Proposed liability for managed isolation
and quarantine charges
Are you a New Zealand citizen or resident?

YES

NO

Are you entering NZ on a border
exception as a critical worker?

When did you leave NZ?

BEFORE
REGULATIONS
COME INTO FORCE

AFTER
REGULATIONS
COME INTO FORCE

Not liable for charges

LESS THAN
90 DAYS

Liable for charges

YES

NO

Were you ordinarily resident in NZ before
the border closure on 19 March, and did
you leave NZ before that date?

How long are you staying in NZ?

90 DAYS
OR LONGER

This means NZ citizens and residence class visa holders,
including those in the Realm. It also includes Australian citizens
and permanent residents who are ordinarily resident in NZ.

YES

Liable for charges

Not liable for charges

NO

Liable for charges

NOTES:

ȓ  Ordinarily resident means having lived in New Zealand for 183 days (ie. six months) of the previous 12 months.
ȓ  Anyone travelling or isolating with a family member who does not have to pay charges is also exempt from charges, unless they are entering New Zealand on a border exception as a critical
worker. A family member is defined as a partner, legal guardian, and any dependent children.
ȓ  There would be other classes of exempt people (eg. diplomats, refugees, deportees, people travelling to attend the sentencing of the accused in the Christchurch mosque attacks).

MIQ 5823