Law firm Quinn Emanuel are running a class action against the Victorian Government, the Hotel Quarantine (Business Losses) Class Action.

Businesses that suffered losses as a result of the second wave lockdowns in Victoria (July 2020 – October 2020), may be eligible to participate in the class action.

Registration is open to Victorian retail businesses that were unable to provide (or were limited in their ability to supply) goods or services from their place of business to the public because of the second-wave lockdowns.

You are an eligible group member of the Business Losses Class Action, if you meet all 3 of the following criteria:

• as at 1 July 2020, you operated a business that supplied goods or services to the public from physical premises located in Victoria; and
• members of the public acquired those goods or services by attending the physical premises; and
• as a result of the restrictions in place from the second wave lockdown in Melbourne and parts of regional Victoria between July and October 2020, your business was required to shut, or operate at a reduced capacity and/or members of the public were restricted or prohibited from visiting your retail premises, and this caused your business to suffer financial losses.

Businesses that are not eligible

• Businesses that operated independently of a business premises (such as a Taxi driver or hire car operator);
• Businesses that provided services from locations not owned/leased by the business (e.g., builders, painters, plumbers, cleaners, handymen, etc.);
• Businesses whose services were not provided directly from the business’s owned/leased premises (e.g., landlords, real estate agents, travel agents, etc.);
• Businesses whose goods or services did not require members of the general public to attend the business’s premises in order to acquire the good/service (e.g., online retailers, caterers delivering food, etc.);
• Businesses that were able to continue to provide services remotely during the lockdown (e.g., lawyers, accountants, consultants, etc.).

What you need to do next

More information can be found on the class action website – https://hotelquarantineclassaction.com.au/. Quinn Emmanuel can also be contacted via email [email protected] or via phone (02) 9146-3636 for any queries you may have.

Should you want to register yourself and require our assistance in completing the form, please contact Smith Feutrill to discuss.