You have to be tested so that if you are carrying the virus — even without showing symptoms — you do not pass it on.
By getting tested you will help keep Queenslanders safe. Some children may only be tested on days 10 to Call hotel reception to speak to the Venue Health Manager if you have any questions.
If you are in government arranged accommodation, trained clinicians will visit you at the hotel to undertake COVID testing. Results are usually available within a couple of days after the test was taken. Your result will be provided before leaving quarantine. If the result is positive, you will receive a call from a public health doctor or nurse who will tell you what to do next.
If the result is negative, you will be contacted by the public health clinical support staff responsible for your quarantine venue, this may be by phone or by SMS. If the result is negative, you will be contacted by the public health clinical support staff for your quarantine venue, this may be by phone or by SMS.
People in quarantine who get tested for COVID and the result is negative still need to remain for the full 14 day quarantine period. You can only leave quarantine earlier if you are in quarantine due to coming from a place that used to be a hotspot and is no longer a hotspot.
If your test is positive, we will arrange to transfer you to a hospital to isolate until you have recovered. Your isolation costs, for when you have tested positive to COVID, whether they be in hotel or hospital will be covered by the government if you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
If the result is negative, you will be contacted by the public health clinical support staff responsible for your quarantine accommodation, this may be by phone or by SMS. People in quarantine who get tested for COVID with a negative result still need to remain for the full 14 day quarantine period.
You can only leave quarantine earlier if you are in quarantine because you have been in a hotspot and it is no longer a hotspot. We respect your right to refuse, however, you will be required to quarantine for a further 14 days until there is greater certainty that you do not have the virus.
You will need to pay for costs of an extended quarantine period. The test will be performed in your hotel room by a trained healthcare professional. They will ask you to stand in your doorway to sit or lie down comfortably, if you are unable to stand, tilt your head back and quickly insert a small swab with a soft tip into your mouth and into each nostril.
You may experience brief discomfort, but the test will be over quickly. Small children will need testing using a specialised swab, by a healthcare professional who has been trained to complete COVID tests on children.
It is a requirement that all people entering quarantine in government arranged accommodation must be tested before leaving quarantine. Getting tested before you leave quarantine will help us find as many cases as possible and limit the possibility of the cases entering our community. Anyone who has travelled to Queensland from overseas excluding travel on a quarantine free flight from a Queensland safe travel zone country or a declared hotspot will be asked to take a COVID test soon after entry to quarantine, on day 5 and on day 12 or 13 of their 14 days quarantine in government arranged accommodation.
Testing clinicians will be wearing personal protective equipment PPE and they may also ask you to wear the appropriate PPE while getting tested or when leaving your hotel room. It is important you do not have any other visitors other than those who are exempt under the Direction.
If you refuse to be tested when requested, you will have to complete an additional 14 days quarantine in government arranged quarantine at your own expense. Once you have completed your mandatory 14 day quarantine period, you have no further obligations and can complete the standard hotel check out procedure at your government-arranged accommodation. However, if you experience symptoms consistent with COVID after your quarantine has ended, you are strongly urged to get tested and isolate yourself from others until you receive a negative result.
If you are having difficulty finding a testing location, you can visit a Queensland fever clinic. A specialist or essential worker is someone who is required to provide time critical services in Queensland that are needed in Queensland and cannot already be obtained in Queensland.
Employers should be undertaking long-term resource and workforce planning that is not dependent on specialist worker endorsements being granted. Specialist health workers need to follow the same steps outlined for specialist or essential workers. Only people with specialist skills that are not available in Queensland will be granted approval to enter Queensland as a specialist health worker.
A Hospital and Health Service within Queensland or your employer will be required to confirm that you have specialist skills needed in Queensland and that cannot be obtained in Queensland. All specialist workers who are undertaking essential activities in Queensland will need to provide evidence of the following documents if requested by an Emergency Officer:.
Applications from a contractor or individual worker will not be approved. If you received an exemption prior to a hotspot being declared and have not yet entered Queensland, your exemption is no longer valid.
You can apply for a new exemption. You may not be granted the same exemption now that border restrictions have been tightened. From 12pm AEST midday 25 August to 12pm AEST midday 8 September you will not be allowed to enter Queensland unless you are entering Queensland to undertake an activity that would class you as a specialist worker.
