Government proposes new Covid-19 powers in preparation for future pandemic restrictions
[…] urgently introduced to Parliament by Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins on Wednesday evening.
[…]The Covid-19 Response (Management Measures) Legislation Bill would tweak local government laws to allow for more flexibility in delaying elections, as well as changing commercial property law to prompt businesses and landlords to share the costs of Covid-19 restrictions.
The second bill, the Covid-19 Public Health Response Amendment Bill (No 2), triples fines for breaching Covid-19 orders from up to $4000 to $12000, and allows for the Government to set up managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) rules under the law, instead of by Covid-19 orders which are currently in place.
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