New South Wales scraps $3,000 quarantine fee for residents returning from Victoria

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Residents returning to New South Wales from Victoria no longer have to pay $3,000 for hotel quarantine. 

Anyone who has returned from Victoria and already paid for their two weeks in quarantine will get their money back. 

The fees will restart on September 11, giving residents a month to get home without having to pay.

'We have listened to the concerns of NSW residents who say they cannot afford to come home to NSW and will now give them more time to return, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said.

Residents returning to New South Wales from Victoria no longer have to pay $3,000 for hotel quarantine. Pictured: ADF troops helping with quarantine in Sydney

'We are asking any NSW residents who are in Victoria and want to come home to make their way back to NSW before Friday, 11 September if they want to avoid paying for hotel quarantine.'

Health Minister Brad Hazzard said several of NSW residents wanting to come home are experiencing hardship.

'We understand the cost associated with hotel quarantine has made it difficult for NSW residents to return home from Victoria – that is why we have waived that cost for the next month,' Mr Hazzard said.

'These changes are also retrospective and will apply to NSW residents who have travelled from Victoria and are already in hotel quarantine.'

Hotel quarantine for people returning from Victoria has been in place since August 7. 

The moratorium on the hotel quarantine charge will expire at 12:01am on September 11. 

Hotel quarantine for people returning from Victoria has been in place since 7 August. Pictured: A resident arrives at Sydney Airport