Live in Tasmania

You must have a residential address in Tasmania

Examples of proof of residence:

• driver’s licence
• rental agreement
• utility bills eg power, water
• statutory declaration

Work in Tasmania

You must have paid work in Tasmania.

Fly-in fly-out workers and visitors/tourists are not eligible.

Details of your employer – this will be confirmed with your employer.

Confirmation that you are self-employed.

Have lost income or earnings

Your income must come from paid work. This can be a job or your business if you are self-employed, regardless of whether you:

• are drawing income from rental properties, bank interest etc.
• have liquid assets (cash, savings)

Are unable to use leave because you are a casual or do not have any leave entitlements left

You must have exhausted paid leave, including:

• sick  leave
• carer’s leave
• special pandemic leave

You are eligible if you cannot access the above leave, regardless of whether you have access to paid annual leave.

Your leave entitlement/casual employment will be verified with your employer.

Are not receiving any Australian Government income support

This includes:

• Age Pension
• Austudy
• Carer Payment
• Disability Support Pension
• Farm Household Allowance
• Jobseeker
• Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment
• Parenting Payment
• Special Benefit
• Youth Allowance

You are still eligible if you receive the Family Tax Benefit.

No evidence required

Positive case

Carer of a positive case

You, or a dependent you are caring for, must have isolated as a positive case following a positive RAT or PCR test result

Evidence can include:

• Message from Public Health about   your positive PCR test result
• Evidence you have submitted your positive RAT to Public Health
• If you are caring for a person who is a positive case and must isolate - the PCR or positive RAT result for a child or other person that you care for while they are in isolation

A medical certificate if you are required to isolate for more than seven days as a positive case or the carer of a positive case, owing to persistent symptoms.

Close contact high risk workplace worker

Close contact

You must have isolated as a close contact because you work in a high-risk setting but are not identified as a critical worker.

You can be notified you are a close contact by Public Health or another person who is a positive case.

Evidence can include:

• Message from Public Health that you are a close contact
• Name and address of the person who has tested positive, their evidence of being a positive case and confirmation from you that you were in a close contact setting with them.

Evidence of your workplace. Your workplace’s status as a high-risk setting with an exemption in place and your status as a critical worker will be confirmed by the assessment team.

Positive case

You, or a dependent you are caring for, must have isolated as a positive case.

Evidence can include:

• Message from Public Health about   your positive PCR test result
• Evidence you have submitted your   positive RAT to Public Health

A medical certificate if you are required to isolate for more than seven days as a positive case

Not be receiving the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment

You must have applied for and been denied the Australian Government’s Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment.

Evidence is a letter from Services Australia confirming you are not eligible.