Further to our email in relation to the 7-day lockdown for the Kempsey, Byron and Tweed LGAs, the Queensland government had announced that the Byron and Tweed LGAs will become part of the Restricted Border Zone LGAs from 1am on Wednesday 22 September 2021.
The list of Restricted Border Zone LGAs are:
The list of Non-Restricted Border Zone LGAs are:
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Ballina Shire
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Clarence Valley Council
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Gwydir Shire
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Inverell Shire
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Kyogle Council
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Moree Plains Shire
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Richmond Valley Council
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Tenterfield Shire
Border zone residents who have been to the Restricted Border Zone LGAs will only be allowed into Queensland for limited essential purposes, which include:
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to get food or other essential goods (including purchasing a vehicle via click and collect transactions) or services for the personal needs of the household or other household purposes, which cannot reasonably be obtained within New South Wales; or
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to get medical care or supplies or other health care services, including a scheduled COVID-19 vaccination (you cannot enter for a walk-in appointment), which cannot reasonably be obtained within New South Wales; or
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to comply with an order to attend or to give effect to a court or tribunal in person in the border zone; or
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to donate blood or blood products at a scheduled appointment at a blood collection centre in Queensland; or
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to perform essential work that cannot be done from home or provide emergency volunteering; or
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attend school or childcare – only for children of essential workers or vulnerable children. Essential workers can transport their children to attend face to face schooling or to attend a childcare facility; or
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provide assistance, care or support to a vulnerable person or family member or visit a terminally ill relative; or
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fulfil an obligation relating to shared parenting, child contact or contact between siblings; or
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in an emergency situation; or
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for safety reasons (to avoid injury or illness, or to escape a risk of harm, including domestic violence); or
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as directed by an emergency officer; or
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to follow an exemption you have been granted by the Chief Health Officer
Residents of Restricted Border Zone LGAs who need to stay in Queensland overnight or longer to complete an essential purpose, must comply with stay at home requirements at the place they are staying in Queensland until they leave (you can only stay in Queensland for the time necessary to complete an essential purpose). To enter Queensland from a Restricted Border Zone LGA, a border zone resident must:
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complete a Queensland entry pass
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get tested if develop any COVID-19 symptoms and isolate until you receive a negative result.
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monitor the list of interstate exposure venues daily (at least once every 24 hours) from the time you complete a declaration and for 14 days after arriving in Queensland
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comply with face mask requirements.
If a border resident leaves the NSW-QLD border zone to enter a COVID-19 hotspot outside of Queensland, the border resident will not be able to re-enter Queensland via road (but only by air) and will have to quarantine for 14 days in government arranged accommodation at the border resident’s own expense.
Queensland residents who have been in a Restricted Broder Zone LGA for an essential purpose (in the last 14 days or since 8.00pm AEST 14 August 2021, whichever is shorter), must comply with stay at home requirements, when they return to Queensland until 14 days have passed since they were in that LGA.
For information on entering Queensland from an area other than the Restricted Border Zone LGA, kindly visit the Queensland government website.
If a Member has any question or query, please contact the MTA NSW Employment Relations at P: (02) 90169000 or at E: [email protected]
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