Big change to Tasmania border rules for Sydney and Brisbane

Tasmania border restrictions will ease for people living in Greater Brisbane and parts of Sydney tonight.

Premier Peter Gutwein said the state would declare Greater Brisbane as “low risk” from 12.01 am on Friday 22 January. 

“Queenslanders entering the state will no longer need to quarantine,” Gutwein said.

Sydney ‘low risk’

The premier said 24 Greater Sydney local government areas would also be downgraded to low-risk. But 10 council areas remain at medium risk, meaning anyone from those areas must still complete quarantine upon arrival.

The Sydney council areas still deemed medium risk under the Tasmania border restrictions are:

• Blacktown
• Burwood
• Canada Bay
• Canterbury-Bankstown
• Cumberland
• Fairfield
• Inner West
• Liverpool
• Parramatta
• Strathfield

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People still in quarantine in Tasmania from Queensland and Sydney will be allowed to leave as soon as the Tasmania border restrictions ease.

“Not everybody I’m sure will race out at 1 minute past 12, some may like to sleep through the course of the night, but I think that will be welcome news,” Gutwein said.

“I want to thank them for their patience during this. It’s been a challenging period of time.” 

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