Vaccinations

The only vaccination requirement for entry to Australia is for yellow fever.

Australia requires any person over one year of age to hold an international yellow fever vaccination certificate if, within the six days prior to their arrival in Australia, they have stayed overnight or longer in a declared yellow fever infected country in Africa or South America.

Any person who is required to be vaccinated for yellow fever, but does not posses a valid vaccination certificate on arrival in Australia, will be placed under quarantine surveillance by an officer of the Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service (AQIS). A surveillance order allows a person to enter Australia on the basis that they report to a health authority if they develop symptoms of yellow fever infection within the surveillance period (i.e. up to a maximum period of six days). The symptoms of yellow fever and relevant instructions are issued with the quarantine surveillance order.