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256Meaning of *quarantined person*
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256 Meaning of *quarantined person*
A ***quarantined person*** is a person—
(a) who has arrived in Victoria from—
(i) overseas; or
(ii) another State or a Territory after travelling directly to Victoria after arriving from overseas in that State or Territory; and
S. 256(b) substituted by No. 53/2021 s. 47.
(b) who, for the purpose of eliminating or reducing the serious risk to public health posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, is detained—
(i) under section 200(1), on or after 7 December 2020, at a place specified by an authorised officer pursuant to that section; or
(ii) under section 165B(1)(b) or 165BA(1)(b) at a place specified in a pandemic order or by an authorised officer.
New s. 257 inserted by No. 44/2020 s. 5.