COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Tasmania Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision to deal with certain risks, arising from the disease, known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), to the effective performance and exercise of judicial, administrative or legislative functions and powers in relation to the State, to mitigate in certain circumstances the financial and social effects related to those risks, to amend the Emergency Management Act 2006 and the Residential Tenancy Act 1997 and for related purposes. Subject Food & nutrition, Fisheries, General Keyword Public health Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Use restrictions Processing/handling Fish products Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on 27 March 2020. Abstract The objectives of this Act, consisting of 31 sections divided into seven Parts and completed by two Schedules, are to reduce the risks to the State, and the risk to, or hardship suffered by, members of the public, arising from, or related to, the presence of the disease in persons in the State or the risk of the spread of the disease between persons in the State. The Act is divided as follows: Preliminary (Part 1); General Provisions in Relation to Notices (Part 2); Continuance of Public Administration (Part 3); Reduction of Public Physical Contact (Part 4); Financial Hardship Provisions (Part 5); Continuance of Certain Legislative Instruments (Part 6); and Miscellaneous (Part 7). The Act pospones repeal of certain legislation also affecting fisheries. Full text English Website www.legislation.tas.gov.au