Superseded - Border restrictions Direction (No. 6)

1. Domestic air travel
   A person who enters Queensland by air is an exempt person if:
   1. they remain in the airport until the time of transfer to the other flight and comply with a requirement or direction of an emergency officer (public health) including a direction to quarantine until their next flight; or
   2. they transfer directly to another mode of conveyance to depart Queensland without exiting the mode of conveyance while in Queensland.

2. National and State Security and Government employees
   1. Any Government official who, in carrying out their duties, is responsible for the safety of Australia or Queensland against threats such as terrorism, war or espionage, and is required to be present in Queensland for such purposes.
   2. Active military personnel required to be on duty in Queensland while in Queensland.
   3. An active member of the Australian Federal Police or Australian Border Force or State or Commonwealth law enforcement agency required to be on duty while in Queensland.
   4. A Federal, State or local government elected representative who is travelling to Queensland to perform official duties in Queensland.
   5. Consular employees as defined in the Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972 (Cth) travelling to Queensland to perform official duties in Queensland.

3. Health Services
   1. A Queensland Ambulance Service employee, paramedic, an officer of St John Ambulance Australia, RACQ Lifeflight crew, Royal Flying Doctor Service crew or other aeromedical services crew who are providing medical care or transport to a patient in Queensland.
   2. A person who, in carrying out their duties, is responsible for the retrieval, delivery or transportation of organs or tissue for medical transplantation.

      Note: This includes persons from interstate who travel to Queensland and Queensland persons who travel interstate and return.

   3. A person who, in carrying out their duties, is responsible for providing health support services for the maintenance, resupply or repair of health services infrastructure critical to Queensland. This includes Australian Red Cross Lifeblood.

4. Emergency services
   Any person who, in carrying out their duties, is responsible for providing emergency services in Queensland and is required to be present in Queensland for such purpose, including:
   1. Queensland Ambulance Service;
   2. St John Ambulance Australia;
   3. Queensland Police Service;
   4. Fire and Emergency Services; and
   5. State Emergency Services.

5. Transport, freight and logistics
   1. Any person who:
      1. is transporting freight to, from or through Queensland under a commercial freight operation and the only persons in the vehicle are essential for the delivery of the freight; or

         Note: Freight operators are not permitted to carry passengers

      2. is transporting passengers (who must also be exempt persons) to, from or through Queensland under a commercial passenger operation; or
      3. provides logistics and support for the transport in paragraph a or b and the logistics and support cannot be provided from outside of Queensland; or
      4. is a member of a domestic commercial or domestic charter flight air crew.
   2. The person in paragraph 1 must, as far as practicable:
      1. remain isolated from the general public in their vehicle or accommodation until the person departs Queensland or for 14 days, whichever period is shorter; and
      2. practise social distancing, including by remaining at least 1.5 metres from other people.

6. Maritime Crew
1. A maritime crew member who complies with any relevant protocol for maritime approved by the Chief Health Officer.

Note: Cruise ships are subject to the Restricting cruise ships from entering Queensland waters Direction (No. 2) or its successor and to the Biosecurity (Human Biosecurity Emergency) (Human Coronavirus with Pandemic Potential) (Emergency Requirements) Determination 2020 (Cth).

Note: Maritime vessels are subject to any General Manager Maritime Safety Queensland Directions issued under the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994 which may impose time-based arrival restrictions.

