Australia has announced a three-month extension of the “human biosecurity emergency powers” that allow it to restrict Australians from outbound international travel amid the CCP virus pandemic. Due to end on Sept. 17, the emergency powers, which have been in place since March 2020, will continue until Dec. 17. Under the Biosecurity Act 2015, the powers allow the government to impose measures in an attempt to prevent and control the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the COVID-19 disease. The emergency powers also allow the government to restrict cruise ships entering domestic waters, restrict retail trade at international airports, and mandate mask-wearing and pre-departure testing before any international flights. “The extension, declared by the Governor-General today, was informed by specialist medical and epidemiological advice provided by the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) and the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer,” Australian federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said in a press release on Sept. …