With contact tracing a thing of the past, the State Government announced earlier this week that QR code check-ins were no longer necessary, however the check-in app would still be required to show proof of vaccination in specified venues.
Venues that still require patrons to be fully vaccinated, such as pubs, clubs, restaurants, cafés and event venues will still need to see proof of vaccination.
The move was enthusiastically welcomed by many businesses with some staff immediately removing the app signage from their venues.
Chief Executive of the Queensland Tourism and Industry Council Daniel Gschwind labelled the need to check-in as confusing and said there was relief that the practice was being shelved.
"It didn't serve much purpose and we still have mandated vaccination requirements for all hospitality venues and that will probably stay in place,” Mr Gschwind said.
Brisbane Mayor Adrian Schrinner had been calling on the State Government for the past month to scrap the app, saying finally common sense prevailed.
“Glad to see the State Government has listened to our calls to scrap the check-in app for many businesses,” the Lord Mayor said.
“The State hasn’t been using their app for contact tracing, so forcing residents to use it didn’t make much sense.
“This will help to reduce the angst and be good for local business.”
With double vaccination rates reaching 90 per cent this week, hospitality owners are calling to remove all vaccination mandates in an effort to rebound from what has been a stifling time in business.
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