The Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport has released the following information to clarify to current restrictions in place for the 11 impacted South East Queensland Local Government Areas (LGAs) only as set out by the Chief Health Officer in the Restrictions for Impacted Areas (No. 12) (SEQ eased restrictions Stage 1) Direction.

As detailed by Queensland’s Chief Health Officer, Dr Young, the intent of the restrictions is to limit the number of people coming together, particularly those that would not usually do so, including in organised sport and active recreation.  As a result, restrictions have been placed on community sport until 4pm on 22 August 2021.

Activity is unable to occur unless all of the following conditions can be met:

• Maximum of 10 people with no physical contact between participants;
• Participants can physically distance;
• Venue density requirements are followed;
• Participants must wear masks unless they have a valid reason not to do so;
• Sharing of equipment is to be limited wherever possible and appropriate cleaning protocols are to be implemented;
• Organisations are reminded to ensure they are using the contact tracing app
• No structured competitions are to occur.

If your organisation is unsure that the above conditions can be met, please do not undertake any activity during this 2 week period.

Operators can open their premises if they fit the definition of a commercial business and the restrictions above are applied.  For information and advice, please refer to Small business | Business Queensland

People living in the 11 impacted LGAs, are strongly encouraged not to leave the area as this may impact on the strong inroads made to stop the spread of the very contagious Delta strain of COVID-19. Should people need to leave the impacted area for any reason, they will be required to comply with all of the restrictions relevant to their home location including wearing of masks and physical distancing.

The restrictions on sport and active recreation activities have been determined by the Chief Health Officer as the course of action that will help keep Queenslanders safe.

Stay safe and please contact the team at SR.Covid19@dtis.qld.gov.au should you require further information.

These clarifications apply only for South East Queensland, as Cairns is currently in lockdown, and the remainder of Queensland is operating under different restrictions. Please refer to the Roadmap to easing restrictions for more detail.

The following links may be useful:

• Restrictions in Queensland
• Roadmap to easing restrictions
• Contact tracing (exposure sites)
• COVID Safe Checklist for Restricted Businesses
• Chief Health Officer public health directions
• Check In QLD app

See also on the Outdoors Queensland site:

• COVID News & Updates
• COVID Safe Checklists

On behalf of the outdoor sector, Outdoors Queensland thanks staff at Queensland Health, the Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport (Sport and Recreation), and Education Queensland, as well as others involved in the work required to guide us all safely through the COVID-19 pandemic.