Restrictions Lifting June 25

From 1am 25 June 2021 restrictions apply for all Queensland.

Introducing a new travel declaration for anyone entering Queensland and expanding the mandatory Check In Qld app to more sectors means we will significantly increase our contact tracing ability and can ease the following restrictions across Queensland. Fewer COVID Safe Plans will be required – instead they will be replaced with a single checklist.

• Indoor premises:
  • Three people per 4m² or 100% allocated seated and ticketed capacity (e.g. restaurants, cafés, pubs, clubs, museums, art galleries, places of worship and convention centres).
  • Three people per 4m² for commercial residential facilities (including hostels, B&Bs and short term rentals).
  • Three people per 4m² at indoor play areas and unattended retail and need to comply with the new COVID Safe Checklist.*

• Hospitals, aged care and disability centres: No restrictions.

• Wedding ceremonies:
  • Three people per 4m² or 100% allocated seated and ticketed capacity (whichever is preferred).
  • All guests can dance (indoors and outdoors) subject to the three people per 4m² rule.

• Funerals: Three people per 4m² or 100% allocated seated and ticketed capacity (whichever is preferred).

• Gatherings:
  • No limit on gatherings in homes, however list of attendees must be kept for gatherings with more than 100 people.
  • No limit for people gathering in outdoor public spaces across Queensland.

• Self-service food: No restrictions.

• Indoor events: Three people per 4m² or 100% allocated seated and ticketed capacity and need to comply with the new COVID Safe Checklist.*

• Ticketed venues: 100% capacity with allocated seating (e.g. theatre, live music, cinemas, indoor sports, universities and other higher education institutions).

• Dancing: Dancing is allowed in all indoor and outdoor venues including pubs, beer gardens, clubs and nightclubs and at dancing and music festivals, subject to the three people per 4m² rule. Need to comply with new COVID Safe Checklist.*

• Open air stadiums, casinos and large convention centres: 100% allocated seated and ticketed capacity (with a COVID Safe Plan).

Mandatory for for hospitality sector and new sectors from  9 July 2021

In addition to the hospitality sector, from 1am Friday 9 July, the Check In Qld app will be mandatory for a number of new sectors, including:

• venues that attract large crowds, such as stadiums, convention centres, theme parks, concert venues and cinemas
• shopping centres
• beauty and personal care service, such as hairdressing, beauty therapy and nail services
• indoor events, such as cultural festival and expos
• outdoor events, such as fun runs and fetes
• leisure and recreation facilities, such as gyms, health clubs, indoor sports facilities and indoor pools
• short-term residential facilities such as hotels, boarding houses and short-term holiday rentals
• outdoor recreation, such as caravan parks, camping areas, zoos and aquariums
• public-facing government services, such as customer service counters in government buildings, galleries, museums, libraries and community centres such as recreation halls
• weddings, funerals and places of worship (only required if indoor)
• higher education institutions, such as universities, TAFEs and registered training organisations
• adult entertainment venues
• hospitals, residential aged care, disability service accommodation (applies to visitors, volunteers and contractors, not staff or patients/residents).