News
Global Headlines Australia fights Coronavirus: Victoria introduces new "pandemic specific laws"
Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 25 Oct 2021, 09:16 pm Print
Australia COVID-19 Pixabay
Canberra/UNI/Xinhua: The government of Australian state of Victoria announced on Tuesday new public health laws to replace emergency powers which were put into place at the beginning of the pandemic.
Under the new laws, the state's chief health officer would no longer have the final say on Victorian public health orders.
Furthermore, the laws would introduce a tiered system for fines to those in breach of public health orders to reduce the burden on disadvantaged citizens.
More News
- Pakistan city erupts in protest over 'alarming' law and order situation
- France school protests turn violent as headteacher is doused with petrol
- Bleeding on the Cockpit Floor, the Indian Captain Opened the Door That Saved 174 Lives
- 'India is proud': PM Modi hails Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar as ‘hero’ after mid-air cockpit horror
- Horror in Pakistan: 3 Afghan nationals found dead with bullet wounds in river
