Freedoms for fully vaccinated people

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🎉The NSW Government has announced freedoms for fully vaccinated people when vaccination targets of 70% and 80% are achieved 🎉

 

Freedoms for fully vaccinated people at 70%

Masks and QR codes
  • Masks required for all staff and customers in all indoor settings including on public transport, planes and in airports (except children under the age of 12).
  • Masks no longer required in outdoor settings (except for front-of-house hospitality staff).
  • COVID Safe check-ins and proof of vaccination required for staff and customers.
Visiting family and friends
  • Up to 10 visitors allowed in your home at any one time (visitor limits don’t apply for children under the age of 12).
  • Small outdoor gatherings and recreation permitted with up to 30 people (2-person limit for people who are not fully vaccinated).
  • Visitors to residents in aged care facilities and disability homes permitted in line with their policies.
Exercise and recreation
  • Gyms, indoor recreation and sporting facilities reopen with density limits and up to 20 people in classes.
  • No distance limits apply for exercise or recreation.
  • Indoor swimming pools open for lessons, training and rehab activities.
  • Community sports not permitted.
Schools
Shopping and personal services
  • Non-critical retail reopens with density limits (people who are not fully vaccinated can only access non-critical retail via Click & Collect).
  • Personal services (including hairdressers, spas, beauty and nail  salons, tattoo and massage parlours) reopen with density limits for up to 5 clients.
Restaurants and hospitality
  • Hospitality reopens with density limit for up to 20 people per booking (takeaway only for people who are not fully vaccinated).
  • No singing indoors (except for performers).
  • Drinking indoors must be seated, but drinking outdoors may be seated or standing.
  • Dancing permitted outdoors, dancing indoors not permitted (except at weddings).
Working from home
  • Employers allow staff to continue to work from home, if reasonably practicable.
  • Employers require staff who are not fully vaccinated to work from home, if reasonably practicable.
Events and entertainment
  • Major recreation facilities (including stadiums, theme parks, and race courses) reopen with density limits for up to 5000 people, or by exemption.
  • Entertainment facilities (including cinemas and theatres) reopen with the greater of the density limit or 75% fixed seated capacity.
  • Information and education facilities (including art galleries, museums and libraries) reopen with density limits.
  • Ticketed and seated outdoor public gatherings permitted for up to 500 people with density limit.
  • Amusement centres and nightclubs remain closed.
Weddings and religious services
  • Weddings ceremonies permitted with density limit for up to 100 people (5-person limit for people who are not fully vaccinated).
  • Wedding receptions permitted with density limit for up to 100 people (not permitted for people who are not fully vaccinated), eating and drinking must be seated, and dancing is permitted.
  • Funerals permitted with density limit for up to 100 people (10-person limit for people who are not fully vaccinated) and eating and drinking must be seated.
  • Places of worship reopen with density limit.
  • Up to 10 fully vaccinated singers may perform in places of worship and at religious services.
Travel and transport
  • Restricted travel within LGAs and 5km radius removed.
  • Travel for holidays and recreational visits including day trips between Greater Sydney (including Central Coast, Wollongong, Shellharbour and Blue Mountains) and regional NSW not permitted.
  • Travel holidays between regional local government areas are permitted.
  • Carpooling permitted (members of your household only for people who are not fully vaccinated).
  • Caravan parks and camping grounds reopen (including for people who are not fully vaccinated).

 

