Lawful exemptions under the NSW Public Health Order Act 2010
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- Category: Covid
- Created: Monday, 12 July 2021 21:21
- Written by Human Rights Advocates
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Under the NSW Public Health Order Act 2010, page 6 lists the lawful exemptions and are as follows: โ โ https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/.../Public%20Health%20...
(5) Subclauses (1)โ(4) do not apply to the following personsโ โ โ โ โ
(a) a person aged 12 years or under, โ โ โ โ
(b) a person with a physical or mental health illness or condition, or disability, that makes wearing a fitted face covering unsuitable including, for example, a skin condition, an intellectual disability, autism, or trauma. โ
โพ๏ธโDespite subclauses (1)โ(4), a person may remove a fitted face covering the person isโ otherwise required to wear in the following circumstancesโโ
(a) the person is eating or drinking,โ
(b) the person is communicating with another person who is deaf or hard ofโ hearing,โ
(c) the person is at work and the nature of the personโs workโโ
(i) makes the wearing of a fitted face covering a risk to the personโs, orโ another personโs health and safety, orโ
(ii) means clear enunciation or visibility of the personโs mouth is essential,โ
(d) the person is asked to remove the fitted face covering to ascertain the personโsโ identity,โ
(e) because of an emergency,โ
(f) the removal of the fitted face covering is necessary for the proper provision ofโ the goods or service.โ
Example. A person having a facial or a beard trim.โ
โพ๏ธโ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฆ๐ช ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ: โ โ โ
https://www.nsw.gov.au/.../common-questions-face-masks%E2...
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ธ: โ โ โ
You do not need documentary evidence stating that you are exempted from wearing a face mask under the public health order. โ โ โ โ
Regulatory officers are focused on compliance rather than enforcement. If you are stopped by a regulatory officer in a setting where masks are mandatory, they will ask you to confirm the lawful reason you are not wearing a face mask. Officers will only issue penalty notices if you clearly refuse to wear a mask without a lawful reason.โ
โพ๏ธโPLEASE PRINT OUT THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER AND HIGHLIGHT THESE SECTIONS, ALONG WITH THE DIRECTIVES REGARDING DOCUMENATRY EVIDENCE. โ
โพ๏ธโCARRY THIS EVERYWHERE YOU GO, IN CASE OF CONFRONTATION & RECORD THE INCIDENT FOR EVIDENCE. โ
TEAM HRA ๐
