Following an assessment by New Zealand public health officials that the public health risk from Victoria is low, the
pause in Quarantine-Free Travel (QFT) with the Australian State will be lifted at 23:59 tomorrow (Tuesday).
From this time, QFT flights between New Zealand and Victoria can resume.
Travellers will no longer be required to have a pre-departure test.
However, all travellers are encouraged to continue monitoring for symptoms and checking the Victorian Health website for
any updated locations of interest: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/exposure-sites
Those in New Zealand who have recently been in Victoria, New South Wales or Queensland are advised to get tested if they
develop symptoms.
Anyone in New Zealand who has been at any of the current locations of interest or newly identified locations of interest
in Victoria, New South Wales or Queensland in the last 14 days at the specified times should continue to self-isolate
and contact Healthline for advice on testing.
Individuals in Australia who were at any of the locations of interest in Victoria, New South Wales or Queensland at the
specified times are asked to follow the health advice in the relevant state regarding isolation and testing. They MUST
not travel to New Zealand within 14 days of exposure.
In the past week there have been no new cases in Victoria with the Delta variant of concern.
Victorian health officials have determined there is unlikely to be widespread community transmission. They continue to
carry out about 15,000 tests a day and there has been no unexplained COVID-19 detected in wastewater samples.