Naomi Wolfe has found the lack of clarity surrounding COVID-19 test requirements for interstate travellers frustrating and expensive.
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Originally from Wynyard, now living in Melbourne, Ms Wolfe said she wanted to come home with her 12-year-old nephew to visit family and friends.
In preparation to visit, Ms Wolfe said she had looked at six different websites to figure out what the testing requirements would be and the cost.
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"I'm a university academic and I found it frustrating and confusing," Ms Wolfe said.
"I can't imagine how it is for people not used to looking through a lot of text, who are older or don't know where to look."
She said it looked like they would have to pay $150 each for COVID-19 tests on the way in from Victoria.
"I'm always home sick. I have my family on the Coast and love catching up with them.
"I think Tasmania should keep safe, but there's not a lot of clarity."
Ms Wolfe said she was concerned they might have to pay for another set of tests to get back into Victoria.
Travel restrictions into Victoria is currently guided by the traffic light system of green, orange and red zones.
Tasmania is part of the green zone that doesn't require a negative COVID-19 test 72 hours before entering Victoria, unlike red zone locations.
If that were to change, currently the Tasmanian government's coronavirus website said negative pre-departure COVID-19 tests to travel were available as a fee-based test conducted by North West, Hobart or Launceston Pathology.
The cost of those tests are $145.
Meanwhile Tasmania is poised to no longer identify locations as low, medium or high-risk once 90 per cent of eligible people are fully vaccinated.
That is expected to occur from December 15 when borders open.
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From that time interstate travellers will be required to have a negative COVID-19 test 72 hours before entering the state.
On Friday, the Tasmanian government said the availability and cost of testing was different for each jurisdiction.
One option for Victorians is Melbourne Pathology, which offers COVID-19 PCR tests for pre-travel patients at a cost of $145 each.
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Ms Wolfe said accessing publicly available COVID-19 tests required a reason from her experiences of undergoing tests in Melbourne.
"But there needs to be clarity over whether we can access it through the public system," Ms Wolfe said.
She said Tasmania having a COVID-19 test rule was really important.
"I don't want to put anyone in jeopardy. I want to make sure we follow all the rules.
"As much as we want to come home, we want to keep Tasmania safe."