NSW recorded 110 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night from almost 84,000 tests. Check the latest confirmed exposure venues here. This information is being updated as cases are confirmed and locations are verified.

Following last night's announcement of a short lockdown in the Orange, Blayney and Cabonne Local Government Areas, the Local Courts in Orange and Blayney have been included in the arrangements pursuant to Chief Magistrate's Memo 19. Although the lockdown at these areas is only for 7 days, the memo will apply until 30 July 2021 and any defended hearings at Orange Local Court will be vacated from today until 30 July 2021. Follow the Local Court’s COVID updates here. Some of the technical difficulties the court may be experiencing is in relation to participants using a 4G mobile network to connecting to the AVL. Practitioners and participants are advised that when using an AVL link with the court they should be on a robust WIFI network and not on a mobile network such as 4G.

In view of the stay at home order announced yesterday evening for the Orange, Blayney, Cabonne communities, there will be no personal appearances in Orange District Court from 12.01am Wednesday July 21 until 12.01am Wednesday July 28 2021. Practitioners should contact the Court for AVL appearance details and listing confirmation.

From today (21 July 2021), owners corporations and community land associations will again be able to validly meet and vote electronically without having previously adopted a resolution in this regard. The existing regulations on executing documents without the common seal and serving notice of meetings by email will remain. See Strata Schemes Management Amendment (COVID-19) Regulation (No 2) 2021 and Community Land Management Amendment (COVID-19) Regulation (No 2) 2021 for more information. These regulations will be in force until January 2022.