Generally, staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed the required isolation period, can return to work when they have fully recovered and have met the criteria for clearance from isolation. The criteria may vary depending on circumstances of the workplace and states and territories may manage clearance from isolation differently. At present these requirements are as follows (but please double check your State or Territory health website and/or follow any directives you receive): QLD You must isolate for 7 days (provided you have not had symptoms for the last 48 hours, or if the only remaining symptom is a very mild dry cough which is persistent but not getting worse). Alternatively, 10 days (since the date of your positive test result). See here. SA You must isolate for 10 days. See here. NT If you are vaccinated, you must isolate for 7 days (the positive test result day is day 0, and isolation ends at 12 noon on day 7). If you still have symptoms, you must remain isolation until day 10. If you are unvaccinated due to a medical exemption, you must isolate for 10 days. If you still have symptoms, you must remain in isolation until day 14. See here. WA You must remain in isolation until you are cleared by WA Health. See here.