Important for Clubs Electronic registration of Member Participants

Dear sport and recreation community

I trust that you are keeping well as we approach the end of what has been a very challenging year. I write to you to provide you with some important updates based on recent developments in the COVID-19 situation.

Greater Sydney

You will have noted the spike in COVID-19 cases in New South Wales in recent days.
As a result, the Queensland Chief Health Officer has declared Greater Sydney a declared a COVID-19 hotspot as of 1am Monday, 21December 2020. The hotspot will match the area nominated by New South Wales: the Greater Sydney region and the Central Coast, Illawarra-Shoalhaven, and Nepean Blue Mountains.

Of particular note:

• Non-Queensland residents from the hotspot will not be permitted to enter Queensland after 1am Monday, 21 December unless under exceptional circumstances.
• Queensland residents returning from Greater Sydney will have 24 hours after 1am Monday, 21 December to get a border pass, return to their residence in Queensland, get tested and quarantine at home for 14 days from when they left the hotspot.
• From 1am Tuesday, 22 December, Queenslanders returning from Greater Sydney will be required to get a border pass to enter Queensland and undertake 14 days of mandatory hotel quarantine.

Further information for Queensland residents on the new restrictions can be found at the Queensland Government website.

Compliance with Health advice and Industry Plans

We remind the sport, recreation and fitness community of the importance of complying with existing health requirements, particularly with regards to social distancing, hand hygiene and contact tracing.

IMPORTANT: from Thursday 24 December 2020 the Queensland Government will require all businesses (including clubs and associations) to implement electronic registration of participants attending a facility or event. Paper registration of attendees will no longer be sufficient to meet contact tracing requirements.

The department, in consultation with the industry plan leads, will ensure the industry plans are updated to reflect these changes early in the new year.  

The Queensland Government will be conducting a compliance blitz including spot checks and inspections as an additional safeguard for the community.

I would like to take this opportunity to commend the sport, recreation and fitness community on its efforts to date in responding to this unprecedented health crisis. It is important that we all continue to remain vigilant in our response to this crisis to help ensure the continued safety of Queenslanders and our industry remains open for business.

Wishing you a happy and safe Christmas and all the best for 2021.

Regards


Andrew Sly
Assistant Director-General
Sport and Recreation
Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport