores is here to help – for more information regarding the new rules, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Rebecca Lambert-Smith Practice Leader Email rlambert-smith@moores.com.au Phone (03) 9843 2124 Connect LinkedIn
Cecelia Irvine-So Practice Leader Email cirvine-so@moores.com.au Mobile +61 402 202 133 Phone (03) 9843 2121 Connect LinkedIn