Masks would continue to be required on flights.
“The AHPPC notes that all states and territories have relaxed mask mandates in most settings within the community and considers that it is no longer proportionate to mandate mask use in airport terminals,” it advised on Tuesday.
“The AHPPC proposes that mask wearing in airport terminals no longer be mandated from as early as midnight on June 17,2022.”
But the committee said it would continue to “strongly recommend” mask use in airport terminals.
The recommendation means individual states and territories will be able to lift the mandate from midnight on Friday.
In a joint statement,Federal Health Minister Mark Butler and Transport Minister Catherine King said:“We anticipate the travelling public will notice this change in the days following Friday as individual state and territory jurisdictions make the necessary changes to their public health orders.”
A Brisbane Airport Corporation spokesman said it had urged the Queensland government,along with its counterparts in other jurisdictions,to follow the AHPPC advice.