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PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACT 2008 - SECT 256

Meaning of quarantined person

A "quarantined person" is a person

        (a)     who has arrived in Victoria from—

              (i)     overseas; or

              (ii)     another State or a Territory after travelling directly to Victoria after arriving from overseas in that State or Territory; and

S. 256(b) substituted by No. 53/2021 s. 47.

        (b)     who, for the purpose of eliminating or reducing the serious risk to public health posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, is detained—

              (i)     under section 200(1), on or after 7 December 2020, at a place specified by an authorised officer pursuant to that section; or

              (ii)     under section 165B(1)(b) or 165BA(1)(b) at a place specified in a pandemic order or by an authorised officer.

New s. 257 inserted by No. 44/2020 s. 5.



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