Thousands of international students were caught in limbo by the premier’s latest border shutdown, sensationally scrapping the February 5 reopening date due to the spread of the Omicron Covid variant.
However the government has quietly revealed a complete policy backflip in a document released on Tuesday called the Returning Students Directions . A returning student must provide proof they are fully vaccinated or provide a medical exemption when entering the state, has access to “suitable premises” located within 200km of their point of entry into Western Australia and must download a G2G Now app while in quarantine.“It may be an offence not to comply with any of these directions, punishable by imprisonment for up to 12 months or a fine of up to $50,000 for an individual or $250,000 for a body corporate,” the document reads.
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