Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

While the travel restrictions remain, the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee has recommended that current containment measures receive continual review. As a consequence of the positive signs of containment, the committee has recommended that Border Force extend case-by-case exemptions to the travel bans to year 11 and 12 secondary students from mainland China, excluding Hubei. The government have considered and accepted that advice. There will now be a limited number of exemptions granted. These exemptions will be provided on a double green light basis. This means where both the Commonwealth and the relevant state and territory health authorities agree, students from mainland China have a pathway to return to Australia and continue their studies. We will continue to consider developments in China and advice from the committee as they meet and review health and travel arrangements on an ongoing basis. (Time expired)