Hunter and Central Coast workers will not need a permit to travel between the two regions.
Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper said on Tuesday that the government had formalised the work permit system overnight after announcing last weekend that it would come into effect on August 21.
"If you live on the Central Coast and work in Lake Macquarie, Newcastle or the Hunter, or vice-versa, you will not need a work permit from this Saturday," Mr Piper said.
"The rule was originally slated to include workers from all of Greater Sydney, but it has been paired back to just Sydney, Wollongong and the Blue Mountains."
Sydney, Blue Mountains and Wollongong residents will need a permit to enter the Hunter for authorised work, to inspect a property or to visit a holiday home for work purposes or to conduct urgent maintenance.
The allowance for real estate inspections does not include looking at investment properties.
Mr Piper said police had promised a "much greater presence" on the M1 to keep Sydney residents out of the Central Coast and Hunter.
Deputy Premier John Barilaro said on Tuesday that the Lower Hunter was unlikely to escape stay-at-home orders this weekend, but other parts of the Hunter with no cases could.
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