The opposition wants the government to ditch the 10-person rule for hospitality venues, in favour of a more "tailored" approach.
Opposition Leader Alistair Coe says the government's first step in its plan to reopen hospitality businesses is not reasonable, and wants it to "urgently" reassess it.
As of Saturday, Canberra restaurants, bars, cafes and pubs will be allowed to serve meals to up to 10 dine-in customers at a time.
The ACT government's first stage of easing restrictions was based on the national cabinet's plan, announced by the Prime Minister last week. Chief Minister Andrew Barr said he would consider easing restrictions further at the end of the month.
But Mr Coe said it was a one-size-fits-all approach that did not work for most venues.
He said the ACT was in a unique position to ease restrictions quicker than NSW, by making customised assessments for different venues
"It is not viable for the 10-person limit to be in place for weeks," he said.
"The next step, as soon as possible, should be a far more practical one, more tailored one.
"There are all sorts of options here, and the ACT government is capable of having a tailored approach that takes into account the variety of venues that we have.
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"The one size fits all approach for a tiny cafe as well as a large restaurant, or a large club really isn't reasonable."
Chief Minister Andrew Barr said he wouldn't be taking public health advice from Mr Coe, who was treating the pandemic like "student politics".
"The ACT has got to this strong position by following the advice of public health experts," he said.
"We will continue to follow that expert advice.
"The ACT government noted at the time that the 10 person occupancy limit on hospitality venues would not be suitable for the majority of venues.
"We all hope that restrictions can ease further in the coming months following assessment from public health experts, and the bi-partisan National Cabinet, on the impacts of these initial measures."
