Community uncertainty surrounding stay-at-home directions has sparked Member for Lowan Emma Kealy to call on the State Government to clear up confusion.
The call for clarity comes after Ms Kealy said she had fielded hundreds of queries from people worried about ‘grey’ areas in the law.
“Last week the Victorian Government put restrictions in place preventing couples who live apart from seeing one another. That created enormous stress for people and it contradicted decisions made by the National Cabinet,” Ms Kealy said.
“After 48 hours of confusion, during which time the Premier and the Police Minister both insisted the rules were clear and people could not see their partner if they did not live together, the chief health officer finally admitted it was an error that would be corrected.”
Ms Kealy said there was also confusion over whether people can fish or camp if they had access to river frontage on their own property.
“The legal directions signed by the government don’t give answers on many of these issues and in some cases, are contradicted by the government’s own advice on department websites.
“At other times the directives are just at odds. For example, you can go and play a game of tennis, as long as only one court is in use, but you can’t play a round of golf by yourself.
“Now we have parents who are worried they will be slapped with hefty fines if they take their 16-year-old for a driving lesson in an enclosed car.