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covid19-restriction-checker: COVID-19 Restriction Checker

Gatherings and work – New South Wales

Updated on 6 December 2022, at 13:50 AET

NSW restrictions

Regardless of your vaccination status, there is no limit to the number of:

  • visitors allowed to your home
  • people you can gather with outdoors

You should keep a distance of 1.5 metres between yourself and other people, where possible.

People can continue to work from home at the employer’s discretion.

Face masks

To learn about the face-mask rules that apply to you, see ‘Face masks — New South Wales' in the Restriction Checker.

For more information on restrictions in New South Wales, visit nsw.gov.au/covid-19.

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