CHECK IN TAS APP | IMPORTANT CHANGES – 2 JULY

On Friday 2 July 2021, the Tasmanian Government announced more businesses will be required to use the Check in Tas app by 31 July.  Please find below a summary of the announcement:

The Contact Tracing Direction has been revised by the Director of Public Health.

From Wednesday 7 July 2021, the requirement for a person to be at a location for at least 15 minutes before being required to use Check in TAS has been removed. Each time a person enters a relevant location they must use Check in TAS regardless of how long they stay.

From Saturday 31 July 2021, the locations requiring the use of Check in TAS will be expanded. The new premises include:

Food courts; Mobile food vans and stalls, except where the van or stall is located within a retail location or a market; Retail premises including shops, pharmacies, supermarkets and other similar premises; Shopping centres; Markets, fairs and other similar premises; Libraries; Schools that provide kindergarten, primary education or secondary education, with the exception of home education; Child care centres, other than a child care service that is provided at a residential premises for children that live there; Accommodation locations, including hotels, motels, serviced apartments, hostels, boarding houses, caravan parks, campsites and camping areas, bed and breakfasts and short stay accommodation, except where the premises is the persons’ residential premises; Certain medical facilities; Residential aged care facilities; Certain mobile service providers who provide services at residential premises such as beauty therapist, hairdressers and personal trainers; and Veterinary and animal care locations.

The requirements do not apply to:

A person responding to an emergency. School students when they are at school or on a school excursion; and Parents of children at childcare and students at kindergarten or primary school when dropping off or collecting a child or student from school.

Staff who work at any of the above premises are required to check in each day they work.

Businesses can register for the Check in Tas app QR code by clicking on the green button: Check in Tas App - QR Code

Business Tasmania is providing a range of support to businesses who may require assistance regarding the app.  To access this support businesses are asked to: