COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (Tas)

COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020

An Act to make provision to deal with certain risks, arising from the disease, known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), to the effective performance and exercise of judicial, administrative or legislative functions and powers in relation to the State, to mitigate in certain circumstances the financial and social effects related to those risks, to amend the Emergency Management Act 2006 and the Residential Tenancy Act 1997 and for related purposes [Royal Assent 27 March 2020]

Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 .

2. Commencement This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3. Objectives of Act The objectives of this Act are to reduce the risks to the State, and the risk to, or hardship suffered by, members of the public, arising from, or related to, the presence of the disease in persons in the State or the risk of the spread of the disease between persons in the State.

4. Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – body of persons means – (a) a body of persons, whether incorporated or not; and (b) a corporation sole; Committee has the same meaning as in the Subordinate Legislation Committee Act 1969 ; Director of Public Health means the person appointed as the Director of Public Health under section 6 of the Public Health Act 1997 ; disease means the disease, known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), declared under section 40 of the Public Health Act 1997 to be a notifiable disease; emergency cessation day means the day declared under section 27(2) ; emergency manager means – (a) if there is a state of emergency, within the meaning of the Emergency Management Act 2006 , in relation to the disease – the State Controller; or (b) in any other case – the Director of Public Health; entity means – (a) the holder of a statutory office; and (b) a body of persons; instrument of a legislative character means – (a) a regulation, rule, by-law, or other instrument of a legislative character, made under an Act; and (b) any letters patent; notice under this Act does not include a notice under section 27(1) ; permit means – (a) a permit issued in accordance with the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 ; and (b) a permit, licence, certification, or other authority, that is – (i) issued under a prescribed Act; or (ii) within a class of permit, licence, certification, or other authority, that is prescribed or that may be issued or granted under a relevant licensing Act; relevant legislative instrument means – (a) an Act; or (b) an instrument of a legislative character; relevant licensing Act means – (a) the Conveyancing Act 2004 ; and (b) the Occupational Licensing Act 2005 ; and (c) the Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2016 ; and (d) the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013 ; and (e) the Security and Investigations Agents Act 2002 ; State Controller has the same meaning as in the Emergency Management Act 2006 .