All Victorians travelling on flights to the ACT will be denied entry to Canberra from tomorrow, following a surge in coronavirus cases in Melbourne.
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ACT residents returning from any part of Melbourne will have to quarantine for 14 days from 11.59pm tonight.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr said the move would coincide with the closure of the NSW and Victorian border, which will come into effect at 12.01am Wednesday.
The decision was made to close the border after 127 cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Victoria in the 24 hours to Monday, the highest daily rate of increase in the state.
However, the travel restriction to Victorians will not impact the easing of restrictions in the ACT, with the third stage enacted from Friday.
People coming into the ACT from known coronavirus hotspots in Victoria on flights had been ordered to self quarantine for 14 days at their own expense or return home.
That will be expanded even further from 11.59pm tonight, with anyone from Melbourne ordered to quarantine should they arrive in the capital.
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From 11.59pm on Tuesday, it will then apply to all Victorians.
Residents from NSW or the ACT who are returning to Canberra from Victoria will be able to return home but will have to self-quarantine for 14 days.
"These measures will be further enhanced from midnight on Tuesday, where anyone from Victoria will be denied entry unless they are granted an exemption by the NSW or ACT government," Mr Barr said.
"This will significantly reduce the likelihood of the virus spreading from Victoria into the Canberra region."
The Chief Minister said the measure barring Victorians from the ACT was temporary and would be in place as long as the NSW and Victorian border was closed.
"It's important we do everything we can and at the same time, support Victoria in stopping the spread," Mr Barr said.
"Doing so now will enable the territory to continue to implement our recovery plan."
Changes to stage three of coronavirus restrictions are expected to be minor.
"We will be moving cautiously, given what is happening in Victoria," Mr Barr said.