In line with public health advice, mandatory mask wearing in certain settings will be phased out in coming weeks as Tasmania continues their transition to live with COVID-19.
From 12.01am, Saturday 5 March 2022, masks will no longer be required for retail settings, except for staff to ensure business continuity.
This means from 5 March, you are no longer required to wear a mask when shopping at places such as shopping centres, supermarkets, department stores or other shops.
Additionally, from 5pm, Friday 11 March, masks will no longer be mandatory in:
- seated restaurants and cafes, except for staff in these settings;
- large outdoor events of more than 1000 people such as Salamanca market.; and
- offices and workplaces, with businesses to refer to their own COVID-safe plans and business continuity plans.
In terms of other settings where there remains an increased level of risk, such as pubs and clubs, we will have more to say on timelines to ease mandatory mask restrictions later next week.
If you’re not a retail setting, to be clear for hospitals, aged care facilities, transport, churches and gyms, the current mask rules will remain in place for now, recognising the higher risk associated with these settings. The rules around schools will also remain as is, with an update on the last half of Term 1 to be provided next week.
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