Thank you sydunipete and ACEI. sydunipete - I had heard of someone in a similar situation who, still having not received their exemption went to the airport (not sure which Australian city this was in) with their reference number and all supporting paperwork, and was able to get the Border Force ...

Thanks sydunipete. In fact I got the email informing me that I had my exemption granted on Saturday night 20th June at 730pm. From reading this forum (and thank you to everyone who has contributed as it has been very useful) this would appear to be a very quick turnaround; however unfortunately i...

sydunipete I am in the exact same situation. My mother is being admitted to a hospice in the UK and does not have much longer. I submitted my request on Wednesday night 17th June with a travel date of 22nd June, I then got a phone call from my father saying her condition had declined dramatically...