The New South Wales Government continues to struggle to contain the relentless spread of the Omicron
variant of Covid-19 within its borders.
Currently, only the NSW Minister for Health can lawfully make public health orders in NSW. The NSW
Government is worried that in the event of the Minister testing positive for Covid-19, no one else would
be able to make public health orders.
In order to remedy this unacceptable situation, the NSW Parliament passes the Emergency (Chief Health
Officer Power Boost) Act 2022 (NSW) (the Act). The Act, which has received royal assent and has
commenced, contains these relevant provisions:
By early January 2022, numerous newspapers have been reporting that Australians in general have
grown tired of the numerous forms of government-imposed Covid-safe measures despite the emergence
of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Consequently, a majority of adult Australians have contracted the
Omicron variant but many of those infected have had relatively mild symptoms with very few Covid-
19 related deaths. By now, the 99% Australians over 16 have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
Official State-based statistics show that at least 20 percent of adult Australians are infected with Covid-
19 and may be infectious at any given day. However, these official figures may underestimate the real
infection rate as there is severe national shortage of Covid-19 test kits, whether the more reliable PCR
“swab” test or the more convenient RAT “rapid” test. There is only sufficient Covid-19 testing capacity
to test about 20 percent of those wanting or needing to get tested due to this critical shortage of test kits.
These news reports are brought to the attention of the federal Minister for Health, leading the Minister
to conclude that something must be done to ensure that the upcoming federal elections will not lead to
a further increase in Covid-19 infection rates.
新南威尔士州政府继续努力控制欧米克龙的无情蔓延
国境内的新冠病毒变体。
目前，只有新南威尔士州卫生部长可以在新南威尔士州依法颁布公共卫生命令。澳大利亚新南威尔士州
政府担心，如果部长的Covid-19检测呈阳性，其他人都不会
能下达公共卫生命令
为了纠正这一不可接受的情况，新南威尔士州议会通过了紧急状态法案(首席卫生部长
官员权力提升)法案2022(新南威尔士州)(法案)。该法案，已经得到了皇室的批准
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