7. Skills critical to maintaining key government services, industries or businesses and fly in fly out workers
   1. Any person who, in carrying out their duties, is responsible, while in Queensland, for provision, construction, maintenance, resupply or repair of infrastructure, utilities and services critical to Queensland including electricity and power, telecommunications, data, water supply, sewerage, sanitation and waste and recycling management.
   2. Specialists required to provide emergency services, government, industry or business continuity and maintenance of competitive operations where the appropriate skills are not available in Queensland, where the service is time critical and where the provision of the service requires that the person is physically present in Queensland.
   3. A person who is a construction, manufacturing, resources sector or energy employee:
   1. whose company or service provider has a plan to manage preventing the transmission of COVID-19 amongst its employees and the community, and the plan complies with the requirements specified by the Chief Health Officer; and
   2. if the person is an employee of a resources sector company or service provider, they are a critical resources sector employee; and
   3. if the person is a fly in fly out worker who is travelling to their worksite or work camp provided by their employer, they have provided the following information upon arrival in Queensland:
      1. the name of their employer; and
      2. evidence that they are a fly in fly out worker; and
      3. evidence that they are entering Queensland to go directly to work; and
      4. evidence of the location of the worksite or work camp; and
      5. if they are a resources sector employee, evidence that they are a critical resources sector employee.

8. Agribusiness and commercial fishing employees
   1. Any person who is an agribusiness or commercial fishing employee or contractor:
      1. whose employer has a health management plan in accordance with the Seasonal Workers Health Management Plans Direction or its successor; and
      2. who provides the following information upon arrival in Queensland:
         1. a letter of employment; and
         2. details of the person’s accommodation in Queensland; and
         3. evidence of each place the person has worked and stayed in the 14 days prior to the person’s arrival in Queensland; and
         4. if the person must quarantine upon arrival under this direction and is not given a direction to quarantine in nominated premises by an emergency officer, details of where the person will quarantine in Queensland; and
         5. if the person has not been in a COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days, evidence, if required, that they are entering Queensland to go directly to work.

9. Higher education institution and boarding school students and staff members
   1. Any person who is a student at a higher education institution or boarding school and is entering Queensland for the purposes of receiving instruction, including a parent or guardian accompanying a student who is a minor.
   2. Any person who is a staff member at a higher education institution and is entering Queensland for the purpose of work.

   Example – universities, TAFEs, registered training organisations

10. Other persons
    1. Any person who has been ordinarily resident in Queensland since the public health emergency was declared or is moving to Queensland to make Queensland their principal place of residence.

       Example -  school students who are ordinarily resident and returning to attend school in Queensland

    2. Any person who:
       1. is ordinarily a resident at or near a border with Queensland; and
       2. who in the ordinary course of their work, education or daily life, has reasonable cause to travel to Queensland; and
       3. enters Queensland, by crossing a land border; and
       4. does not stay in Queensland for longer than reasonably necessary for work, education or to obtain goods or services.
    3. Any person, who:
       1. is a carer or relative of a dependent individual who is in Queensland; and
       2. is required to travel to Queensland to assist, care or provide support for the dependent individual.
    4. Any dependent individual, who:
       1. is required to travel to Queensland to reside with a carer or relative who resides in Queensland because a carer or relative is unable to care for them in their home State or Territory.
    5. Any person who:
       1. is entering Queensland for essential medical treatment or to otherwise obtain essential goods or essential services necessary for the preservation of life; or
       2. is entering Queensland to visit a terminally ill relative or to attend a funeral; or
       3. is required to enter Queensland under orders of any Court or Tribunal of Australia or to give effect to orders of the Court or Tribunal; or
       4. is required in Queensland by a State or Commonwealth law enforcement agency to assist with or participate in a State or Commonwealth law enforcement investigation or other action whether voluntarily or not; or
       5. usually resides in a residential facility in another State or Territory, for example, a boarding school or college who needs to return to Queensland; or
       6. is a child who does not live in the same household as their biological parents or siblings or one of their parents or siblings, and is continuing existing arrangements for access to, and contact between, parents and children and siblings; or
       7. is avoiding injury or escaping a risk of harm; or

          Example – escaping a risk of harm related to sexual or domestic and family violence or accessing support from a domestic and family violence support service

       8. is complying with or giving effect to the exercise of a power or function of a government agency or entity under a law.

