Can you travel for work?

With restrictions easing, companies are keen to get back to work.

So what is the new business as usual?

Restrictions around business travel are still evolving rapidly. The following information summarises the current status for intra and interstate travel.

Are the Borders Open?
Can I travel there for Business?
Do I have to Quarantine when I arrive in this State?
Is there an Entry Pass?
Do Residents of this State Have to Quarantine when they get home?
Links to more information

Important advice for your staff considering venturing out:

Call and make an appointment – Respect your customers’ own policies on visitors. Businesses will make their own decisions about opening their doors to face-to-face visit from suppliers, so make sure you call first – and make it easy for them to say no.
Continue physical distancing and hygiene practices – including avoiding shaking hands

Please note: the advice recorded here was accurate at the time of publication. Use the links below to verify the current status.

Are the Borders Open?

ACT	Yes
NSW	Yes
Northern Territory	Border is Controlled
Queensland	Border is Controlled
South Australia	Border is Controlled
Tasmania	Border is Controlled
Victoria	Yes
Western Australia	Strict Border Controls

Can I travel there for Business?

ACT	Yes
NSW	Yes
Northern Territory	If you get an Exemption
Queensland	Need Entry Pass
South Australia	If you meet their definition of an “Essential Traveller”
Tasmania	If you meet their definition of an “Essential Traveller”
Victoria	Yes but avoid if possible
Western Australia	Only if your G2G Entry Pass is approved

Do I have to quarantine when I arrive in this State?

ACT	No
NSW	No
Northern Territory	Yes unless Exempt
Queensland	Refer to Entry Pass
South Australia	Most likely unless exempt
Tasmania	Yes unless Exempt
Victoria	No
Western Australia	Refer to your G2G Pass Conditions

Is there an Entry Pass?

ACT	No
NSW	No
Northern Territory	Yes
Queensland	Yes
South Australia	Yes
Tasmania	Yes
Victoria	No
Western Australia	Yes – G2G Entry Pass

Do residents of this State have to quarantine when they get home?

ACT	No
NSW	No
Northern Territory	Yes – mandatory
Queensland	No – unless you’ve been to a declared COVID hotspot
South Australia	Yes
Tasmania	Yes
Victoria	No
Western Australia	Need G2G Entry Pass and then Yes

More information

ACT	covid19.act.gov.au/help-and-advice/travellers
NSW	nsw.gov.au/covid-19/travel-and-transport-advice
Northern Territory	coronavirus.nt.gov.au/travel/domestic-travel
Queensland	covid19.qld.gov.au/government-actions/border-closing
South Australia	covid-19.sa.gov.au/emergency-declarations/cross-border-travel
Tasmania	coronavirus.tas.gov.au/travellers-and-visitors/essential-travellers
Victoria	dhhs.vic.gov.au/victorias-restriction-levels-covid-19
Western Australia	wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-the-premier-and-cabinet/covid-19-coronavirus-travel-wa

Template for your business COVIDSafe work plan

Make sure your business has a carefully considered a COVIDSafe work plan. This link provides a template to guide you through the planning process:

NCCC – COVIDSafe Work Plan Template [PDF]

Download the COVIDSafe app

The voluntary COVIDSafe app is an important public health initiative designed to keep the community safe from further spread of coronavirus through early notification of possible exposure.

More information:

Work health and safety guidance on COVID-19 developed by Safe Work Australia

Here you will find advice on how to minimise the risk of exposure to COVID-19 in your workplace and help limit the spread.

To keep workers safe and limit the spread of COVID-19, every employer should do the following at their workplace:

allow workers to work from home, where possible
ensure physical distancing by keeping a distance of at least 1.5 metres between people
encourage all workers to frequently wash their hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water or by using an alcohol-based hand sanitiser and to practise good hygiene
be aware of how to spot COVID-19 symptoms (fever, cough, sore throat and shortness of breath) and make sure workers do not come to work if they are unwell
make sure your workplace is regularly cleaned and disinfected
have signs and posters around the workplace to remind workers and others of the risks of COVID-19 and the measures that are necessary to stop its spread.

For more information, see the COVID-19 resource kit.