Editing Curfew (section)

===Australia===
On 17 August 2011, a nighttime curfew was imposed on children who had run amok in the streets of Victoria after repeating youth offenses.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Night curfews in Victoria to drive down crime|work=The Herald Sun|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/night-curfews-in-victoria-to-drive-down-crime/news-story/e333c0d7a5f3840105b918f99b1e23bb?sv=3874a93b9c6638bf5b905ac8e92b03f7}}</ref>

On 2 August 2020, following the surge of [[COVID-19]] cases in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], especially in Melbourne, [[Premier of Victoria|Victorian premier]] [[Daniel Andrews]] declared a state of disaster across the state and imposed stage 4 lockdown in Metropolitan [[Melbourne]]. The new measures included nighttime curfew, which was implemented across Melbourne from 20:00 to 05:00 ([[Time in Australia|AEST]]). The restrictions came into effect at 18:00 (6 pm) and lasted until 28 September 2020 (5 am).<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53627038|work=BBC News|title=Coronavirus: Victoria declares state of disaster after spike in cases| date=2 August 2020|access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/27/melbourne-covid-curfew-ends-and-restrictions-ease-but-victoria-introduces-huge-new-fines|work=The Guardian|title=Melbourne Covid curfew ends and restrictions ease, but Victoria introduces huge new fines| date=27 September 2020|access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref>

On 16 August 2021, following a surge of [[COVID-19]] cases and a drop in compliance in restrictions in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], especially in Melbourne, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews reinstated the curfew in Melbourne, this time from 21:00 to 05:00 ([[Time in Australia|AEST]]) effective midnight 17 August 2021 until at least 2 September 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Ben |last2=Brown |first2=Natalie |title=Live Breaking News: Melbourne's lockdown extended |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-16/victoria-new-local-covid-cases-melbourne-lockdown/100379330 |access-date=16 August 2021 |publisher=ABC Melbourne |date=16 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

On 20 August 2021, as [[COVID-19]] cases continued to surge in [[New South Wales]], [[Premier of NSW|NSW Premier]] [[Gladys Berejiklian]] imposed a curfew in the local government areas of Bayside, Blacktown, Burwood, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Georges River, Liverpool, Parramatta, Strathfield, and parts of Penrith, from 9:00 pm to 5:00 am (AEST) beginning from 23 August.<ref>{{cite news|last=Taouk |first=Maryanne|title=Here are the new NSW COVID restrictions including a Sydney curfew, work permits and exercise limits|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-20/nsw-new-covid-restrictions-and-lockdown-explained/100393204 |access-date=20 August 2021 |publisher=ABC Australia|date=20 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>