Slugging returning Australians up to $3,000 each to cover the cost of their hotel quarantine is fair given they have had three or four months to make plans, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says.
The New South Wales taxpayer will no longer foot the entire bill for returning Australians in hotel quarantine, with arrivals to be charged up to $3,000 each.The first adult in each travelling party will be charged $3,000, subsequent adults will be billed $1,000 and each child will be charged $500, while kids under three will continue to be free."This, we believe, is fair," Premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters on Sunday.
Those who fly in on tickets bought before midnight on Monday will still need to stay in quarantine for two weeks and will need to prove when they purchased their ticket. The Northern Territory has been charging quarantined arrivals $2,500 per fortnight since 4 April, although reduced fees are available for those on lower incomes.
From 17 July, Western Australia will also begin to bill international travellers for their hotel stays while South Australia is expected to announce quarantine charges this week.
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