- Effective January 22, 2021, passengers traveling to Australia will be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result at the time of check-in.
- At the time of boarding, you will need to provide proof of a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result that has been provided by a laboratory. This test must be conducted 72 hours or less prior to the scheduled departure time of your flight (or first flight if you have one or more connecting flights booked for your travel to Australia).
- The following information should be included in English on your test result record:
- Traveler name and date of birth
- The test result (such as ‘negative’ or ‘not detected’)
- The method of test conducted e.g. PCR test
- The date the specimen was collected
- The date the test result was authorized and the name of the authorizing officer
- Name and address of the laboratory / clinic / facility that administered the test
- Accreditation body that the laboratory is affiliated with, if known
- If your test result record does not provide this information you may be prevented from boarding the aircraft. Please ensure this information will be provided to you by your testing facility when you get tested.
- A paper-based record is preferred, however electronic records (such as a document embedded in an email or text message) that contains the required information would be accepted.
- Children who are four years of age or younger at the time of boarding are not required to have a test. Other vulnerable groups may be considered for exemption from a pre-departure test. This will be determined by the Australian Government.
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) FAQs for international travellers to Australia | Australian Government Department of Health
- Air crew must take a COVID-19 test every 7 days or on arrival in Australia, continue to quarantine in dedicated quarantine facilities between international flights or for 14 days, and not reposition for an outgoing international flight unless they do so on a crew-only flight.
- Exemption: crew in transit are exempt from this measure, as long as they remain on board and Ground staff are not in direct contact with the crew, whilst the aircraft is on the ground.
- Upon arrival in Australia, passengers must quarantine for 14 days at designated facilities in your port of arrival – unless you have an exemption.
- Passengers shall be accommodated in a hotel for this mandatory quarantine period.
- Passengers will not be permitted to travel domestically (including to your home) or continue on any domestic connections until they have completed the 14-day mandatory quarantine period.
- In some states and territories, passengers have to contribute to the cost of quarantine.
- Under the Biosecurity Act 2015 and applicable state legislation, passengers will have to remain in the allocated accommodation until they’re medically cleared to enter the Australian community. Passengers may be tested for COVID-19 during their quarantine period. If they don’t agree to be tested, passengers may have to quarantine for longer.
- The quarantine requirements are managed and enforced by state and territory governments with Australian Government support.
- International maritime crew arriving in Australia (via aircraft) must quarantine for 14 days at the point of arrival.
- Beginning January 12, 2021, it is mandatory for passengers to wear masks on commercial aircraft and in NSW airports. The Order extends the obligation to wear a fitted face covering to a person who is:
- in an indoor areas of NSW airports, including passenger waiting areas;
- on a domestic commercial aircraft that lands or takes off from a NSW Airport including while flying in NSW airspace.
