Direction from Qld Chief Health Officer in accordance with emergency powers arising from the declared public health emergency
PART 1 — REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN IN A PLACE OF CONCERN
4. The purpose of this Part is to require persons who:
a. have been in a place of concern since 13 May 2021 (a relevant person); and
b. entered Queensland between 1.00am on 27 May 2021 and 12.59am on 28 May 2021;
to quarantine in order to limit the spread of COVID-19.
5. A person is taken not to have been in a place of concern under this Direction if the person:
a. arrived in a place of concern by air for the sole purpose of transiting through an airport in the place of concern and did not leave the confines of the airport; or
b. transited through a place of concern by road using private transport stopping only for essential fuel and fatigue management and did not stay overnight in a place of concern; or
c. arrived in a place of concern by road and used private transport to travel directly from their point of arrival to an airport in a place of concern, stopping only for essential fuel and fatigue management to depart the place of concern by air.
6. A relevant person who enters or has entered Queensland between 1.00am on 27 May 2021 and 12.59am on 28 May 2021 must quarantine in accordance with the requirements under Part 2 from the commencement of this Direction at:
a. the person’s place of residence; or
b. another place that is suitable for the person to reside in.
Note: a relevant person who enters Queensland from 1.00am on 28 May 2021 must comply with the Border Restrictions Direction (No. 24).
7. Despite paragraph 6, a relevant person who enters Queensland between 1.00am on 27 May 2021 and 12.59am on 28 May 2021 and has visited an interstate exposure venue must quarantine in accordance with the Interstate Exposure Venues Direction (No. 2).
8. If a relevant person develops symptoms consistent with COVID-19, they must undertake a COVID-19 test as soon as reasonably practicable.
HOT SPOTS VICTORIA:
Source of information: For further information please view the following link: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/system-governance/legislation/cho-public-health-directions- under-expanded-public-health-act-powers/declared-hotspots-direction
Interstate areas of concern (vulnerable facilities) are places in Australia that present an increased COVID-19 risk, that is not as high as hotspots. They do not restrict people from entering Queensland, however you should follow local movement or travel rules before coming to Queensland. Border restrictions Border Restrictions Direction (No. 24)
What will change from 1am AEST 28 May 2021
All of Victoria is a declared COVID-19 hotspot. o Anyone who has been in Victoria in the last 14 days or since the start date identified for the hotspot (whichever is shorter) will not be allowed to enter Queensland, except for a limited range of people who can enter for essential purposes. o Anyone who has been in Victoria in the last 14 days must apply for a Queensland Border Declaration Pass three business days before they enter Queensland.
Overview COVID-19 hotspots are updated regularly. Currently all of Victoria is a declared hotspot.
People who have been in a COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days or since the start date identified for the hotspot (whichever is shorter) will not be allowed to enter Queensland, except for a limited range of people who can enter for essential purposes.
People who are permitted to enter Queensland who have been in a COVID-19 hotspot within the last 14 days or since the start date identified for the hotspot (whichever is shorter) will have to quarantine for 14 days at government arranged accommodation. Queensland residents who have been in a COVID-19 hotspot can return home by air and new residents can relocate to Queensland but, they will have to quarantine in government arranged accommodation at their own expense.
Anyone who arrives in Queensland and has been in a COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days or since the start date identified for the hotspot (whichever is shorter) will need to apply for a Queensland Border Declaration Pass before they enter Queensland. Anyone who has been in a state or territory with a COVID-19 hotspot will also need to apply for a Queensland Border Declaration Pass before they enter Queensland.
As soon as a place is removed from the list of COVID-19 hotspots, you can enter Queensland even if you had been to that place in the 14 days before.
For example, the Northern Territory is decided by the Chief Health Officer to be a COVID-19 hotspot on 1 June 2020 and removed as a COVID-19 hotspot from 10am on 1 September 2020. You may enter Queensland from 10am on 1 September 2020, even if you had been in the Northern Territory during the previous 14 days.
What do I need to do to be able to enter Queensland? Everyone entering Queensland who has been in a declared hotspot in the last 14 days or since the start date identified for the hotspot (whichever is shorter) must:
provide a Queensland Border Declaration Pass provide satisfactory evidence of identity such as a driver’s license or Medicare card children do not need to provide proof of identity any other evidence required commit to get get tested for COVID-19 if you develop symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, loss of smell or taste, runny nose, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting or fatigue) within 14 days of entering Queensland.
If you are entering Queensland from somewhere that is not a declared hotspot you must:
apply for a Queensland Border Declaration Pass if you have been in a state or territory with a COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days get tested for COVID-19 if you develop symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, loss of smell or taste, runny nose, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting or fatigue) keep up to date with COVID-19 news to be aware of any hotspot announcements.
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Victoria – Local Government Areas
Alpine Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Ararat Rural City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current End of
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Victoria – Local Government Areas
Ballarat City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Banyule City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Bass Coast Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Baw Baw Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Bayside City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Benalla Rural City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Boroondara City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Borough of Queenscliffe 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Brimbank City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Buloke Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Campaspe Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Cardinia Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Casey City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Central Goldfields Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Colac Otway Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current End of
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Victoria – Local Government Areas
Corangamite Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Darebin City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
East Gippsland Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Frankston City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Gannawarra Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Glen Eira City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Glenelg Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Golden Plains Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Greater Bendigo City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Greater Dandenong City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Greater Geelong City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Greater Shepparton City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Hepburn Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Hindmarsh Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Hobsons Bay City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current End of
Local Government Area Identified start of declared hotspot declared hotspot
Victoria – Local Government Areas
Horsham Rural City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Hume City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Indigo Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Kingston City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Knox City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Latrobe City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Loddon Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Macedon Ranges Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Manningham City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Mansfield Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Maribyrnong City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Maroondah City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Melbourne City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Melton City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Mildura Rural City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current End of
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Victoria – Local Government Areas
Mitchell Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Moira Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Monash City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Moonee Valley City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Moorabool Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Moreland City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Mornington Peninsula Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Mount Alexander Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Moyne Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Murrindindi Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Nillumbik Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Northern Grampians Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Port Phillip City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Pyrenees Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
South Gippsland Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current End of
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Victoria – Local Government Areas
Southern Grampians Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Stonnington City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Strathbogie Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Surf Coast Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Swan Hill Rural City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Towong Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Wangaratta Rural City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Warrnambool City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Wellington Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
West Wimmera Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Whitehorse City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Whittlesea City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Wodonga City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Wyndham City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Yarra City 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current End of
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Victoria – Local Government Areas
Yarra Ranges Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Yarriambiack Shire 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Victoria – Unincorporated Areas
Elizabeth Island 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Falls Creek Alpine Resort 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
French Island and Sandstone Island 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Gabo Island 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Lady Julia Percy Island 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Lake Mountain Alpine Resort 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Mount Buller Alpine Resort 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Mount Hotham Resort 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current
Mount Sterling Resort 1.00 am 11 May 2021 Current