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The South Australian Government has further updated border arrangements in COVID-19 Emergency Management (Cross Border Travel Direction 16).

Changes to the Direction, which come into effect today, Thursday 8 October 2020 are as follows:

  • For quarantine purposes, the day of arrival into the state is not included in the 14-day count.
  • The use of masks as required from the day of arrival until the end of the quarantine period.
  • A person travelling from NSW to SA by road may travel through Victoria via the Sturt Hwy from Mildura to Yamba, or via the Calder Hwy and Meridian Road and the Sturt Highway to Yamba provided they avoid non-essential contact with people and only stop as required by law in Victoria or due to an urgent, pressing necessity.
  • Persons arriving from overseas who land in a Low Community Transmission Zone (LCTZ - defined in the Direction as being all States and Territories other than Victoria), should they then travel and enter SA, will be required to quarantine for 14 days commencing on the date of their arrival in the LCTZ.
  • A person who is in quarantine and refuses a COVID 19 test must remain in quarantine for an additional 10-day period. This includes other persons quarantining with that person.
  • A person under the age of 16 years who is required to remain quarantined at a place determined by an Authorised Officer (eg an international or Victorian arrival) is required to submit to a COVID-19 test on Day 1 and Day 12. If that person or child refuses or fails to submit to a test, that person must remain in quarantine for an additional 10 days. This also includes the person's carer.
  • Schedule 1 Emergency Services workers now includes State Emergency Services workers.
  • Schedule 1 cross border community Victorians are now permitted to travel 70 km into SA; SA cross border community members are now permitted to travel up to 70 km into Victoria.
  • Schedule 4 permitted roads now includes the Sturt Highway, Yamba.

This continues a trend of border relaxations that has been enabled, in part, by the ongoing diligence of FIFO operations across our State.

I look forward to providing you with further positive updates. In the meantime, stay well.

Paul Heithersay
Chief Executive
Department for Energy and Mining

Thursday 8 October 2020