The NT Chief Health Officer has issued - COVID-19 Directions No. 56 for Freight Workers
Vaccination deadlines
A freight worker must not enter the Territory unless the worker has been vaccinated as follows:
- from 1 November 2021 - the worker has received the first dose; and
- from 13 December 2021 – the worker has received the second dose.
Documentation and testing on entry
On entry freight workers must produce:
- evidence of the freight worker’s vaccination status (for example a completed appointment slip or medical certificate for the first dose or a digital certificate for full vaccination shown on a mobile phone);
- an approved freight risk mitigation management plan; and
- a border entry form.
- Freight workers must also submit to testing on entry.
Quarantine
If a freight worker has been in a hotspot or at an exposure site, the worker must quarantine at a suitable place until the 14th day after being in the hotspot or at the site. This may be residential or commercial accommodation or their vehicle. The accommodation must allow for social distancing and sleeping arrangements separate from others not in quarantine.
Freight workers may leave quarantine while working, for medical purposes, in an emergency or for a compassionate purpose approved by the CHO.
Testing
Freight workers must submit to testing every 7 days while in the Territory.
Social distancing and other requirements
- Freight workers subject to quarantine must practice social distancing as follows:
- sleeping in a room or other enclosed space separate to others who are not subject to social distancing measures;
- staying 1.5 metres away from others; and
- wearing a face mask at all times the workers is not in their vehicle or accommodation.
- Freight workers must comply with the freight risk mitigation plan approved by the Department of Health.
- Freight workers must regularly check for symptoms of COVID-19, and contact the COVID-19 Hotline or a medical practitioner to determine whether to be tested or assessed for infection.
Non-compliance
A freight worker subject to quarantine who fails to comply with quarantine or testing requirements must travel directly to a place specified by the CHO and remain until the 14th day after being in the hotspot or at the exposure site.
A freight worker not subject to quarantine who fails to comply with testing requirements must travel directly to a suitable place for quarantine and remain until the 14th day after the date of non-compliance.