All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 August Could a France-style vaccine mandate for public spaces work in Australia Could a France-style vaccine mandate for public spaces work in Australia? Legally, yes, but itΓÇÖs complicated. 13/08/2021 | 6 MINS This article by Senior Lecturer Katie Attwell, from LIT's School of Social Sciences, and Senior Lecturer Marco Rizzi, from the LIT Law School, was originally published in The Conversation. Several jurisdictions overseas have introduced vaccine requirements for entry into public and private spaces such as schools, restaurants, public venues, and for domestic travel. Attention is turning to whether these policies would work in Australia and at what point they might be introduced. An important consideration is whether the mandates are seeking to protect people against COVID transmission in key sectors or spaces, or whether governments are using them as a lever to push up vaccine rates in the population at large. While both can be legitimate, they are different policy goals and governments need to be transparent about which one they
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13/08/2021 | 6 MINS This article by Senior Lecturer Katie Attwell, from LIT's School of Social Sciences, and Senior Lecturer Marco Rizzi, from the LIT Law School, was originally published in The Conversation.
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Several jurisdictions overseas have introduced vaccine requirements for entry into public and private spaces such as schools, restaurants, public venues, and for domestic travel.
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Attention is turning to whether these policies would work in Australia and at what point they might be introduced.
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An important consideration is whether the mandates are seeking to protect people against COVID transmission in key sectors or spaces, or whether governments are using them as a lever to push up vaccine rates in the population at large.
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While both can be legitimate, they are different policy goals and governments need to be transparent about which one they
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