Posted by Graham Johnstone from an informative zoom meeting chaired by PDG Tim Moore on 4/11/2021.
-A zoom meeting was held on 4/11/21 to discuss Rotary compliance with state laws on double vaccination against COVID 19
- A recording of the meeting will be available on District youtube.
-Compliance is a global situation for everyone applying to employment or event attendance.
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-Rotary must comply with state government health laws and require all volunteers to be double vaccinated and notified of such prior to the event.
-Non vaccinated can attend meetings by zoom if it is available.
-The District Insurance Officer is in process of writing a proforma guide.
-Current laws may change if there is a change to the "State of Emergency" or state laws.
-The Privacy Act applies to the gathering and holding of information, no member can inquire on privacy details of another member.
-The Club Protection Officer will collect certificate numbers on behalf of the President and store them securely.
-The certificate number is recorded to show that there has been no "ticking of the box" or reliance on the CPO memory.
-A certificate may be sighted only and recorded as such but a member may be excluded from activities if certificate number is declined.
-We need at all times to show to the government authorities that we have reasonably met their requirements including cleaning. Large fines may be imposed on a club, organiser or facility.
It should be noted that recently , the police approached a club at a Bunnings BBQ for proof of compliance.