Originally Posted by
dr dre
The initial reasoning for stand downs was not closing of borders anyway, it was the massive and almost immediate drop off in passenger demand due pandemic fears. It could be argued that stand downs can be enacted until passengers numbers return to similar pre Covid levels.
Incorrect Dr Dre. Stand downs were issued due to the border being shutdown - the first lot of stand downs came into effect to coincide with the closure.
Government mandated closures / restrictions to trade is what makes the stand down provisions kosher. Nothing else.