FULLY vaccinated people in New South Wales red and orange zones will soon be able to enter Victoria without facing 14 days' quarantine.
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Under the changes, which come into place at 11.59pm on October 19, fully vaccinated people entering Victoria from a red zone will need a negative result from a test taken no more than 72 hours prior to entry.
Once they enter, they must isolate, get tested again within 72 hours, and stay isolated until they get a negative result.
People entering Victoria from red zones who aren't fully vaccinated - including those with medical exemptions - will need a negative result from a test taken no more than 72 hours prior to entry.
Once they enter, they must quarantine for 14 days, get tested again within 72 hours of their entry, and again on Day 13 of their quarantine.
Fully vaccinated people arriving from orange zones will no longer be required to get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result.
No requirements will apply to them other than the need to hold a valid permit.
Orange zone conditions won't change for people who aren't fully vaccinated, including those with medical exemptions.
Minister for Health Martin Foley said previously, red zone permits were only available to Victorian residents, who had to quarantine for 14 days regardless of vaccination status.
"Our border settings are changing as we move towards a managed easing of restrictions - and people who are fully vaccinated have a right to reduced requirements because they present reduced risk," he said.
"Victoria and New South Wales have been through so much over the last few months, and we're pleased that more families will now be able to reunite and more people will be able to travel in a safe way."
All orange zone permit holders had to get tested within 72 hours of entering Victoria and stay isolated until they received a negative result.
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The outlined changes will also largely carry over to specified worker permits, with relaxed conditions for workers entering from red and orange zones if they are fully vaccinated.
People under the age of 12 who aren't eligible for the vaccine will travel under a parent's permit.
If a parent or guardian they are travelling with is not fully vaccinated, they will be required to follow the requirements that apply to that parent or guardian.
Until the changes come into effect, interstate entries will be subject to current Victorian border permit directions.
If they intend to enter Victoria once the changes are in place, they can prepare by getting a test no more than 72 hours prior to their entry in their home state if this is required as part of their permit.
The changes mean people from NSW are allowed into Victoria before Melbourne residents are able to travel to the regions.
Melburnians are currently subject to a 15 kilometre travel limit, which will expand to 25km when 70 per cent of people over 16 are fully vaccinated.
Travel between Melbourne and the regions is banned until 80 per cent of eligible Victorians have had both doses.
"There will of course be transitional anomalies but as we get to 70 and 80 per cent, as per the roadmap, they will evaporate," Mr Foley told reporters.
With NSW scrapping hotel and home quarantine for international travellers from November 1, the border changes also pave the way for people to fly into Sydney and enter Victoria without quarantining.
Mr Foley said he wasn't briefed prior to NSW's announcement but insisted it "reinforced" Victoria's decision to change its arrangements.
The state will press ahead with building its Commonwealth-backed quarantine facility at Mickleham for international travellers who are unvaccinated or haven't had a recognised vaccine and those coming from high-risk countries, he added.
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