Queensland police enforcing new COVID-19 travel bans fear Victorian travellers will be smuggled into the state in the back of trucks to avoid detection.
With new rules in force from Friday, anyone entering Queensland from Victoria will be forced into hotel quarantine for 14 days at their own cost of about $3,000.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she had received an operational briefing from police concerned about people-smuggling in the back of trucks and cars crossing the border.
"Yes, they do have some concerns that that practice could be in place," she said.
"So what we say to everyone out there is, if you are thinking about doing it, don't do it."
Ms Palaszczuk said trucks and other vehicles crossing the border would be stopped and checked for undeclared passengers.
"If you are thinking about doing it, you will be hit with a fine," she said.
"Trucks will also be randomly stopped and if you are a truck driver participating in this you will also get fined as well."
The border restrictions impacting anyone travelling from Victoria, including Queenslanders, will be in place for the foreseeable future to stop any possible transmission from COVID-19 hot spots.
Anyone caught flouting the new restrictions faces a $4,000 fine.
Police Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski said officer spot checks would be stepped up to keep out any hot-spot travellers.
"We've already had people try and test the system all the way through, so we're just going to make it really certain that people aren't doing that," he said.
"It's not about picking on any particular vehicles that come through or any industry in particular; we're just making sure everyone gets applied to the same standard.
"Because the real key to this is the infections are currently in Victoria. If we can make sure that none of those people who have that infection get into this state … we're in a really good space."
Queensland's borders will be open to all other interstate travellers from July 10, but visitors will need to apply for a border pass declaring they have not visited a COVID hot spot.