An example of this would be a specialist technician who is required to provide undertake an urgent maintenance task in a hotspot, and then return to Queensland and be required to undertake an urgent maintenance task in Queensland. In this case, you should apply for specialist worker endorsement with a quarantine management plan DOCX to allow you to undertake the urgent task in Queensland.
You must quarantine in accordance with any requirements in the Quarantine Management Plan prepared by your employer or business.
If you are feeling unwell and develop any COVID symptoms , you should not go to work and must be tested immediately. Specialist or essential workers who are not in government arranged quarantine can leave quarantine immediately without direction by an Emergency Officer once an area is no longer a declared COVID hotspot.
People performing an essential activity in Queensland need to provide evidence and complete quarantine as required by the table below when requested by an Emergency Officer when entering Queensland from a COVID hotspot.
People who are not Queensland residents, can only remain in Queensland for the time necessary to complete the essential activity. The below table outlines who these people include:. These employees will need to provide their relevant government issued identification or consular official or diplomat passport of a foreign country when requested by an Emergency Officer. These employees will need to provide their Government or employer issued identification or an official letter from an employer confirming their employment.
These people must comply with the Queensland Freight Protocol. Emergency energy, drinking water, sewerage, liquid fuel, telecommunications or resources event. These services must be critical to Queensland and not be able to be practicably be obtained in Queensland due to the nature of the emergency. A disaster management worker is anyone who is endorsed including volunteers and paid duties in line with the Disaster Management Protocol to:. If you are allowed to enter Queensland to perform an essential activity , you will need to:.
Yes, anyone who has been in a hotspot in the last 14 days or since the start date identified for the hotspot whichever is shorter , must complete a Queensland Entry Pass. For workers entering by road, Queensland Health will provide the employer of a worker with the details about how they will be issued with a quarantine direction.
A public safety emergency is an emergency as outlined in the Public Safety Preservation Act or an equivalent emergency that is declared by another state or territory Government or government agency. Under the Queensland Disaster Management Protocol anyone who is providing disaster management or disaster operations activities related to preventing, preparing for, responding to and recovering from a disaster.
This includes volunteers and people who are paid. The Disaster Management Protocol recommends disaster management workers undertake a COVID test within 7 days prior to entering Queensland and then continue voluntary testing every 7 days if it is practicable to do so factoring in any immediate disaster or public safety emergency needs.
This will help to keep our essential disaster management workers, and the community safe from the spread of COVID You will then be required to follow any public health advice, including remaining isolated until you receive your test result. Even if you test negative, you should not return to work until your symptoms have passed.
This will entitle you to be tested, even if asymptomatic, and you will be prioritised for testing. Disaster management workers do not have to get a COVID test if they have not been in a COVID hotspot in the last 14 days or since the start date identified for the hotspot whichever is shorter.
Any person should go and tested if they develop symptoms consistent with COVID fever or history of fever, symptoms of acute respiratory infection cough, shortness of breath, sore throat , loss of smell or loss of taste, unexplained tiredness, headache, diarrhoea, nausea or vomiting while present in Queensland.
Yes, disaster management workers who have been in a COVID hotspot in the 14 days, or since the start date identified for the hotspot whichever is shorter , before their arrival in Queensland are required to maintain records of close contacts at all times while they are in Queensland until 14 days has passed since they were in the hotspot or they leave Queensland.
This includes when they are off-duty, between shifts, or on recreational days. Disaster management workers responding to an event in Queensland do not have to quarantine for 14 days in government arranged accommodation unless directed to do so by an emergency public health officer.
Disaster management workers entering Queensland to perform disaster prevention, preparation or recovery work must quarantine at employer provided accommodation for 14 days. These workers may leave quarantine to attend the disaster management worksite.
Queensland residents who are returning home from completing disaster management activities in a COVID hotspot and not commencing disaster management work in Queensland must quarantine at their home accommodation for 14 days or if their home is not suitable for quarantine they must quarantine at employer approved accommodation for 14 days. A disaster management worker does not need a Queensland Entry Pass if they are responding to an immediate disaster under the Operational protocol for disaster management workers or entering Queensland in any other emergency situation.
