Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health Exemption Application

The national requirements for persons arriving to Australia from overseas are that they must enter into hotel quarantine at the port of entry.

If you are a returning traveller with exceptional circumstances seeking to quarantine in the ACT instead of your port of entry, or to quarantine at your home instead of an ACT hotel, you must fill out the form below.

Which local government area(s) in Greater Brisbane have you been to in the 14 days prior to your arrival to the ACT? Please select all that apply. 

Which local government area(s) in South Australia have you been to in the 14 days prior to your arrival to the ACT? Please select all that apply. 

Which area(s) in Tasmania have you been to in the 14 days prior to your arrival to the ACT? Please select all that apply. 

Which local government area(s) in Greater Brisbane have you been to in the 14 days prior to your arrival to the ACT? Please select all that apply. 

Please DO NOT press the submit button below. As you are not required to complete this form, you do not need to provide us with any personal information at this time.

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If you are moving to the ACT, you must provide the following documentation:

• Proof of permanent employment in the ACT (letter from employer); or proof of long term accommodation arrangements greater than six months; AND
• Two forms of ID (photo ID and proof of current address).

Applicants applying for essential worker status in construction, engineering and manufacturing MUST upload supporting documentation that provides details of the following:

• Name of project, description of project and location

• Details of Head Contractor and contact details

• Nature of the services they are performing

• Confirmation as to whether it is an ACT Government or private project

• A reference from the head contractor setting out the critical need for the services to be provided

Supporting documents can be attached in section three of this form.

If you plan to stay in paid accommodation during your time in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), please do not book until after your exemption has been approved, as if you are required to quarantine, you will need to stay in an approved hotel. The Office of the Chief Health Officer will contact you with a list of approved hotels.

For the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) paid accommodation and address fields, please enter "TBC" unless you have already booked your accommodation.

Please note that if you are approved to enter the ACT and required to quarantine, you will need to ensure the hotel is aware you will be in quarantine and has confirmed your arrival time - particularly if arriving early. You should also be aware that you will need to book 15 nights of accommodation in order to meet the ACT's mandatory quarantine requirements.

Please note if you are quarantining at a residential address, all other residents of the household will need to be in quarantine if you are granted entry to the ACT. Please list the names of any other person(s) who will be residing at this household during your quarantine.

For all requests please provide the following supporting documentation:

1. Identification - must provide Drivers Licence or other form of photo ID.

Moving to the ACT:

You will need to provide evidence that:

• You have secured employment for at least 6 months in the ACT that requires you to relocate (this should be in a letter from your employer) OR
• You have a lease in the ACT of at least 6 months, and your current living arrangements are coming to an end.

Essential workers:

Must provide a supporting letter from the head of the organisation AT the site where you will be working in the ACT which details the tasks you are required to undertake, the critical need for the services to be provided at this time, and why these services can only be provided by you specifically and cannot be sourced from within the ACT or any jurisdiction outside of the COVID-19 affected area.

If you are a Health Care Worker working in an ACT Hospital (Public or Private sector), you must complete a staff exemption form signed by the relevant executive of the area and attach it to this application.

Exemptions will only be considered when it can be established that:

• The staff member’s role cannot be fulfilled by another individual, either local or interstate; or

• The staff member is deemed an essential worker (defined as: there would be a greater risk posed to patients and staff if the staff member was excluded from work).

Compassionate grounds:

If you are attending a funeral, you will need to supply a death certificate or letter from the funeral service provider granting permission for your attendance.

If you are intending to enter to visit a sick or palliative family member, or require care or support from a family member in the ACT, you will need to supply supporting documentation from your or their treating medical professional outlining their or your requirement for travel. 

Needing to receive or attend a service:

You will need to provide supporting documentation from the service that verifies that this service is only available in the ACT, the service is comfortable with you attending, and an explanation as to why the entry is time critical. If this is a health service then please provide a letter from the health facility and your treating medical professional.

Entering for child access:

You will need to provide proof of legal guardianship, and court documentation where possible. Note that exemptions from quarantine are not possible and child access will need to take quarantine requirements into consideration.

All applicants must include: Passport and flight itinerary.

Required to attend court/legal proceeding:

You will need to provide evidence from the court that you are required to attend on (x date).

Residents of another state or territory seeking to return home:

You will need to provide proof of address in your home state or territory as part of your application, and evidence of a recent negative COVID-19 test in the ACT. If returning to a jurisdiction other than Queensland, you will also need to provide evidence of approval for your entry to that jurisdiction.

Please check all your information and ensure you have uploaded the supporting documentation. Once you click the “SUBMIT” button you will not be able to go back and change your details.

If you do feel you have an issue, please feel free to contact the COVID exemptions team at COVID.Exemptions@act.gov.au

IMPORTANT:  YOU MUST CLICK THE "SUBMIT" BUTTON BELOW TO LODGE YOUR APPLICATION.

If the date you were last in an affected location was prior to 25/01/2021 and you are entering from Western Australia, you do not have to complete this form.

If you have not yet arrived in the ACT, please indicate that last time you will have been in an affected location prior to arriving in the ACT.