Melbourne millionaire Mark Simonds and his family face a two week stay in hotel lockdown after the Queensland government revoked a quarantine exemption for their super-yacht Lady Pamela
Mr Simonds, executive director of the ASX-listed Simonds Group, was joined on his 15-day jaunt by his wife, Cheryl, his youngest son Vallence and Hannah Fox, daughter of Linfox executive chairman Peter Fox.
A source with knowledge of the situation said the exemption was obtained using incomplete information. Queensland Health would not comment on the reason for the initial exemption, but sources said it was linked to maintenance work required on the vessel that was scheduled at the Gold Coast City Marina.
Maritime Safety Queensland recently intercepted a yacht sailing from Byron Bay, on the NSW north coast, to Cairns in far north Queensland. "I can't speak to their rules and I can't speak to their enforcement. Our border is open so we don't need to provide people with permission [to leave]."
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