A $5,000 fine now applies to anyone caught violating self-isolation rules, lying about a permit or lying to a contact tracer. New South Wales was plunged into a seven-day lockdown on Saturday night and stay-at-home orders state that anyone can only leave if there is a «reasonable excuse» to do so. Learn more about the changes and what you need to know if you: People are allowed to travel to buy essential goods and services, to go to work and education, for medical or care reasons – such as a COVID vaccine – to exercise and drop off or pick up children from care services, it doesn`t matter where they are. Under the new rules, you can only be outside without wearing a mask when exercising. UPDATE: Gladys Berejiklian has announced an extension of the lockdown in Greater Sydney and new COVID-19 restrictions for residents of the local government`s 12 areas of concern. Although the rules vary slightly depending on where they live, all NSW residents are subject to stay-at-home orders and are only allowed to leave the house for four main reasons: work, exercise, healthcare and shopping. New South Wales Police launch Operation Stay At Home with increased fines for those who break the rules. The regional lockdown will last at least seven days, until August 22. Here`s what you need to know.

See full rules for regions, for Greater Sydney, for the 12 areas of major importance. No matter where they live, residents are not allowed to be more than 5 km from their home to play sports or relax. The Greater Sydney lockdown, which took place on December 28. It has also been extended until September 30, and New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian today urged everyone to «bunker». Here`s a breakdown of all COVID-19 rules and restrictions in New South Wales. Also in attendance are what Premier Gladys Berejiklian has described as the «strictest restrictions Australia has ever imposed» for a number of Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Sydney that have been identified as «problem areas» considered to be at particularly high risk of COVID-19 transmission. People can train with another person they don`t live with, or with their designated visitor under the «single bubble,» where an adult living alone can choose a visitor from the same Local Government Area (LGA). If you live with more than two other people, you are allowed to train in groups. Guests staying in temporary accommodation must stay until the booking expires. Then they will either have to go home or go to another accommodation where the rules of staying at home will still apply. Depending on which part of Greater Sydney you call home, you can head to the local park to soak up the sun with a book and coffee according to lockdown rules. There are now 12 LGAs in Sydney that are under tighter lockdown restrictions than their counterparts in the rest of Greater Sydney.

These include: Police have also been given greater powers to lock down apartment buildings at the center of COVID-19 outbreaks and order people to self-isolate for 14 days if they break the rules. If you live in a worrisome LGA, you are only allowed to exercise outdoors for one hour a day. Check out the rules for COVID-19 testing for workers in Sydney. Curfews, more mask rules and restrictions on exercise – the New South Wales government has introduced a number of new restrictions as the state`s COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow. And there are also some new rules for workplaces and authorized workers. Daycare workers and caregivers with disabilities who live or work in a worrisome LGA must have received their first dose of vaccine by Monday, August 30 – and authorized workers working outside their LGA hotspot can only go to work if their construction site has rapid antigen tests or if they received their first vaccination on the same date. As of Saturday, August 28, authorized workers in affected LGAs must have a Service NSW permit indicating that they are authorized workers and cannot work from home. The same applies if you are a worker authorized to enter these LGA hotspots – so you will also need a permit. The following activities cannot take place if stay-at-home rules apply. The entire state of New South Wales is under COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, with more than eight million people forced to stay at home. «But when you look at 448 of them that were given to people who left their homes for no good reason, it shows us once again that people clearly want to break the rules and jeopardize their safety and that of the community.» All regional areas of NSW joined Greater Sydney at 5pm on Saturday. The rules are strict and the same as in Sydney.

While the Central Coast and Shellharbour were once considered part of Greater Sydney for lockdown purposes, they are now considered regional areas. A fine of $3,000 applies to anyone who violates the two-person rule for outdoor exercise or recreation, or violates the New South Wales Area entry rules for approved work. Most of the new rules will come into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, August 23. The change in Sydney`s lockdown approach – and the extension of stay-at-home orders – is not unexpected, as the number of locally acquired COVID-19 cases has exceeded 600 in recent days. New South Wales reported 644 new cases within 24 hours until 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 19. For these residents, exercise is allowed with people from their household or another person from another household – but outdoor recreation is not allowed. Chief Health Officer Dr. Kerry Chant People shouldn`t be looking for loopholes in the rules. New South Wales Police will be given new powers to enforce the lockdown. They are worrisome due to the increase in COVID-19 transmission and are subject to stricter rules than other parts of the city.

However, in other parts of Sydney and in regional areas, there are no time restrictions on movement. The entire NSW region is under a strict COVID-19 lockdown until 00:01 on 28 August. As lockdowns continued in Greater Sydney and locally acquired COVID-19 cases concentrated in certain areas, the New South Wales government responded by introducing stricter rules in places it designated as areas of concern for local governments. Already, people living in these places will have to be just five miles from home, barring exceptional circumstances, and they will have to wear masks when they leave the house – and they will also be subject to additional restrictions, starting at 12:01 p.m. on Monday, August 23. The 5 km rule also applies to major purchases. If you`re not feeling well, staying home reduces the risk of spreading your disease to people at school, at work, and in the community. Socializing is not a reasonable excuse to receive visitors or leave the house unless you live alone. If you live alone, your designated visitor can visit you. This week, police issued more than 3,500 fines, which Commissioner Fuller called disappointing. Rapid antigen tests detect COVID-19 by responding to proteins on the surface of the virus called antigens.

On Tuesday, 736 fines were imposed on people who violated orders across the state, with authorities urging residents to comply with the orders. People can only travel by car with people they live with, unless it is an emergency, compassion or caregiver, or if the vehicle is used as a taxi. However, this outdoor activity must be practiced within a radius of 5 km and with only one other person and/or members of your household. NSW Health pointed to other reasonable excuses for leaving home, including: Under the updated system, people travelling from Greater Sydney to the NSW area will need a permit: In addition to the 10 people attending the service, he can also «The police will arrest anyone who leaves their home from 9pm to 5am, and this is also based on police feedback in recent days on the type of activity, unfortunately carried out by a small number of people – but as I said, Delta leaves no room for error,» the prime minister advised. «And I deeply apologize to the vast majority of people in these communities for doing the right thing, but for our own health and safety, we have to make these difficult decisions,» she continued.