Authorities rely on goodwill for mask compliance outside Brisbane

“We didn’t have masks [mandated] in March when we did all of those restrictions then. We do have masks [now] so we can be more confident about our other strategies.”

Dr Young clarified when asked questions about the measures on Monday that if people from Greater Brisbane travelled outside that area to other parts of the state, they would still need to wear a mask.

“They need to do whatever they would be doing in Brisbane. When they travel elsewhere they have to follow those requirements,” Dr Young said.

“They can’t follow some of the density requirements but the ones they can influence like putting a mask on they need to do.”

Within the Greater Brisbane area, police will be actively enforcing the mask mandate, with anyone found in public…