A man who allegedly breached mandatory hotel quarantine in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, has since returned to the hotel, police say.
Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski confirmed on Wednesday afternoon the man was back in quarantine and would now undergo further testing, and that an independent investigation has been launched into the incident.
He said while the risk of the man spreading coronavirus was low, authorities were concerned about "any quarantine failure" in Queensland.
"There is an independent investigation being done and a review of what has occurred, with this person individually, and also to check our systems to make sure that we have full confidence that we'll be able to ensure that all persons that are in quarantine remain there until they complete that quarantine," Deputy Commissioner Gollschewski said.
"This is the first such incident that we have had, so we are very concerned about that."
Queensland recorded no new cases of coronavirus overnight, with a record number of tests — nearly 10,000 — carried out in the past 24 hours.
Earlier, Police Minister Mark Ryan told Parliament the 25-year-old returned from a New South Wales coronavirus hotspot and had been directed to stay in hotel quarantine for 14 days.
"Police will allege the man has left on his ninth day in quarantine," Mr Ryan said.
"[He] has, however, received a negative COVID test, and is not considered to be a high risk to the community.
"It is a very serious matter to breach quarantine, and there will be serious consequences for this man."
Teens charged over 'false' border declarations
On Wednesday afternoon, Queensland police confirmed two teenagers detained earlier this week at a Sunshine Coast shopping centre would face court on a number of charges, including falsifying border declarations.
Police stopped the pair at a Sunshine Coast shopping centre on Monday afternoon, after discovering they had travelled to Queensland from New South Wales last week.
The girls, aged 15 and 16, had allegedly been in Sydney in the days prior, which has been deemed a hotspot by Queensland Health.
A police spokesperson said one of the girls had since returned to New South Wales.
The Sunshine Coast is also preparing a second hotel quarantine site to support other parts of South-East Queensland, which is under increasing pressure after further border restrictions came into effect last Saturday.
AFL teams relocating to Cairns
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the Sydney Swans and Fremantle Dockers would be based in Cairns for a three-week period, for rounds 15 to 18.
"They will provide a much-needed boost for tourism in a town suffering from the economic downturn caused by the pandemic," Ms Palaszczuk said.
Tourism Minister Kate Jones said it was expected a number of games from rounds 15, 16 and 17 would be played at Cazaly Stadium.
Ms Jones said the deal had been arrived at after weeks of negotiations.
"This is a first for Cairns," Ms Jones said.
"This will see hotel rooms across the city bustling with some of Australia's very best footy players.
"We've never seen so many AFL premiership games in the far north in one season."
Pharmacies to conduct coronavirus tests
Pharmacies will be able to test people for COVID-19 under a trial scheme announced by Ms Palaszczuk today.
"Often, pharmacies are the first place people with symptoms will seek treatment, and it makes sense to offer these people tests, as a place to get tested," she said.
"It's another way we are keeping Queenslanders safe."
Ms Palaszczuk said the news that Auckland had returned to stage 3 restrictions, after a mystery outbreak, was a reminder that complacency was the biggest risk in Queensland.
Health Minister Steven Miles said over coming months pharmacies throughout the state would be able to take part in the testing pilot.
"This trial is about making testing even more accessible," Mr Miles said.
"Community pharmacies are accessible, trusted places across Queensland, including our regional and remote communities.
"Under this pilot program, pharmacists will be provided with extra training to conduct the testing and samples will still be analysed by Queensland Health."
Mr Miles said any person who was tested at a pharmacy for COVID-19 would still be required to self-isolate until they received their results.