1. National and State Security
   1. Any Government official who, in carrying out their duties, is responsible for the safety of Australia or Queensland against threats such as terrorism, war or espionage, and is required to be physically present in Queensland for such purposes.
   2. Active military personnel required to be on duty in Queensland while in Queensland.
   3. An active member of the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force or State or Commonwealth law enforcement agency required to be on duty while in Queensland.
   4. A Federal, State or local government elected representative who is travelling to Queensland to perform official duties in Queensland.
   5. Consular employees as defined in the Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1972 (Cth) travelling to Queensland to perform official duties in Queensland.

2. Health services
   1. A Queensland Ambulance Service employee, paramedic, an officer of St John Ambulance Australia, RACQ Lifeflight crew, Royal Flying Doctor Service crew or other aeromedical services crew who is providing emergency medical care or transport to a patient.
   2. A person who, in carrying out their duties, is responsible for the retrieval, delivery or transportation of organs or tissue for medical transplantation.
   3. A person who, in carrying out their duties, is responsible for providing critical health support services for the critical maintenance, resupply or repair of health services infrastructure critical to Queensland. This includes Australian Red Cross Lifeblood.

3. Transport, freight and logistics
   1. Any person who:
      1. is transporting freight to, from or through Queensland under a commercial freight operation and the only person in the vehicle is essential for the delivery of the freight; or
      2. is transporting passengers (who must also be specialist workers or otherwise permitted to enter Queensland) to, from or through Queensland under a commercial passenger operation, excluding maritime crew; or
      3. provides logistics and support for the transport; or
      4. is a member of a domestic commercial or domestic charter flight air crew.
   2. The person must, as far as practicable:
      1. remain isolated from the general public in their vehicle or accommodation until the person departs Queensland or for 14 days, whichever period is shorter; and
      2. practise social distancing, including by remaining at least 1.5 metres from other people; and
      3. comply with any relevant protocol for the person approved by the Chief Health Officer.

4. Time critical specialist skills
   1. Specialist workers required to provide emergency services, government, industry or business continuity and maintenance of competitive operations.

A person entering Queensland who has been outside Australia in the last 14 days.

The person must quarantine in accordance with the Self-Quarantine for persons arriving in Queensland from overseas Direction (No. 3) or its successor.

A person entering Queensland who has COVID-19.

The person must quarantine in accordance with the Self-isolation for Diagnosed Cases of COVID-19 Direction (No. 3) or its successor.

A person entering Queensland who has:

1. had known contact with a person who is a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the last 14 days; or
2. been in a COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days; or
3. had symptoms consistent with COVID-19 in the last 14 days.

1. The person must:
   1. quarantine in a nominated premises as directed by an emergency officer (public health) and remain in that place for a period of 14 days commencing on the date of their arrival to Queensland;

      Note: A person may be directed by an emergency officer (public health) to quarantine at government-nominated accommodation at their own expense in accordance with section 362MC of the Public Health Act 2005.

   2. must travel to the nominated premises by the most direct practical route and means to the place;
   3. must not leave the nominated premises for a 14-day period, except:
      1. for the purposes of obtaining essential medical care or medical supplies where alternative delivery arrangements to the person are not reasonably practicable; or
      2. to avoid injury or illness or to escape a risk of harm; or

         Example - escaping a risk of harm related to sexual or domestic and family violence; or accessing support from a domestic and family violence support service

      3. in the event of an emergency situation; or
      4. as otherwise required or permitted under a direction given to the person by an emergency officer (public health); and
   4. must not permit any other person to enter the nominated premises unless that other person:
      1. resides in the nominated premises; or
      2. enters the nominated premises to provide emergency or medical care to a person residing in the nominated premises; or
      3. as otherwise required or permitted under a direction given to the person by an emergency officer (public health).
2. Unaccompanied minors can, from their point of arrival in Queensland, be accompanied by a parent or guardian to a nominated premises or to a place of residence to self-quarantine.
3. People unable to live independently without ongoing or regular support due to significant health needs, and their carers, who arrive in Queensland must travel directly to their residence and self-quarantine.