 The only damage that was associated with the cyclone, was the sinking of a fishing boat on 11 December, however TCWC Darwin considers this damage to be indirect because the boat was away, from the cyclone centre and the radius of gales was less than .On 17 December, TCWC Brisbane started to monitor a tropical low that had moved into the basin from the South Pacific.Beginning 24 December 1990, the outer bands of Cyclone Joy reached Queensland, Australia.