The new move will prevent people from the two local government areas (LGAs) in lockdown, as well as areas north of the Barkly LGA.Essential travellers and returning South Australians will be allowed to enter but must get a Covid-19 test on days one, five and 13 and quarantine for 14 days.Those coming from other parts of the NT must get the same number of tests and quarantine until negative result.Read on to see the state of play across Australia:NED-1859 State of our bordersVICTORIAAnyone entering Victoria from another state must apply for a permit.That includes all border bubble residents.Border bubble residents can cross the Victorian-NSW border for six reasons: Necessary goods and services, including medical care; Care or other compassionate reasons; Work (whether paid or voluntary, including for charitable or religious purposes); Education (including childcare or early childhood services); Receiving a Covid-19 vaccination; Organised/community sport and exercise connected to or organised by a club or facility.The ACT and locked down areas of southeast Queensland, including Brisbane, are ‘red zones’. Victorians can return from these areas but require a red zone permit and must quarantine for 14 days. Non-Victorian residents are not eligible for a red zone permit. The rest of Queensland is a green zone.South Australia and Norfolk Island have also been categorised as orange zones. People who have been in these areas in the past 14 days and are travelling into Victoria need to apply for an orange zone permit, get tested within 72 hours of arrival and remain in self-quarantine until they get a negative result.NED-4263-Vic-easing-restrictions-July27NEW SOUTH WALESTravellers from QLD, SA and Victoria need to complete a travel declaration to enter NSW.Anyone who has been to a venue of high concern must follow testing and self isolation requirements.Sydney locals are banned from travelling to regional NSW until at least August 28, unless it is for an essential purpose, and travellers into Sydney are not allowed without an exception.Anyone in NSW cannot travel more than 5km from their home. See how far you can travel in NSW now under the lockdown:Lockdown Distance MapFrom 12:01am Monday 16 August 2021, you must stay within your LGA or 5 kilometres of your home for shopping, exercise and outdoor recreation.From Monday 16 August, people in the LGAs and suburbs of concern can continue to exercise and shop within 5 kilometres of their home — but they can’t leave their home for outdoor recreation.From 12:01am on Saturday 21 August 2021, people in the LGAs of concern who live alone must register their ‘singles bubble’. Registration will be made available at nsw.gov.au.From 12:01am Saturday 21 August 2021, people in Greater Sydney who wish to travel to regional NSW for one of the following reasons must have a permit, which will be made available at service.nsw.gov.au*authorised workers from the LGAs and suburbs of concern*inspecting real estate — anyone inspecting real estate must now genuinely need a home to *live in (they can’t inspect investment properties).*travelling to their second home — only 1 person can travel to their second home if they’re using the home for work accommodation or if the home requires urgent maintenanceNED-3760-NSW’s new Covid restrictionsQUEENSLANDQueensland has become the latest jurisdiction to shut its borders to Canberrans.From 1am on Saturday, the Sunshine State will declare the ACT a Covid hot spot.Those arriving from the ACT into Queensland after that time will go into 14 days of hotel quarantine.Queensland residents heading into the state between 5pm on August 12 and 1am on August 14 will need to complete a hotspot declaration form and spend 14 days in quarantine.Queensland has declared South Australia, Victoria, and NSW Covid-19 hot spotsYou cannot enter Queensland if you have been in any of those states in the past 14 days, unless they are a resident or have an exemption. If you meet either of those two criteria, you will still need to complete 14 days of mandatory quarantine.The Sunshine State has also introduced its tough measures from QLD-NSW border residents.Residents of the border zone will only be able to enter Queensland if they need to obtain essential goods they cannot “reasonably obtain” in NSW, or for essential work. Anyone entering the state must complete a Queensland entry pass. More information can be found here. WHO CAN ENTER QUEENSLAND?Medical practitioner or other prescribed health practitioner (including at residential aged care facilities, disability accommodation services and aged care or NDIS supports provided to a person’s home)Emergency health services or emergency services workerNational defence, state security or police workerFreight or logistics operatorEmergency infrastructure workerAircrew or maritime crewEmergency volunteerDisaster management workerCritical infrastructure workerTradesperson or construction worker for essential or emergency construction or repairs onlyEmergency volunteer, volunteering for any community