Revealed: When Check In Tas will be scrapped

The Premier has announced a raft of changes to Check In Tas, which would see the use of the app scrapped at a range of different venues. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW >>

Tasmanians will now only be required to check in at pubs, clubs, gaming rooms, casinos, night clubs and major events, with other businesses permitted to take their QR codes down and “store them in a drawer”.

Following a review of the Check In TAS app, Premier Peter Gutwein announced today that people would not need to log their attendance at venues including supermarkets, cafes, retail centres, shops, schools, hospitals, or aged care facilities.

The change will come into effect from 6pm tonight.

“In terms of the advice to those venues that will no longer need to use Check In TAS app, just take your QR code down at 6pm tonight, store it in a drawer - we want the infrastructure to be available should we need to step it back up again,” he said.

Tasmania's Own Market/Salamanca Market with some people wearing masks and people using the check in Tas app to register attendance. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones

“We’ve obviously managed outbreaks when we’ve needed to but we’re at a point where our community is now transitioning well with Covid in the community, and we can make some changes.

“We’ll be moving to a phase where it will no longer be required to use the Check In Tas app in the majority of the venues that you go into.

“It will only remain for those settings where we know, with the age groups largely involved … we’ll be ensuring that we keep Check In TAS in place. And so, moving forward, we will keep Check In TAS in place where there is a higher risk of transmission: for bars, pubs, and club, gaming rooms, not TAB outlets, casinos, night clubs and major events.”

Mr Gutwein said a further review of Check In TAS would occur over the next 2-4 weeks.

“We’ll also be looking at other restrictions, including masks, in that period, as well,” he said. “But, again, it will depend on what the case count is.” said Mr Gutwein.

Venues where check in is no longer required (low risk)

Cafes and restaurants

Supermarkets and retail centres

Schools

Hospitals

Residential aged care facilities.

Venues where you still have to check in (high risk)

Bars, pubs and clubs

Gaming rooms

Casinos

Nightclubs

Major events

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By the end of March the Department of Communities will also discontinue the usage of a number of quarantine hotels including the TraveLodge in Hobart city, the TraveLodge at Hobart Airport as well as Ridges, the Best Western and the Edge Water Hotel,”

“This will leave three remaining hotels the Ibis in Hobart, Peppers in Launceston and the Sunrise Hotel in Devonport which will be continued to be used for people who are unable to isolate at home.”