People arriving in the country will no longer need to use the digital passenger declaration under changes to come into effect next week
“Removing these requirements will not only reduce delays in our airports but will encourage more visitors and skilled workers to choose Australia as a destination.”and cost an estimated $75m to develop, replaced the original passenger arrival form and required people to upload their vaccination status ahead of entering Australia.
“While in time it will replace the paper-based incoming passenger card, it needs a lot more work to make it user-friendly,” she said. The announcement also includes changes to those who arrive by sea, with the scrapping of maritime travel declarations that applied to cruise-ship passengers and maritime crew.Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning.
Mask-wearing is still required on inbound international flights, while state and territory mask-wearing mandates also remain for domestic flights.
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