Aged care outbreaks could have been worse: PM
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Vic state of emergency could last another year
Daniel Andrews says Victoria’s state of emergency, which is due to expire on September 13, should be extended for a further 12 months.
The Premier said he would seek the Parliament's permission to make the extension, which he said was necessary to keep Victorian's safe.
“That is the legal instrument that allows rules about facemasks, about COVID safe work plans in workplaces large and small, that is the legal instrument that sits behind density limits in pubs and cafes and restaurants,” Mr Andrews said.
“So, we simply can't have those important rules and the legal framework that sits behind them, we cannot have that end on the 13 September, because this will not have ended by the 13th of next month.
"So that means it will be a total of 18 months. The six months we have already been through plus a further 12 months."
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