Originally Posted by
Stickshift3000
The method of collecting Vic patrons name & phone numbers in premises is not prescribed. Some places are using QR code’s, some are using pen & paper (with sanitiser).
Requiring QR code systems would be onerous for (very) small business, at a time when revenue has been non-existent for many months. It has little consequence to contact tracing.
They are not expensive and only require a printed code to be displayed at suitable points around the premises and in particular on entry.
The one we used at the football club had 6000 free entries and then it was $13/month. Others are free but not as intuitive, for example don't allow a user to save their details for their next entry or even entry at venues with the same branded QR system.
In the event of a positive case being identified, it's not the venue that does the contact tracing, but the government authority with the info provided by the QR code company. We don't get any details of those attending other than an email each morning indicating how many attended the previous day.
Whilst I'm no fan of Queensland's overall response, I'm told by those that should know that they were able to quickly manage the Wacol and Ipswich outbreaks through quick contact tracing as most of the affected venues were using QR codes.