Supermarkets and grocery stores (including butchers, bakeries, fruit and vegetable stores, liquor stores and fishmongers) will be among those to be allowed to stay open.
Further changes include:
From 11.59pm on Saturday, July 17:
• Retail premises will be required to close (‘click and collect’, takeaway and home delivery can still operate), except the following can remain open:
• Supermarkets and grocery stores (including butchers, bakeries, fruit and vegetable stores, liquor stores and fishmongers);
• Stores that predominantly sell health, medical, maternity and infant supplies;
• Pharmacies and chemists;
• Petrol stations;
• Car hire;
• Banks and financial institutions;
• Hardware, nurseries and building supplies;
• Agricultural and rural supplies;
• Pet supplies;
• Post offices and newsagents; and
• Office supplies.
• Anyone who leaves the home must have a mask with them at all times. They must be worn when you are working outdoors, in outdoor markets, outdoor shopping strips, and in an outdoor queues waiting for products such as coffee and food; and
• All carpooling to be stopped unless among members of the same household.
From 12.01am on Monday, July 19:
• All construction to be paused; and
• Non-urgent maintenance, including cleaning services, and repair work on residential premises to be paused.
From 12.01am on Wednesday, July 21:
• Employers must allow employees to work from home if the employee is able to do so, failure to do so can result in a fine of up to $10,000.
