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Victoria's coronavirus state of emergency powers set to be extended until December 16
By state political reporter Bridget Rollason
Posted 3 hours ago, updated 51 minutes ago
Victoria's state of emergency is set to be extended for another nine months, after negotiations between the Andrews government and the crossbench.
Key points:
The state of emergency gives legally enforceable powers to the Chief Health Officer
The penalties for young people who were fined for COVID breaches will be halved, and there will be changes to the appeals process for people with detention orders
The state of emergency will be extended until December 16
The government has won the support of the
Greens, Reason Party and Animal Justice Party, to extend the powers until the middle of December.
A debate on the laws, which give the Chief Health Officer wide-ranging powers to enforce public health orders including hotel quarantine and mask wearing, is taking place in the Upper House this afternoon.
The bill has already passed the Lower House.
The government has agreed to halve the penalties for young people who are fined for COVID-19 breaches, and change the appeals processes for people with detention orders.