{"id":271322,"date":"2020-08-11T13:36:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T03:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=271322"},"modified":"2020-08-11T13:36:24","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T03:36:24","slug":"new-border-passes-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/08\/11\/new-border-passes-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"New Border Passes Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new border declaration passes for those eligible to enter Queensland are now available online.<\/p>\n

Since 1:00am on Saturday (August 8), the Queensland border has been closed to anyone who has been in a COVID-19 “hotspot” – ie. Victoria, NSW and the ACT – in the past 14 days unless they receive an exemption.<\/p>\n

Residents living in the declared border zone (see maps, below) will be able to apply for a new declaration border pass but will only be permitted to travel within the border zone in Queensland and NSW.<\/p>\n

Only residents in postcodes depicted on the map are considered in the border zone and eligible for a Queensland Entry Declaration Pass.<\/p>\n

Queensland residents who have been in a COVID-19 hotspot can return home via air but will be required to quarantine for 14 days in government-arranged accommodation at their own expense.<\/p>\n

Anyone entering Queensland cannot travel by road through a COVID-19 hotspot (NSW) and must make arrangements to travel by air, unless an exception has been granted.<\/p>\n

The new Queensland Border Declaration Pass is a requirement for anyone entering Queensland by road, air or sea and includes returning Queensland residents.<\/p>\n

The new Queensland Border Declaration Passes consist of the following categories:<\/p>\n