What is supervised quarantine?

Supervised quarantine is when a person is directed to enter, reside and remain at a supervised medi-hotel site by an authorised officer.

What is a quarantine facility unit?

A quarantine facility unit is the accommodation and designated outdoor areas of a quarantine facility to which a person undertaking supervised quarantine at the quarantine facility is confined.

People who are employed to work in Supervised Quarantine (Medi-Hotel, Facility or Red Zone) need to:

• Have a COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) each day before starting work for that day
  • If the result of the COVID-19 RAT is positive, then the person needs to have a COVID-19 PCR test and quarantine until negative test result.
• If requested by an authorised officer, produce evidence of having had the COVID-19 RAT

Who is considered an Emergency Services Worker?

Emergency services worker includes fire fighters, paramedics, ambulance officers, medical retrieval personnel, police officers and State Emergency Service officers.

I am an Emergency Services Worker. Can I enter a red zone for an emergency if I have not been vaccinated?

Yes. Emergency services workers who enter a red zone for the purpose of attending to an emergency will not be in breach of the Direction if they have not been vaccinated.

If I am directed to quarantine at a quarantine facility, what are my requirements?  

A person directed to undertake supervised quarantine at a quarantine facility must undergo testing requirements which are imposed by Supervised Quarantine Direction.

Which employees does the testing requirements and compliance apply to in the Supervised Quarantine Direction?

The Supervised Quarantine Direction testing and requirements apply to any person who:

• is physically present on a medi-hotel site for the purpose of performing work of any kind; or
• is physically present in a designated red zone at an airport site for the purpose of performing work associated with the processing of overseas or restricted zone arrivals or the processing and handling of the luggage of overseas or restricted zone arrivals; or
• is physically present in an airport site for the purpose of performing work associated with:
  • the processing and handling of the luggage of designated red zone overseas or restricted zone arrivals; or
  • otherwise occurring within a location to which designated red zone overseas or restricted zone arrivals have access. For example, a cleaner.

I provide clinical care and support or transporting persons in quarantine, do I need to be vaccinated?

Yes. Vaccination requirements include:

• Before commencing work, one dose of a TGA approved vaccine; and
• not later than 6 weeks after commencing the work, the person receives a second dose of the same TGA approved vaccine; and
• within two weeks of becoming eligible in accordance with ATAGI guidelines, the person receives a third dose (booster) of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine.

Supervised home quarantine

What is supervised home quarantine? Who does it apply to?

Supervised home quarantine is for travellers who have been granted an exemption to travel to South Australia by Authorised Officers in SA Health who otherwise would be prohibited. They are permitted to enter but must complete supervised quarantine at a place other than a medi-hotel or quarantine facility, approved by the Authorised Officer. They are required to:

• · COVID-19 test on day 1, 5, and 13.
• · Quarantine for 14 days
• · Must wear a face mask (covering mouth and nose) at any time that they come into contact with the public for a period of 14 days after their arrival in South Australia.

Will I be checked on when doing the supervised home quarantine?

Yes, periodic checks will be made on people in supervised home quarantine.

Does it have to be my home that I quarantine at?

No.

I cannot be separated from my family in our house, what do I do?

You will need to make arrangements for yourself or other household members to stay somewhere else, or alternatively, they will be subject to remaining at the place for the period of quarantine.

Can I do the home quarantine at a friend’s/other family members home?

Yes, but you must not have contact with them or any common areas eg bathrooms, kitchens as outlined in the ‘Living with other people’ section on the SA Health website.

Yes. People who are in supervised home quarantine must display a sign at the entrance of the place to alert persons attending the premises that it is a place of quarantine.

Will I be provided this sign upon entry into South Australia or do I have to print it myself?

You will not have to print the sign. You will be provided the sign upon entry into South Australia.

I provide care to and support to someone in supervised home quarantine. Can I enter their place of quarantine?

Yes. If you enter to provide care and support to an elderly or vulnerable person, you will be required to quarantine with that person for the duration of the quarantine period (excluding those providing support for medical and emergency purposes.

Note: If you enter 7 days after the commencement of the quarantine period, you must remain in quarantine until the completion of the 14 days.

What if I have a medical emergency and require medical attention. Can someone enter my place of quarantine?

Yes. Ambulance officers, SA Pathology staff, employees of the Department for Health and Wellbeing and SA Health authorised medical or nursing staff will be taken to be entering for medical purposes to enter for medical purposes.

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