Travellers due to arrive in Western Australia from Victoria say they have been left stranded after their permission to enter the state was cancelled at the last minute due to tightened restrictions.
, there are only a select few categories of people who should be allowed into the state from Victoria, including:A person carrying out functions under a law of the CommonwealthA person responsible for freight or logistics.People who are originally from WA but have been living in Victoria are not likely to make the cut.
If that care needs to be provided on an ongoing basis, an exemption to travel back and forward may also be considered.While fly-in, fly-out workers previously made up many of the exempt Victorians being allowed into WA, that is no longer the case, with only a select few specialist workers likely to be exempt now.Affected WA companies, mainly in the mining industry, have been advised to source their interstate workforces from outside of Victoria.
Anyone who flies into WA without a pre-approved exemption is warned they are likely to be turned around at Perth Airport and put on a flight back to where they originated.For those who are allowed to enter WA from Victoria, most will be directed to undergo 14 days of self-isolation, at home or at their chosen accommodation.
Washing hands often with soap and water or hand sanitiser, particularly after eating and using a bathroomCalling a specific phone number as soon as possible if they develop any symptoms. "If you don't, the Commissioner of Police issues a direction, specifically to you, requiring you by law to have that test done, and the next people present would be someone to serve that direction and someone to do that test"Victorian arrivals can hail taxis at airport
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