10/01/2022
The ATMS office reopened today and over the Christmas/New Year closure the NSW Government released the updated Public Health (COVID-19 Vaccination of Health Care Workers) Order (No 3) 2021…Read More
12/11/2021
The Queensland Government has announced and now published a new requirement for “workers in a healthcare setting” to be vaccinated against COVID-19…Read More
27/10/2021
We are writing to confirm the commencement of the new COVID 80% vaccinated roadmap rules in Victoria, due to commence from 6.00 pm Friday 29 October 2021…Read More
27/10/2021
The Western Australia Government has implemented a new requirement for primary health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19….Read More
21/10/2021
The Tasmanian Government has announced a Southern Tasmania Lockdown Business Support Program.
This new program provides one-off payments to businesses in southern Tasmania affected by the COVID-19 related lockdown which was put into effect between 6:00 pm Friday, 15 October and 6:00 pm Monday, 18 October 2021….Read More
20/10/2021
We are writing to confirm the commencement of the new COVID 70% roadmap rules in Victoria, due to commence from 11.59pm Thursday 21 October 2021…Read More
18/10/2021
We are writing to confirm the commencement of the new COVID roadmap rules in NSW on Monday 18 October 2021…Read More
13/10/2021
The Victorian Government has updated the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Directions (No 6). Full details of the current Directions issued by the Victoria Chief Health officer are available here: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/victorias-restriction-levels-covid-19…Read More
8/10/2021
We are writing to confirm the position, as we understand it, for the commencement of the new rules in NSW on Monday 11 October 2021…Read More
7/10/2021
A current issue for members of ATMS is the emergence of conditional vaccine mandates for workers. The first of these was for workers in aged care, which had a deadline date back on 17 September 2021. The next was conditional vaccine mandates for authorised work in NSW…..Read More
27/09/2021
The NSW Government today released more details of the roadmap for the coming weeks out of the current lockdowns.
The roadmap has three distinct milestones:
- 70 per cent (aged 16 and over) double dose vaccination target, eased restrictions will apply to those who are fully vaccinated;
- 80 per cent (aged 16 and over) double dose vaccination target, further eased restrictions will apply to those who are fully vaccinated;
- Wednesday 1 December 2021, settings will apply to all NSW citizens regardless of their vaccination status…Read More
10/09/2021
The NSW Government has made further announcements about some next steps in the ongoing lock down in NSW…Read More
6/09/2021
Sunday night further extensions were announced to change the start date for authorised workers leaving the LGA’s of Concern. The start date for vaccination has been moved from 6 September to 20 September, 2021…Read More
3/09/2021
The ACT Government has confirmed that the current lockdown in the ACT will continue until midnight Friday 17 September 2021….Read More
27/08/2021
The NSW Government has released further details regarding the complex public health orders that apply to different parts of the state…Read More
23/08/2021
The NSW Government has continued to release details regarding the complex public health orders that apply to different parts of the state…Read More
23/08/2021
The Victorian Government has announced that all metropolitan Melbourne restrictions – except for the curfew – will be implemented across regional Victoria from 1pm Saturday 21 August 2021 until 11.59pm Thursday, 2 September 2021…Read More
20/08/2021
The ACT Government has announced that the current lockdown in the ACT will continue until 5.00pm Thursday 2 September 2021….Read More
19/08/2021
The NT Government has announced that the lockdown in the Greater Darwin Area ends at 12pm Thursday 19 August 2021. Some restrictions continue in Darwin including the wearing of masks…Read More
17/08/2021
The NT Government has announced a 72-hour lockdown for Greater Darwin and Katherine following the detection of COVID-19, effective from 12.01pm on Monday 16 August 2021.…Read More
17/08/2021
The Victorian Government has advised that the current lockdown for Metropolitan Melbourne will now extend until 11.59pm on Thursday, 2 September. This is an additional 14 days on the previous directions…Read More
16/08/2021
Restrictions in NSW have continued to evolve, sometimes on an hourly basis. Over the weekend lockdown provisions have been extended to the entire State of NSW as at Saturday 5pm…Read More
13/08/2021
The local government areas of Bayside, Burwood and Strathfield have been added to the local government areas of concern…Read More
13/08/2021
The ACT Government has announced a seven-day lockdown from 5.00pm Thursday 12 August 2021 until 5.00pm Thursday 19 August 2021….Read More
12/08/2021
The NSW Government has issued new restrictions.
