01/08/2021
Latest Update for Funeral Restrictions (NSW)
Who can attend a funeral
Attending a funeral or memorial service is a reasonable excuse to leave home and to enter the local government areas of Blacktown, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Georges River, Liverpool or Parramatta.
People from the local government areas of Blacktown, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Georges River, Liverpool or Parramatta can only leave their place of residence to attend a funeral, memorial service or gathering afterwards outside of Greater Sydney if they are a spouse (including de facto), parent, child or sibling of the deceased.
Attending a funeral is a reasonable excuse to leave home and to enter Greater Sydney, including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour.
People from Greater Sydney can only leave their place of residence to attend a funeral, memorial service or gathering afterwards outside of Greater Sydney if they are a spouse (including a de facto), parent, child or sibling of the deceased.
Up to 10 people can attend an indoor or outdoor funeral or memorial service or gathering afterwards — but they must wear a mask indoors.
The person conducting the service and other people who are necessary for the preparation and conduct of the service can attend and are not included in this cap.
A funeral cannot occur at a place of residence.
A place of worship can't open to members of the public except to hold a funeral service or memorial service that complies with the rules for funerals and memorial services — see above.
A place of worship can, however, host livestream services. You can attend a place of worship if you are directly involved in the service or the operation of the livestream equipment.
Only 2 people can sing or chant during the livestream of a religious service and they don’t need to wear a mask. No more than 2 other people can be in the room while they are singing, and anyone in the room with the singers must wear a face mask. Singers must be 3 metres from anyone else while singing.
Take Care and Stay Safe.
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