AUTHORISED WORKERS IN VICTORIA WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) wish to REMIND of an update to the Victorian Government Public Health Orders. 

Specifically to the requirement that , all workers – in Melbourne and regional Victoria – on the Authorised Worker list will require their first COVID-19 vaccine dose by Friday, 15 October 2021 in order to continue working onsite. They will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by 26 November 2021

The formal directions can be accessed HERE

Authorised Worker in the freight and logistics sector has been confirmed to be included in the formal directions under Clause 9 subsection 21

  

In short any worker who is on site at the moment is doing so under the auspices of being categorised as an Authorised Worker is required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 26 2021

FTA  will continue to keep members up to date on pertinent developments.  

Sal Milici - Head of Border & Biosecurity - FTA / APSA

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