Far North NSW restrictions start 7pm, Wednesday 11 August 2021 and end 12:01am, Thursday 19 August 2021….Read More
12/08/2021
The Victorian Government has advised that the current lockdown for Metropolitan Melbourne will now extend until 11:59pm Thursday 19 August 2021…Read More
12/08/2021
The Queensland Government announced yesterday that it will end the current lockdown in the Cairns and Yarrabah Local Government Areas (LGAs) from 4.00 pm Wednesday 11 August 2021…Read More
10/08/2021
Northern Rivers restrictions start 6pm, Monday 9 August 2021 and end 12:01am, Tuesday 17 August 2021…Read More
10/08/2021
The Victorian Government has advised that from 11:59pm Monday 9 August 2021 the five reasons to leave the home can be removed in regional Victoria and there will be no limit on the distance regional Victorians can travel from home…Read More
9/08/2021
The Queensland Government announced yesterday that it will end the current lockdown in South East Queensland from 4.00 pm Sunday 8 August 2021….Read More
9/08/2021
The NSW Government has issued new restrictions for Penrith suburbs of Caddens, Claremont Meadows, Colyton, Erskine Park, Kemps Creek, Kingswood, Mount Vernon, North St Marys, Orchard Hills, Oxley Park, St Clair, and St Mary’s….Read More
6/08/2021
The Victorian Government has again announced another lockdown that began at 8:00pm last night Thursday 5 August 2021. It is currently stated to apply for 7 days…..Read More
6/08/2021
The NSW Government has issued new restrictions for Newcastle and the Hunter, including the Newcastle, Cessnock, Dungog, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Port Stephens or Singleton local government areas….Read More
2/08/2021
The Queensland Government announced today that it will extend the current lockdown in South East Queensland until 4.00 pm Sunday 8 August 2021…Read More
2/08/2021
South East Queensland is now in the second day of a snap lockdown announced on Saturday.
As from 4pm AEST Saturday 31 July 2021 to 4pm AEST Tuesday 3 August 2021, areas in South East Queensland, will be subject to new restrictions. This includes…Read More
29/07/2021
The NSW Government has confirmed that current stay at home orders will remain in place for another four weeks (until Saturday, 28 August 2021 at 12.01am) across Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour…Read More
27/07/2021
The SA Government has announced that the current lockdown will end from tonight. The current lockdown will end as planned at 12.01 am Wednesday, 28 July 2021…Read More
27/07/2021
This advice provides a current update to NSW members, and consolidates previous advice. This update covers financial assistance packages available in NSW and an update on current restrictions applying in NSW…Read More
27/07/2021
The Victorian Government has announced that the current lockdown will end from tonight. The current lockdown will end as planned at 11.59pm Tuesday, 27 July 2021…Read More
21/07/2021
Overnight and/or this morning the SA Government provided more information regarding the definitions of essential health services and personal care services during the current Level 5 restrictions…Read More
21/07/2021
The NSW Government has now issued new restrictions for the Blayney, Cabonne and Orange local government area…Read More
20/07/2021
The SA Government has now announced that public activity restrictions will move very quickly to Level 5 Stay at home restrictions from 6:00 pm tonight, Tuesday 20 July 2021…Read More
20/07/2021
The Victorian Government has again announced that the current lockdown will be extended and that the current restrictions in Victoria will remain in place for at least another seven days.…Read More
20/07/2021
The SA Government has announced that South Australia is at Level 4 restrictions from 20 July 2021…Read More
16/07/2021
The Victorian Government has again announced another lockdown that began at 11.59 pm last night Thursday 15 July 2021. It is currently stated to apply for 5 days…Read More
15/07/2021
The NSW Government has announced that the current COVID-19 restrictions will be extended across Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour. The current lockdown has now been extended until 11:59pm on Friday 30 July 2021…Read More
9/07/2021
The NSW Government announced today that COVID-19 restrictions will be tightened across Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour…Read More
7/07/2021
The NSW government has today announced that restrictions that currently apply from 6pm on Saturday 26 June 2021 will be extended to 11.59pm Friday 16 July 2021…Read More
3/07/2021
