Queensland Health s decision to allow Dannii Minogue to quarantine at home in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a scramble behind the scenes, documents reveal. On July 14 it was revealed that television star Minogue was granted an exemption by the chief health officer to quarantine at her home on the Gold Coast before filming of The Masked Singer began. It came as several Queenslanders with serious medical issues were forced to quarantine in hotels and exemptions for funerals were denied. Dannii Minogue was granted an exemption to quarantine at home in July. In Right to Information documents, emails sent by Queensland Police show that the exemption caused confusion among authorities.
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On July 3, a senior Queensland Health medical adviser recommended Dr Young approve the exemption request for Minogue as a proof of concept private international quarantine arrangement .
The adviser s email to Dr Young noted Queensland Health had been provided draft documents [redacted] in appeal for an exemption for private quarantine .
The proposal would facilitate entry of key individuals travelling internationally for the entertainment, film and sporting industries particularly to the Gold Coast film and entertainment industry , the email said. There is potential to support the re-establishment of a significant industry in Queensland, the email concluded, citing the successful transfer of Melbourne AFL teams to Queensland.