Tasmania introduces arrival cards (not a joke)

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Tasmanian citizens already got free entry to Mona. Soon they'll be seceding!
 
This will affect me, arriving tomorrow from O/S.

Sounds a good measure. Being an island there are only 5-6 (edit: major ( commercial sea/air) ) entry points, so they can monitor closely all the inbound traffic.
 
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There are quite a few more entry points although not used frequently.It is not illegal to sail your yacht from the mainland to any point in Tasmania.
 
RooFlyer said:
This will affect me, arriving tomorrow from O/S.

Sounds a good measure. Being an island there are only 5-6 (edit: major ( commercial sea/air) ) entry points, so they can monitor closely all the inbound traffic.
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And when they read your arrival card I expect claxons blaring, red lights flashing and a platoon of those cute beagle detector dogs to surround you. 😷
 
😊 You can only hope!

But I don't think anyone will be reading/ screening the cards on arrival - just collected and stored in case of a case developing later on.
 
It’s all very casual for now. When you arrive at Melbourne airport they hand you a flyer with self-isolation instructions and then you potter off to your domestic flight to Hobart. It’s good that Tasmanians get to return home to self-isolate but it’s a bit contradictory all the same.

I’m glad we have the entry cards as a back up. It’s much quicker than having to source all that data retrospectively.
 
Hvr said:
Doubt it's legal from a Constitutional perspective.
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I've just been asked to fill out an 'arrival card' on checking in to the Hilton in Adelaide - where have I come from, contacts etc.

Think that's unconstitutional as well? Should I have just ripped it up in front of them?
 
Wouldn't blame Tassie for cutting themselves off, they probably have a great case to really SMASH the curve.

They also have very limited ICU coverage... so might be a smart play.
 
I was checking the numbers for Sicily earlier. 5 million people but only 17 patients in ICU beds. Translated to Tasmania, 500,000 population, perhaps only 2 patients in ICU. The Royal Hobart hospital has about 30 ICU beds, so hopefully won't be overwhelmed...
 
It would be pretty bad to get deported from Tasmania.
Hopefully they'll let us into the State tomorrow.
Regards,
Renato
 
jakeseven7 said:
Wouldn't blame Tassie for cutting themselves off, they probably have a great case to really SMASH the curve.

They also have very limited ICU coverage... so might be a smart play.
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Yep the state is very vulnerable in many ways. Hospital beds aside, I worry about the impact on education if the schools close. Tasmania is already struggling education-wise.

The ABC just released some interesting visuals of each state’s “curves”:
www.abc.net.au

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