If a worker is not responding to an immediate disaster or an emergency, they need to complete a Queensland Entry Pass. The Queensland Operational Freight Protocol applies to any freight and logistics operators entering Queensland from other states or territories to carry out a freight and logistics task. The operational protocol and its requirements do not apply to freight and logistics operators who only operate in Queensland and do not cross borders into other states or territories as part of their work.
To comply with the mandatory COVID testing requirements and the Operational Freight Protocol , freight and logistics operators must follow the below requirements:. They must:. If you are a freight and logistics operator who cross state and territory boundaries in the course of your work, you must abide by the vaccination requirements in the Operational Freight Protocol. You must get your second dose at the scheduled time to meet the mandatory vaccination requirement. By 15 November , if you are not able to get the number of prescribed doses, you can provide evidence of an appointment booking to demonstrate you are scheduled for your second vaccine dose.
You do not need to adhere to the requirement to be vaccinated if you have a recognised medical contraindication that prevents you from being vaccinated. You will need to show evidence of this contraindication. Unless fully vaccinated a freight and logistics worker must follow stay at home requirements at their Queensland residence or when in overnight accommodation in Queensland. Stay at home requirements for a freight and logistics operator means the person must stay at home or in their overnight accommodation except:.
Under the stay at home requirements, a person may allow up to 2 visitors per day to enter the place where the person is residing in addition to a person who:. Freight and logistics workers can enter Queensland, via road, rail and air. Commercial freight operations can include moving a range of different things for a variety of industries, such as fresh food and groceries, pharmaceuticals, heavy haulage for construction equipment, new vehicles, and furniture removals.
The transport of freight includes the commercial transport of livestock or other live animals such as beehives. It can also include passenger transport services like coaches. Any commercial passenger operations must only be transporting passengers that are permitted to enter Queensland.
Freight and logistics operators entering Queensland must comply with the Queensland Freight Protocol. Freight and logistics operators who only work between Queensland and the New South Wales border zone can chose to either comply with the surveillance testing requirements under the Protocol or the requirement to:. View the Transport and Main Roads Diagram. All freight or logistics workers travelling to Queensland who have been in another state or territory in Australia will be required to:.
You should apply for a Pass at least 72 hours prior to entry. Find out what pass you need to complete. Under the Queensland Freight Protocol , any freight or logistics operator who is travelling from any Australian state or territory and entering Queensland must:. Dedicated testing facilities are being established for heavy vehicles. The Port of Brisbane testing facility will be operational from 30 July The testing facility at the Port of Brisbane will operate 7 days a week from 6am to 5pm.
This will help to keep our essential drivers, their families, and the community safe from the spread of COVID Yes, if you are crossing any state or territory border you must complete the mandatory testing procedure by taking a COVID polymerase chain reaction test PCR test within 7 days prior to entering Queensland, and continue to maintain a rolling 7 day testing cycle with negative results while they continue to travel into and out of Queensland.
To meet the 7-day mandatory rolling testing requirements, if the negative test result was received 4 days prior to entering Queensland, another negative result must be obtained in 3 days. A class exemption has been granted by the Chief Health Officer for farmers and agribusiness workers who are New South Wales residents or Queensland residents to move across the Queensland border.
View the class exemption. All freight and logistics workers travelling into Queensland who have been in another Australian state or territory in the past 14 days are required to:.
For example, if the negative test result was received 4 days prior to entering Queensland, another negative result must be obtained in 3 days. If you have symptoms, you must continue to follow all relevant public health advice which may require isolating until a negative result is received.
Yes, freight and logistics operators who have been in a COVID hotspot in the 14 days before their arrival in Queensland are required to maintain records of proximate contacts at all times while they are in Queensland until 14 days has passed since they were in the hotspot or they leave Queensland. Freight and logistics workers must also collect and maintain written records of compliance with testing requirements, as outlined in the Queensland Freight Protocol.
Freight and logistics operators can re-enter Queensland by road, rail or air to reposition for work if they were required to travel to a COVID hotspot in the course of their work, and their essential activity is complete.
They must be re-entering to re-commence work as a freight and logistics operator. No, not if you are not fully vaccinated. Freight and logistics operators who have been in a another Australian state or territory in the last 14 days prior to entering Queensland must comply with stay at home requirements if they are not fully vaccinated and may not leave their accommodation for any recreational or social purposes when off duty.
