March 23, 2020
The business closures foreshadowed by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday night to slow the spread of COVID-19 became law in Queensland at noon on Monday.
The orders were made by Queensland’s Chief Health Officer, Dr Jeannette Young, under the Public Health Act 2005 (Qld).
The non-essential businesses required to stop operating or operate under new restrictions are:
| Type of Business | From noon on Monday, March 23 |
| Registered and licensed clubs, licensed premises in hotels, including sporting clubs | Must close |
| Indoor gyms, fitness centres and sporting centres | Must close |
| Cinemas | Must close |
| Gambling venues including casinos, nightclubs theatres and entertainment venues of any kind | Must close |
| Theme parks | Must close |
| A place where persons congregate for the purpose of worship or fellowship, including weddings and baptisms | Must close |
| Funerals | Limited to one person per 4 square metres and social distancing must be accommodated including keeping 1.5 metres between people. |
| Restaurants, cafes, fast-food outlets, food courts (together retail food services) | Restricted to takeaway or hotel room service |
Retail food services that continue to operate must follow the below provisions:
- Social distancing, including keeping 1.5 metres between people must be accommodated, implemented and monitored by employees or contractors of the retail food service provider
- Gathering for the purposes of ordering or collecting must not exceed one person per 4 square metres
- The retail food service provider may only operate to the extent they are not promoting or facilitating persons consuming takeaway food or drink on or adjacent to their premises
