From May 28, small to medium-sized venues will be able to have up to 200 people per space without any density limit. The state government announcement on Friday morning means the state’s live music venues, restaurants, bars and nightclubs will be able to welcome more patrons following a year of strict restrictions. The changes would apply for spaces that are 400 square metres or below, with larger spaces still needing to follow density limits. But Victorians were urged to ramp up their use of the QR code service after health officials expressed concern at “low rates of check-ins”.A recent state government study showed just 41 per cent of visitors to hospitality venues checked in every time.While 24 per cent of sites visited by authorised officers between April 30 and May 2 were warned or received notices due to lack of compliance with electronic record keeping.Minister Health Martin Foley said: “This change means checking in will be quick and easy and ensure the data is high-quality and easily available to our contract tracers, should any venue be listed as an exposure site.” Minister Government Services and Creative Industries Danny Pearson welcomed the announcement. “This is great news for many live music venues, restaurants and nightclubs who can open the doors to up to 200 people per space – but getting every Victorian to check in using the QR code service is the goal,” he said.
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