University of Tasmania 3 Stage Response Campus Return

Stage Two Australian Government Stage Two: Universities/technical colleges to increase face-to-face where possible and prioritise hands-on, skills-based learning; Consider allowing interstate recreational travel depending on the situation in each state and territory; All accommodation areas open and allow gatherings of up to 20 people; Work from home if it works for you and your employer; Workplaces develop a COVIDSafe plan.

Tasmanian Government Stage Two: 5 June (3pm): Gatherings will increase to 20 people at a time for indoor and outdoor area; Accommodation will be unlimited; Gyms and boot camps will increase to 20 people; indoor sport open with up to 20 people.

Student Accommodation and Support • Student accommodation open for all students but must be strictly managed to ensure hygiene protocol and physical distancing requirements are met. • All student services should remain available and able to move to fully remote operation on 48 hours’ notice. • Key student services and communal student study spaces are operational on campus provided physical distancing and hygiene requirements can be met. • Student facilities such as computer labs, recreation facilities and grounds are open provided physical distancing and safety protocols can be met. • Library services are open for up to 20 people provided physical distancing and safety protocols can be met.

UTAS Key Principles

Research

Learning and Teaching

Campus Operations

• Staff continue the existing mode of operating online and working from home where possible. • Regional travel is permitted. • Interstate travel is permitted subject to state restrictions. • Gymnasiums are open for up to 20 people with equipment cleaning between users. • On-campus food retail can open and seat patrons of up to 20 people at a time. Seated table service only with physical distancing. • Heightened cleaning of touchpoints and horizontal surfaces implemented. • Controls in place to enable contact tracing of people in buildings.

• Group learning for up to 20 people may proceed where physical distancing of 1.5m can be applied. • Workplace-based learning can occur and should be managed within the COVID-related restrictions being applied to that workplace. • Pastoral care for workplace- based learning may be delivered face-to- face, provided the workplace permits visitors and physical distancing requirements can be met. assessments may be carried out on-site or in the workplace for up to 20 people where physical distancing requirements can be met. • Certain limited necessary

The following activities are allowed, but must be strictly managed to ensure physical distancing requirements are met: • Face-to-face research activities,

• Most on-site activities are allowed but must be managed to ensure physical distancing requirements are met. • Remote teaching and learning arrangements should remain available for all students (e.g. for vulnerable students/staff) • All students/staff must be in a position to move to fully remote delivery on 1 week’s notice. • Staff continue to work from home • Remote Research arrangements should remain available for all staff/researchers/candidates and in a position to move to fully remote operation on 48 hours’ notice.

including public events (of up to 20 people), personal interviews, and experiments involving human subjects, are allowed.

• Activities involving vulnerable

members of the community must not increase their risk.

• Higher Degree by Research

(HDR) supervision and support is allowed.

• Research activity based in

laboratories (including caring for animals and other biological material) is allowed

• Maintaining or operating equipment and major

infrastructure associated with research is allowed.

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