NATIONAL PARKS REGULATIONS 2013 - REG 15A Temporary closure of a park due to COVID-19 or other infectious disease

NATIONAL PARKS REGULATIONS 2013 - REG 15A

    (1)     Parks Victoria by determination may temporarily close a park to the public for the purposes of preventing or mitigating the risk of transmission of COVID-19 or any other infectious disease to persons in a park.

    (2)     In making a determination under subregulation (1), Parks Victoria must have regard to—

        (a)     any direction of an authorised officer under section 190 or 200 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 that Parks Victoria considers relevant relating to COVID-19 or any other infectious disease; and

        (b)     any recommendation made by, or current advice of, the Chief Health Officer or the Department of Health and Human Services that Parks Victoria considers relevant relating to COVID-19 or any other infectious disease; and

        (c)                                                                                                                                                                     any other matters Parks Victoria considers relevant.

    (3)                                                                                                                                     Parks Victoria must, as soon as practicable after making a determination under subregulation (1)—

        (a)     publish notice of the determination on the website; and

        (b)     as far as practicable, display signs or notices setting out details of the determination in such a place and manner that the signs or notices are reasonably likely to be seen by persons entering the park.

    (4)     A determination made under subregulation (1) remains in force for 14 days after it is made, unless revoked earlier by Parks Victoria under subregulation (5).

    (5)     If Parks Victoria considers the risk, or likely risk, that led to the determination being made under subregulation (1) no longer applies to the park specified in the determination, Parks Victoria must revoke the determination.

    (6)     Parks Victoria must, as soon as practicable after a determination has been revoked under subregulation (5)—

        (a)     publish notice of the revocation on the website; and

        (b)     remove the signs or notices referred to in subregulation (3)(b).

Reg. 16 amended by S.R. No. 137/2020 reg. 6.