The QLD government announced today that lockdown restrictions will in end in Brisbane and Moreton Bay from 6pm Saturday, 3 July 2021…Read More
2/07/2021
The WA Government announced this afternoon that the Perth and Peel lockdown will end as planned at 12:01am, Saturday 3 July 2021…Read More
2/07/2021
Today the NT Government announced the lockdown in the Greater Darwin Area and Alice Springs ends at 1pm Friday 2 July 2021…Read More
2/07/2021
The QLD government announced today that lockdown restrictions will end 6pm Friday 2 July 2021 for the following LGAs:…Read More
2/07/2021
The QLD government announced today that lockdown restrictions will end 6pm Friday 2 July 2021 for the following LGAs:…Read More
30/06/2021
Today the NT Government announced a 72-hour lockdown for Alice Springs, on the same basis as the current lockdown in greater Darwin. The Alice Springs loc down commenced at 1pm Wednesday 30 June 2021…Read More
30/06/2021
More detail has been released overnight in relation to the current Queensland lock down restrictions…Read More
29/06/2021
The QLD government has today announced new restrictions that apply from today for 3 days…Read More
29/06/2021
The SA Government has made a number of announcements affecting practice in SA as a result of the COVID-19 developments across Australia….Read More
29/06/2021
The recent surge in cases in NSW has seen the ACT introduce requirements for face masks to be worn, particularly in settings where social distancing is not possible…Read More
29/06/2021
Emerging cases in Queensland have resulted in changes being announced which require that people in 11 Local Government Area’s wear masks from 1am Tuesday 29 June 2021… Read More
29/06/2021
Due to the emergence of cases of COVID and exposures in the community overnight further restrictions have been introduced in Western Australia… Read More
28/06/2021
Following on from this morning’s release we would like to advise that we have now received confirmation from NSW Health that therapeutic massage in a clinical setting is permitted under the current restrictions… Read More
28/06/2021
Additional restrictions were announced for Greater Sydney, Wollongong, Central Coast and Blue Mountains by the State Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, at 11am on Saturday 26 June, 2021… Read More
25/06/2021
Stay-at-home orders are being introduced for at least one week for those who live in, or whose usual place of work is in, Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick and City of Sydney Councils… Read More
23/06/2021
The NSW government has today announced new restrictions that apply from 4.00 pm today, Wednesday 23 June 2021 for one week… Read More
8/06/2021
COVID-19 Victoria Information – Financial and other support...Read More
6/06/2021
In great news for Victorian ATMS members, the Victorian Government has today confirmed the easing of restrictions for metro Melbourne from 11.59 pm Thursday 10 June 2021… Read More
01/04/2021
The Queensland government has this morning announced that the current COVIC-19 lock down in greater Brisbane will end at 12pm (midday) AEST today Thursday 1 April … Read More
30/03/2021
There has been yet another drastic introduction of COVID restrictions in Queensland today. The Queensland Premier has announced restrictions for Greater Brisbane at a press conference this morning and there remain few details other than the media conference … Read More
16/03/2021
Covid-19 Update For All AHPRA Registered Health Professionals
The 15 National Health Practitioner Boards (National Boards) in partnership with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) have released a position statement on COVID-19 vaccination … Read More
17/02/2021
The Victorian Government has today announced the easing of restrictions for the current 5-day lockdown. The rules will change from 11:59pm on Wednesday, 17 February … Read More
12/02/2021
There has been a drastic and rapid announcement of a new lockdown in Victoria by the Victorian Government … Read More
05/02/2021
The WA Government has confirmed that the current five-day lockdown for the Perth, Peel and South West regions will end as planned from 6pm, Friday 5 February 2021… Read More
02/02/2021
This advice is issued to WA members further to the advice provided 1 February 2021 … Read More
01/02/2021
There has been a drastic and rapid introduction of COVID restrictions in Western Australia overnight. The WA Premier has announced restrictions for the Perth metropolitan area, Peel and South West regions that commenced at 6pm, Sunday 31 January 2021 … Read More
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04/01/2021 – Covid-19 National Update
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