Freedoms for fully vaccinated people at 80%

Masks and QR codes
  • Masks required for all staff and customers in all indoor settings including on public transport, planes and in airports (except children under the age of 12).
  • Masks no longer required in office buildings (unvaccinated people must still wear a mask in the office).
  • Masks no longer required in outdoor settings (except for front-of-house hospitality staff).
  • COVID Safe check-ins and proof of vaccination required for staff and customers.
Visiting family and friends
  • Up to 20 visitors allowed in your home at any one time (visitor limits do not apply for children under the age of 12).
  • Small outdoor gatherings and recreation permitted for up to  50 people (2-person limit for people not fully vaccinated).
  • Visitors to residents in aged care facilities and disability homes permitted in line with their policies.
Exercise and recreation
  • Gyms, indoor recreation and sporting facilities open with density limits and up to 20 people in classes.
  • No distance limits apply for exercise or recreation.
  • Indoor swimming pools open for swimming lessons, training and rehab activities.
  • Community sports permitted for fully vaccinated staff, spectators and participants.
Schools
Shopping and personal services
  • Non-critical retail open with density limits (people who are not fully vaccinated can only access non-critical retail via Click & Collect).
  • No customer limit for personal services (including hairdressers, spas, beauty and nail salons, tattoo and massage parlours), density limits apply.
  • Sex services premises reopen.
Restaurants and hospitality
  • Hospitality open with density limit for up to 20 people per booking (takeaway only for people who are not fully vaccinated).
  • No singing indoors (except for performers).
  • Dancing is permitted indoors and outdoors (except at nightclubs).
  • Drinking indoors and outdoors may be seated or standing.
Working from home
  • Employers allow staff to continue to work from home, if reasonably practicable.
  • Employers require staff who are not fully vaccinated to work from home, if reasonably practicable.
Events and entertainment
  • Major recreation facilities (including stadiums, theme parks, and race courses) open with density limits for up to 5000 people, or by exemption.
  • Entertainment facilities (including cinemas and theatres) reopen with density limit or 75% fixed seated capacity.
  • Information and education facilities (including art galleries, museums and libraries) reopen with density limits.
  • COVID safe outdoor gatherings permitted for up to 200 people.
  • Controlled outdoor public gatherings (for example – fenced, seated ticketed) permitted for up to 3000 people with density limit.
  • Nightclubs and strip clubs reopen with seated drinking and no dancing.
Weddings and religious services
  • Wedding ceremonies permitted with no person limit (5-person limit for people who are not fully vaccinated), density limit still applies.
  • Wedding receptions permitted with no person limits (not permitted for people who are not fully vaccinated), eating and drinking while standing, and dancing is permitted, density limit still apply. 
  • Funerals permitted with no person limit (10-person limit for people who are not fully vaccinated) and eating and drinking allowed while standing, density limits still apply.
  • Places of worship reopen for people who are not fully vaccinated with density limits.
  • Up to 10 fully vaccinated singers may perform in places of worship and at religious services
Travel and transport
  • No distance limits for travel.
  • Travel for holidays permitted across all NSW (not permitted for people who are not fully vaccinated). This includes between Greater Sydney and regional LGAs.
  • Carpooling permitted (restrictions remain for people who are not fully vaccinated).
  • Caravan parks and camping grounds open (including people who are not fully vaccinated).

 

Freedoms from 1 December 2021 

Masks and QR codes
  • Masks required only for public transport, planes and airports, and indoor front-of-house hospitality staff.
  • Masks no longer required in outdoor settings (including for front-of-house hospitality staff).
  • Proof of vaccination no longer required by Public Health Order.
Visiting family and friends
  • No limit to number of visitors in your home.
  • No limit to number of people for informal outdoor gatherings and recreation.
  • All visitors to residents in aged care facilities and disability homes permitted in line with their policies.
Exercise and recreation
  • No person limit in gyms, indoor recreation and sporting facilities, density limits apply.
  • Indoor swimming pools reopen for all purposes.
  • Community sports permitted for all staff, spectators and participants.
Schools
  • Students already returned to face-to-face learning.
Shopping and personal services
  • Non-critical retail reopens to all, density limits apply.
  • No person limit for personal services (including hairdressers, spas, beauty and nail salons, tattoo and massage parlours), density limits apply.
  • Sex on premises venues and sex services premises open with density limits of 1 person per 4sqm.
Restaurants and hospitality
  • No person limit in hospitality settings, density limits still apply.
  • Singing and dancing permitted indoors and outdoors.
  • Drinking indoors and outdoors may be seated or standing.
Working from home
  • Employers allow staff to work from home at their discretion.
Events and entertainment
  • No person limit for major recreation facilities (including stadiums, theme parks and race courses), subject to density limits  or 100% of fixed seated capacity.
  • No person limit for entertainment facilities (including cinemas and theatres), subject to density limits  or 100% of fixed seated capacity.
  • No person limit for information and education facilities (including art galleries, museums and libraries), density limits still apply.
  • No person limit for ticketed and seated outdoor public gatherings. COVID-19.
  • Safety Plans required for attendance over 1000.
  • Nightclubs and strip clubs open with density limit of 1 person per 4sqm. Drinking while standing and dancing permitted.

  • Amusement centres reopen with density limits.

Weddings and religious services
  • Weddings permitted with no person limit, eating and drinking allowed while standing and dancing permitted, density limits still apply.
  • Funerals permitted with no person limit, and eating and drinking allowed while standing, density limits still apply.
  • Places of worship open with singing permitted by all, density limits still apply
Travel and transport
  • Travel between Greater Sydney and Regional NSW permitted.
  • Carpooling permitted for all.
  • Caravan parks and camping grounds remain open (including for people who are not fully vaccinated).

 
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