On 15 October 2021, the Chief Health Officer
(CHO) issued the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination
(Workers) Directions (No 3)
(Directions) under the Public Health and
Wellbeing Act 2008 (Vic). The Directions expand the
workers-specific definitions under Schedule 1. This paper provides
a high-level summary of the Directions and the obligations of
employers and workers.
Schedule 1 of the Directions sets out who are workers under the
relevant industry sectors. Relevant date means 15
October 2021, First dose deadline means 22 October
2021 and Second dose deadline means 26 November
2021.
Read the full list of Directions.
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