How does Queensland's new COVID-19 'traffic light' travel pass system work?
Everyone now needs a travel pass to enter Queensland. Here's what you need to know. Queensland COVID-19 snapshot: Confirmed cases so far: 1,661  Confirmed cases so far: 1,661 Deaths: 7  Deaths: 7 Tests conducted: 2,769,272  Tests conducted: 2,769,272 Active cases: 26 Latest information from Queensland Health. Anyone entering Queensland will now be required to fill out an online travel declaration, regardless of whether they have been to a COVID-19 hotspot. The "traffic light" system will come into effect from 1:00am on Saturday. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the scheme would "make the job of contact tracing so much easier" in the event of a coronavirus outbreak. All travellers entering Queensland from interstate or on a quarantine-free flight from New Zealand must comply with the new declaration process  that includes returning Queensland residents. The online form can be completed up to three days before arriving in Queensland. Queensland Health said it should take about three minutes to fill out and the declaration would be issued immediately via email. The travel declaration scheme will operate similarly to Victoria's "traffic light" system. A green pass means you have not visited a COVID-19 hotspot and can travel freely into the state. If you have been to an interstate exposure site, you will be issued with an amber pass and required to follow particular quarantine conditions on arrival. Returning Queenslanders must hotel quarantine at their own expense. If you have been to a declared COVID-19 hotspot, you will be directed to fill out a second form to obtain a Queensland border declaration pass. Declared hotspots are "red zones", meaning you will not be permitted to enter unless you are a Queensland resident or are coming for a limited range of essential purposes. Returning Queenslanders must hotel quarantine at their own expense. Residents living in border zone communities do not need to fill out the new travel declaration form unless they have recently visited other areas outside Queensland. This requirement may change if an exposure site is declared within the border region.