You should wear your mask when outside your vehicle, including at rest stops, service stations and when purchasing food or fuel, and outdoors if you cannot reliably maintain a 1. You can remove your mask while seated eating or drinking and maintaining a distance of 1.
A service station may have an indoor dining area partitioned or otherwise dedicated for use by freight and logistics operators that is set up to ensure that physical distancing can be maintained in that space. You can purchase food from food outlets inside the service station and consume it in that dedicated area for freight operators within the service station, provided a distance of 1. Food purchased from a service station food outlet should not be consumed in a busy food court area.
In some areas, particularly regional areas, there may be only one or two hotels that offer meals and accommodation to freight and logistics operators. In that context, a freight and logistics operator may purchase and consume food as part of their long rest stop in the hotel provided physical distance of 1. Food courts in shopping centres are busy areas and it is difficult to ensure that physical distancing of 1. In these circumstances, you will need to take the food, leave the shopping center and consume it at another location where you can maintain a distance of 1.
Yes, as long you can maintain a 1. For example, a pub on a busy transport route may provide appropriate facilities for heavy vehicles parking, as well as outdoor rest areas. You can buy lunch from the pub and consume it in the outdoor area as long as you can maintain 1. You may stop at a food outlet outside a town and then continue on to a nearby park where you can consume the meal in a shaded rest area, provided you can maintain a 1.
Yes, but you will still need to maintain 1. For example, you may pull up at a rest area, purchase a coffee and food from a food truck. If you are able to maintain social distance, you may consume the food at a table in the rest area. Seasonal workers arriving from overseas or a hotspot must follow the requirements under the Seasonal Workers International Quarantine Plans and Checklist Direction.
Maritime crew entering Queensland to join a vessel or sign off a vessel need to comply with the Protocol for Maritime Crew. The rules for when maritime crew do or do not need to complete a Queensland Entry Pass are under the Protocol for Maritime Crew. See more information on endorsed transport providers and for answer to commonly asked questions.
Queensland Police and other Emergency Officers will be responsible for enforcing the measures under the Public Health Act Existing compliance routines for essential services vehicle will remain in place to minimise disruption.
The Queensland Police Service will meet all arrivals by air and will be completing random spot checks by road to enforce the requirements. The Chief Health Officer may give a person or a group of people an exemption from the Queensland Travel Declaration Direction and Border Restrictions Direction if extreme exceptional circumstances exist. The Chief Health Officer can give an exemption from quarantine only for very exceptional circumstances. If you need special care, you will be placed in government accommodation that is medically supported to provide your care.
Your carer will be placed into quarantine with you if you need care from a particular person. You should only apply for an exemption if extreme exceptional circumstances exist. You will need to get this exemption before you can enter Queensland. You can request an exemption online using the Health Service Portal.
You may need to provide evidence to support your request. An exemption to attend a funeral is only likely to be granted if you complete 14 days of quarantine in government arranged accommodation. An exemption may be able to be granted for you to visit someone who is dying if evidence can be provided. If an exemption was granted, you would have to quarantine for 14 days, or since the start date identified for the hotspot whichever is shorter however, you would be able to leave quarantine to visit your relative.
If your relative is in aged care facility or disability accommodation service, you will require approval from the operator of the facility as well as an exemption to enter Queensland under the Queensland Travel Declaration Direction and Border Restrictions Direction.
The facility must also take reasonable steps to manage your visit in line with the conditions of the exemption. For example, this could mean:. To apply for an exemption, complete the form online using the Health Service Portal. An exemption from quarantine is not the same as a waiver for the quarantine fee. You will need to quarantine while your exemption is being considered, and you will be required to pay for the quarantine for a period of up to 14 days.
To apply for a quarantine exemption or to have the fee waived, complete the form online using the Health Service Portal. You will need to pay the fee for the number of nights you stay in government arranged accommodation. If you cannot pay the full quarantine invoice at once by the due date, you may enter into a payment plan to repay the fee over a longer period. Details on how to arrange a payment plan will be on the invoice. Once the quarantine fee invoice is issued by Queensland Government you will also have the opportunity to apply for a full or partial waiver.
To apply for a fee waiver, complete the form online using the Health Service Portal. Connect with Queensland Health now on Messenger to learn more about restrictions changes. Sign up to the Queensland Health newsletter and stay informed about the latest public health directions regarding coronavirus COVID Exceptions to completing a travel declaration. The following are exempt from completing a travel declaration: an emergency health services, emergency service worker, national defence, state security or police worker responding to an emergency in Queensland a passenger of an ambulance or aeromedical service a person entering Queensland in an emergency situation a member of allowed maritime crew under the Maritime Protocol a person assisting with or participating in a State or Commonwealth law enforcement investigation or other action at the request or direction of a State or Commonwealth department or law enforcement agency a disaster management worker where allowed under the Operational protocol for disaster management workers.
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Warm bed socks Oh boy, if I could make you bring one thing, its socks. This agreement provides for free emergency care in an Australian public hospital for Irish citizens. It is important to note that the agreement only covers people who are legally in Australia on certain visa classes student visas are not included.
This agreement is limited to emergency situations and is not a replacement for medical insurance. It does not cover ambulance costs which, given the size of Australia and the frequent use of air ambulances, can be significant. It does not cover prescription costs other than for patients while in hospital. Equally, it does not cover outpatient costs for follow-up dressings, physiotherapy, etc. Attacks could be indiscriminate. Up to date information on travelling to Ireland can be found on gov.
There is an underlying threat of indiscriminate terrorist attacks, which could be against civilian targets, including places frequented by tourists and expatriates. If your passport is lost or stolen while in Australia, the Embassy in Canberra, Consulate General in Sydney or the Honorary Consulate in Perth can, in emergency situations, issue an emergency travel document or temporary passport. You will need to submit a completed application, duly witnessed and with all supporting documents and the appropriate fee.
Proof of identity and citizenship will be required. If you're a victim of a crime while in Australia, you should report it to the local police immediately.
If you need consular assistance, contact us at the Embassy or Consulate. Each State and Territory have their own Victim Support helplines. In the event of sexual assault, the Australian Police have specialised sexual assault teams, and many hospitals have dedicated sexual assault units.
As well as protecting yourself against crime while in Australia, you have a responsibility to ensure that your own behaviour is orderly and respectful and does not bring you to the attention of the police. You should follow the instructions of Australian police officers immediately and without argument. A significant number of Irish nationals particularly in the 20 to 30 age bracket come before the Australian courts each year.
They should expect no flexibility or leniency to a foreign national not familiar with Australian law. The Tourism Australia website has extensive information on travelling around the continent. Driver fatigue is a major cause of death on Australian roads. Always carry water and take rest breaks every two hours while driving long distances.
Petrol stations could be few and far between and you may need to carry an additional petrol supply. Watch out for signs warning of local wildlife, which may be present on the roads and can cause serious injury in a collision.
Be particularly careful when driving at dawn and dusk when animals such as kangaroos are on the move. In rural areas, roads may be unsealed and impassable after heavy rain. Check that you have adequate insurance and read the small print of the vehicle hire contract particularly any waiver that will come into effect if the vehicle is damaged.
The Australian surf can be dangerous, with strong rip currents challenging even the most experienced swimmer. You should only swim on beaches that are patrolled by lifeguards, and always swim between the flags. The position of the flags highlights the safest part of the beach to swim.
These are generally moved daily to take account of rip currents or other hazards. However tempting a remote and unsupervised beach may appear, there may be a very good reason for the absence of other bathers.
As well as rip currents, some areas may present risk of stings or bites from local marine life, up to and including shark attacks. Always check the signs and pay attention to local information. Australia is a vast country with great distances between many major cities and centres of population. Some parts of the Outback are extremely remote and can present unexpected hazards.
If you intend to travel to these areas, plan your trip with care and listen to local advice. Prepare thoroughly if driving in remote outback areas, which can present unexpected hazards. Ensure you have a roadworthy vehicle fitted with GPS and two spare tyres. Take good maps and extra food, water and fuel. Plan your route carefully and seek local advice before you set out.
Check road conditions before beginning your journey; stay with your vehicle if it breaks down; and avoid travelling in extreme heat conditions. Sudden storms and strong winds can make driving difficult.
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