Six venues - Western Sydney Stadium, Campbelltown Stadium, Central Coast Stadium, Suncorp Stadium, Townsville Stadium and Melbourne - will be used during phase one of the season.

The Melbourne Storm have been cleared to play home games at their regular venue, meaning Canberra's campaign will resume behind enemy lines on May 30.

The venues were selected on a range of factors including those best equipped to meet the NRL's strict biosecurity protocols.

NRL officials say other factors included geographic location, rectangular rather than oval stadiums and commercial considerations linked to broadcast costs.

The NRL's acting chief executive Andrew Abdo says the decision to restrict matches to six venues is aimed at providing a safe environment for players and staff, based on biosecurity protocols.

"The competition will begin with a consolidated approach to venues," Abdo said.

"Each venue requires customised infrastructure to meet our strict biosecurity requirements. We've adopted a phased approach for venues should restrictions be eased in the future.

"We've chosen three consolidated venues for clubs in and around Sydney to ensure there are no double headers at venues and in different parts of the region to meet the geographical challenges we face."

The remainder of the 2020 fixture will be published on Thursday but venues will not be allocated for matches in round 10 and beyond.

The ACT government has given the Raiders the all clear to play games at Canberra Stadium but the club will be made to wait months before kicking off on their real home turf.

The Raiders have played 19 matches at Campbelltown Stadium in the club's history, winning eight - including their last appearance there against the Wests Tigers in 2018.

HOME VENUE ALLOCATIONS, ROUND ONE-NINE

Western Sydney Stadium - Parramatta Eels, Canterbury Bulldogs, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Cronulla Sharks, Sydney Roosters

Campbelltown Stadium - Canberra Raiders, Wests Tigers, St George Illawarra Dragons, Penrith Panthers

Central Coast Stadium - Newcastle Knights, New Zealand Warriors, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Suncorp Stadium - Brisbane Broncos, Gold Coast Titans

Townsville Stadium - North Queensland Cowboys

Melbourne Park - Melbourne Storm