Australian Premier Delays Call to Extend COVID-19 Health Powers Until 2022

Premier Dominic Perrottet at a media conference at NSW State Parliament in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 21, 2021. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

New South Wales (NSW) Premier Dominic Perrottet has delayed the call to extend emergency health powers until next year.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard pushed for the extension of the temporary COVID-19 emergency powers until 2023. The proposal was on the back of a recommendation by Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant.