Under
NSW's strict lockdown laws, it is an offence to leave home
unless it is for work, school, to get groceries or for a limited
number of other essential trips. Gatherings of more than two people
are not permitted. And at home, you are allowed visitors, one at a
time, so long as social distancing measures are adhered to.
Under the rules, you can get a haircut, but you can't get a
manicure. You can go for a walk, but you can't go to the beach.
You can sit next to a person on a train or a bus, but you can't
sit on a park bench by yourself. You can go to school and sit next
to another student in a crowded room, but you can't go for a
swim or sunbake alone.
In New South Wales,
police now have the power to fine or arrest people caught
gathering in groups of more than two or for being outside of their
homes without a "reasonable excuse".
