Flights to Aus - RAT timing for multi-flight journeys?

[Lukeyd]

Apologies if this has been asked before, but when flying to Australia I've read that "a medical certificate as proof of a negative Rapid Antigen Test taken under medical supervision within 24 hours before your flight’s scheduled departure, must be provided to your airline when you check in" (source)

Does anyone know, for multi-segment flights (e.g. JFK > LAX > SYD), if the RAT has to be within 24 hours of the scheduled departure of the JFK-LAX flight, or the LAX-SYD flight? I'm assuming the latter, which from a practical sense essentially means the RAT needs to be taken the morning of departure on the east coast.

TIA!

 

[serfty]

It's first flight ...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) frequently asked questions – International travellers

Is the negative COVID-19 RAT required no more than 24 hours before boarding my flight or before arrival in Australia?

The COVID-19 RAT must be done no more than 24 hours before the scheduled departure time of your flight (or first flight if you have one or more connecting flights booked for your travel to Australia).

 

[Lukeyd]

It's first flight ...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) frequently asked questions – International travellers

Oh, amazing. That makes connecting itineraries much more convenient!