People arriving in Australia could be allowed to quarantine at home under a proposal health experts are considering.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee is looking at the safety of home isolation.
"When it comes in, that will obviously be determined principally by the health advice that can provide a green light to those sorts of options," he told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday.
"But I'm hopeful it's something we can move to."
In the early stages of the pandemic, people arriving in Australia quarantined at home until hotel systems were established.
Mr Morrison said the Chinese-Australian community following home quarantine rules was vital to the nation's success in managing the first virus wave.
"Home quarantine can play a role in the future," he said.
Two weeks hotel quarantine is mandatory for overseas arrivals and some domestic travellers entering states and territories with closed borders.
The ACT is an exception, with people allowed to spend their stints at home.
