Australian employers must verify their workers are COVID vaccinated
Do employers and HR departments in Australia know that the government requires that they keep a record of their employees COVID-19 vaccination evidence?.
All Australian states & territories have their own specific Worker Vaccination Requirements covering a wide range of industries. It is an obligation of employers to ensure their workforce complies with the requirements if the employees are working on-site and in the company of others.
Overseas workers will also be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccinations to their employers before they can work on site (unless they have a medical exemption). These industry specific requirements vary from state to state – see hyperlinks below.
Without eligibility for Medicare, getting digital proof of COVID-19 vaccination is often problematic for internationals in Australia.
To minimise the risk of fraudulent vaccination records, the secure form of proof is the Australian Government recognised COVID-19 Digital Certificate or Statement of Vaccination obtained from the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).
After setting up a myGov account and an Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI), the international worker's overseas COVID-19 vaccines need to be uploaded to AIR before a digital certificate proof of vaccination can be downloaded and linked to Services apps.
There is no charge to access vaccinations from AIR through the myGov system, once they are linked. There is, however, usually a significant cost to have overseas vaccinations added to the register by a registered provider.
Only registered healthcare providers are authorised to search for & upload vaccinations to the AIR.
During the COVID-19 vaccination program, the nurses working at mass vaccination hubs encountered hundreds of international workers who were unable to access their proof of COVID vaccination due to roadblocks in obtaining an IHI & access to AIR. Without proof of vaccination, they were unable to work and study.
In response to this widespread difficulty, the COVIDProof.online service was established, by registered nurses, to support & guide fully vaccinated international workers to set up a myGov account, obtain an Individual Healthcare Identifier and access their digital certificate proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
Some of the industries that require evidence of worker COVID vaccination include: Residential Aged Care; Emergency Services; Healthcare; Disability Support; Education; Custodial Services; Airport, Quarantine, Transport...
Go to www.COVIDProof.online for more information.
Victorian Government Worker Vaccination Requirements
NSW Government Vaccination Worker Requirements
Queensland Government Worker Vaccination Requirements
South Australian Government Worker Vaccination Requirements
Western Australian Government Worker Vaccination Requirements
Tasmanian Government Worker Vaccination Requirements
Northern Territory Worker Vaccination Requirements
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