Closure of public galleries at the Assembly

Joy Burch MLA, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

Media release

23 March 2020

Speaker Joy Burch MLA has announced that access to the Assembly's public galleries in the chamber and committee rooms has been suspended until further notice.

While the Assembly building remains open, anyone who displays flu-like symptoms or who meets isolation criteria issued by the Commonwealth Department of Health is not permitted in the Assembly precincts.

You can still watch proceedings either live or on demand through Video on Demand:

We will continue to publish updates about sitting days, committee inquiries, and changes to these arrangements on the social media channels. To stay up to date:

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