Victoria announced late last night that New Zealand is now a “red zone”, making nonresident travellers banned from the state. Victorians, meanwhile, require travel permits, testing and a 14-day quarantine on arrival from New Zealand.Tasmania also declared New Zealand a “high-risk” area late on Wednesday, placing border restrictions on anyone – including Tasmanians – considered non-essential travellers, as well as quarantine restrictions for anyone granted essential traveller permits.South Australia also announced that travellers coming from New Zealand or the Cook Islands would now have to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival and complete a Covid-19 test on days one, five and 13.The move comes after New Zealand Prime Minister placed the country in a snap lockdown after a single case she says was transmitted from NSW.Anyone who arrived in Victoria from New Zealand after 4 August is required to self-isolate until receiving a negative test result.On NSW’s northern border with Queensland, soldiers are on their way to secure checkpoints following a request from Annastacia Palaszczuk.A spokeswoman for Defence Minister Peter Dutton said in a statement the 100 troops will be strategically placed along the border from next week to help the Queensland police.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.Parts of Queensland have been categorised as “orange zones”. Anyone who has been in one in the last 14 days before entering Victoria must isolate upon arrival, get a Covid test within 72 hours of arriving and stay isolated until a negative result is returned.If you been in the Cairns local government area after Thursday, July 29 but before 11.59pm on Sunday, August 8, it is an “orange zone”.For those who have been after August 8, it is a “red zone”. Only returning Victorian travellers can obtain a “red zone” permit, and they must quarantine for 14 days upon arrival and get a Covid test within 72 hours, and again on day 13.New Zealand is also a “red zone”, as are several local government areas in Greater Darwin.NSW and the ACT are “extreme risk zones”. Victorian residents and non-residents who have been in either in the last 14 days can only enter the state if they have an exemption, exception, or a valid permit, which are only provided in rare circumstances.NED-4263-Vic-easing-restrictions-July 27NEW 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 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 also declared Victoria, NSW, and several local government areas in Greater Darwin as 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, and several Northern Territory LGAs are barred from entering SA.Anyone who has been in Queensland in the previous 14 days is also not permitted to enter the state.There are exceptions however for essential travellers or returning residents.There is a 70km buffer zone in place for those living on the Victoria-SA border. Permitted purposes for travel are:– Employment or education– Providing care and support to or receiving care from another person or obtaining food, petrol or other fuel or medical care or supplies– Obtaining a COVID-19 vaccination– Recreational or competitive sport.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. Travellers coming from New Zealand or the Cook Islands have to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival and complete a Covid-19 test on days one, five and 13.For more information, visit Covid-19.sa.gov.au.TASMANIAThe ACT, NSW, Victoria, and New Zealand 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 and Queensland 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, unless they are approved as an essential traveller.South Australia and Western Australia are both currently deemed low risk.More information can be found here.AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORYThose wanting to travel to the ACT face different rules depending on what jurisdiction they are coming from. You can find out what applies to you here.Canberra’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. NORTHERN TERRITORYThe ACT, NSW, 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, QLD, or the ACT in the past 14 days is not allowed to enter WA unless they have an exemption.South Australia has been deemed “low risk”, meaning travellers will need to quarantine for 14 days at a suitable premises, or at a government-approved facility. They must also take a Covid test within 48 hours of arrival and on day 12 of quarantine.Arrivals from Tasmania are deemed ‘very low risk’ and do not face quarantine. therefore do All travellers must complete a 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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