Cross Border Travel Associated Direction
The Emergency Management (Cross Border Travel - Associated Direction No 44) (COVID-19) Direction 2021 has been revoked and replaced by the Emergency Management (Cross Border Travel - Associated Direction No 45) (COVID-19) Direction 2021. This Direction came into effect at 12.38pm on Friday 27 August 2021.
Key changes include amendments to testing, vaccinations and prohibiting travel for travellers passing through from restricted locations:
Arriving by Air: All essential travellers from the ACT, NSW or Victoria (apart from people who are ordinarily resident in the Victorian cross border corridor and essential travellers who are commercial transport and freight workers and or emergency services workers) must produce evidence of a COVID-19 test within 72 hours before their arrival in South Australia.
Arriving by any other means: All essential travellers from the ACT, NSW or Victoria (apart from people who are ordinarily resident in the Victorian cross border corridor and essential travellers who are commercial transport and freight workers and or emergency services workers) must produce evidence of a COVID-19 test within 72 hours before their arrival in South Australia OR if an authorised officer is satisfied a person could not reasonably undertake a test, must complete COVID-19 testing on day 1, 5, and 13 and quarantine as per their arrival Level (4 or 5).
Victorian Cross Border Community members and Emergency Services workers are not required to submit to COVID-19 testing provided they comply with the clauses in the Cross Border Travel General No 2 and Associated No 45 Directions.
Commercial transport and freight have different requirements as follows:
Commercial Transport and Freight services (CTFS) – as defined in Cross Border Travel General Direction, Sch 3 and 8; includes air, maritime and other sectors not identified below;
Commercial Transport and Freight workers (CTFW) – as defined in Cross Border Travel Associated Direction No 45, includes road or rail sector on a commercial basis and support workers as defined in the Direction:
LOCATION |
CTFS – arrival by air |
CTFS – arrival by sea or other |
CTFW – arrival by road and rail (National protocol exists) |
Restricted location (NSW, ACT, VIC) |
Evidence of a test within 72 hrs prior to arrival (AD45, clause 5A(1)(i)) |
Evidence of a test within 72 hrs prior to arrival or if AO satisfied unable to test, D1, D5, D13 (AD45, clause 5A (1)(ii) |
Evidence of a test within 72 hrs prior to arrival (AD45, clause 5A(3) |
Restricted location (NT and Greater Brisbane) |
Nil |
Nil |
Evidence of a test within 72 hrs prior to arrival (AD45, clause 5A(3) |
Unrestricted location |
Nil |
Nil |
Evidence of a negative test result within 7 days prior to arrival (AD, clause 5A(4) |
From 12.01am on 24 September 2021, all essential travellers aged 18 and above arriving from the ACT, NSW and Victoria must produce evidence of having received at least 1 dose of a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved COVID-19 vaccine in order to be permitted to enter South Australia.
A person who is unable to produce the evidence may only enter South Australia with an exemption from the Department for Health and Wellbeing.
Travellers from NSW, ACT and Victoria are now prohibited (level 6) from Passing Through South Australia to arrive in another State or Territory.
Other existing requirements remain.
Activities Associated Direction
The Emergency Management (Activities - Associated Direction No 11) (COVID-19) Direction 2021 has been revoked and replaced by the Emergency Management (Cross Border Travel - Associated Direction No 12) (COVID-19) Direction 2021. This Direction came into effect at 12.33pm on Friday 27 August 2021.
This Direction amends a Private Function and Private Activity. Private Functions can only be held at a premise which has an ongoing liquor license. Private activities with short term liquor licenses remain capped at 50 people in a non-residential location and 20 at a residence.
Other existing requirements remain.
The information above only highlights the key changes made to the Directions and does not reflect all requirements. Members of the public are encouraged to see the full Directions for further information.
All existing directions, frequently asked questions and other information can be found here: https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/emergency-declarations
If you require further information you can call the SA COVID-19 Information Line on 1800 253 787 between the hours of 9am to 5pm 7 days per week or go to the SA Health website at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au or www.sa.gov.au/covid-19
