QUEENSLAND is tightening COVID-19 travel conditions, with a border pass required to enter the state from NSW as concerns grow about the latest outbreak.
People travelling from Sydney and the Central Coast will be tested on arrival in Queensland, and will have to quarantine until they return a negative result.
Travellers from the locked-down Northern Beaches will have to apply for an exemption to head north and do two weeks hotel quarantine.
A Queensland police spokesperson said that in response to an unfolding COVID-19 cluster in Sydney, anyone who had been to New South Wales since December 11 would need to complete the pass before entering the state.
All Queensland travellers returning from New South Wales will also be required to complete the online pass.
All motorists crossing the state border from New South Wales into Queensland will need to have a valid border declaration pass which should be displayed on their windscreen when crossing the border.
"Police will be conducting random intercepts of vehicles at border crossings and meeting flights coming into Queensland to ensure compliance," the spokesperson said.
Providing false information on a border declaration pass or entering Queensland unlawfully could result in a $4003 fine.
People who have been in a hotspot either in the past 14 days or since it was identified, will only be able to enter Queensland if they are a returning Queensland resident or required to enter for a limited range of essential reasons.
The updated Queensland border declaration pass will be available online on Saturday from 8pm at qld.gov.au/border-pass and is valid for 14 days.
