Australian Lawyers Weekly has the latest as Melbourne goes into its second lockdown with nightime curfew..
Law firms in metropolitan Melbourne will be forced to close their practices for onsite work after Wednesday as stage four restrictions are imposed.
With the stage four lockdown and a declaration of state of disaster in place, metropolitan Melbourne firms will be forced to close their practices for onsite work as employers will need to abide by WorkSafe Victoria obligations.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has now revealed an extensive list of business restrictions that will be applied across Metropolitan Melbourne after 11:59 pm on Wednesday, running until 13 September.
Mr Andrews said the new restrictions will see another 250,000 people forced to stay home or stood down, ensuring that 1 million Victorians will not travel to work each day.
“These are heartbreaking decisions but is simply no choice. The advice from a medical expert is that this is the only way to get these numbers under control, to drive them down low enough so that we can open up again,” said Mr Andrews.
Mr Andrews said businesses in Metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria that are forced to close will now be eligible for an additional $5,000 grant, on top of the previous grant announced in early July.