or government welfare, social, safety, emergency or disaster service.Children of any of the above essential workers can attend school or childcareAnyone providing assistance, care or support to a vulnerable person or family member or visit a terminally ill relativeAnyone fulfilling an obligation relating to shared parenting, child contact, or contact between siblingsAnyone needing a Covid-19 test or vaccinationAnyone in an emergency situation, including for safety reasonsAnyone directed by an emergency officerAnyone following an exemption granted by the chief health officer.SOUTH AUSTRALIATravellers from NSW, Victoria, the ACT, as well as those from parts of Queensland and several Northern Territory LGAs are barred from entering SA.There are exceptions however for essential travellers or those that have an exemption returning from NSW. All non-SA residents who have been in Victoria for the previous 14 days are not allowed to enter SA, except those in the 70km border buffer zone.Anyone who has been in Queensland in the previous 14 days is not permitted to enter SA.WA and NT travellers are allowed but must have Covid tests on day 1, 5 and 13, and must self-quarantine until receiving their first negative result. For more information, visit Covid-19.sa.gov.au.TASMANIAThe ACT, NSW and Victoria have been declared ‘high risk’ zones and therefore no one from these states can enter Tasmania unless they have special permission.Certain areas and premises in the NT have also been declared high risk, while the rest of the Territory remains low risk.People that have entered high risk locations anywhere in Australia are not allowed to enter Tasmania – including Tasmanian residents.Tasmanian residents that have been in locked down areas of Brisbane and southeast Queensland can apply for an essential traveller permit and complete 14 days quarantine on arrival. Tasmania is open to parts of Queensland.SA, and New Zealand are all currently deemed low risk.More information can be found here.AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORYCanberra’s lockdown has been extended and will now last until at least September.Residents can only leave home for the following reasons: – to undertake essential work or study, if you cannot work or study from home or remotely– to attend usual childcare arrangements, where parents or guardians need to undertake essential work or study– to shop for essential groceries, medicine and necessary supplies– to attend to medical or health care needs including compassionate requirements, and looking after the vulnerable– to attend usual childcare arrangements, where parents or guardians need to undertake essential work or study– to attend a facility to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, where you are eligible for a vaccination in the ACT, an appointment has been booked, and you are not in isolation or in quarantine– to exercise outdoors, limited to one hour per dayGeneral retail will be closed and hospitality venues will only be able to operate takeaway services. Mandatory mask wearing will also be reintroduced. They must be worn everywhere outside a person’s home unless they are undertaking “rigorous” exercise.Mr Barr said the short and immediate lockdown is the best path to avoiding a longer lockdown. RETURNING FROM OUTSIDE OF ACTThe Australian Capital Territory is currently open to every state and territory. But you may need to quarantine after arriving from certain regions, or abide by the public-health orders of the state or territory you just left.ACT residents should reconsider interstate travel at this time. Canberrans shouldn’t be travelling to any areas subject to quarantine or stay-at-home requirements.For each state see the health restriction checker website.NORTHERN TERRITORYThe ACT, NSW, the locked down areas of Brisbane and southeast Queensland and Greater Melbourne have been declared hot spots.Anyone who has been in these areas in the past 14 days or attended a public exposure site cannot enter unless they have proof of residency, qualify for an automatic exemption or have received CHO approval. Transit through Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Cairns airports is still allowed.All interstate arrivals to the Northern Territory must fill in a border entry form.WESTERN AUSTRALIAAnyone that has been in NSW, Victoria, SA and QLD in the past 14 days is not allowed to enter WA unless they have an exemption.ACT travellers also face restrictions: they must complete a declaration, enter 14 days of quarantine and get tested.Arrivals from Tasmania, the NT and NZ are deemed ‘very low risk’ and therefore do not need to quarantine. However they do need to complete the mandatory G2G pass registration and declaration.NEW ZEALAND The trans-Tasman bubble has been closed due to the soaring number of cases of the Delta strain in NSW. The quarantine-free travel arrangement between Australia and New Zealand has been paused until September 18. – with David Aidoneand Zoe Smith
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