❓ A parliamentary question regarding a hotel quarantine breach and the English language proficiency of the security guard involved. The Premier denies the guard lacked appropriate English skills.
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QuestionView source ↗
CORONAVIRUS — HOTEL QUARANTINE BREACH
537. Mr P.A. KATSAMBANIS to the Premier:
I refer to the comments made by Michael Dyer, the president
of the Security Agents Institute of Western Australia, on Channel Seven news
last night about the hotel quarantine breach, and I quote —
If
you cannot speak English, you should not be working in the security industry at
all. It's just too dangerous.
Can the Premier confirm that the private security guard
responsible for that hotel quarantine breach did not have an appropriate level
of English language proficiency; and, if so, why was he allowed to work in such
a critically important role given the risks?
537. Mr P.A. KATSAMBANIS to the Premier:
I refer to the comments made by Michael Dyer, the president
of the Security Agents Institute of Western Australia, on Channel Seven news
last night about the hotel quarantine breach, and I quote —
If
you cannot speak English, you should not be working in the security industry at
all. It's just too dangerous.
Can the Premier confirm that the private security guard
responsible for that hotel quarantine breach did not have an appropriate level
of English language proficiency; and, if so, why was he allowed to work in such
a critically important role given the risks?
AnswerView source ↗
The advice I have from the director general of Health about
this matter is that the security guard concerned had the appropriate qualifications—in fact, he was very well
qualified was the advice given to me by the director general of Health—that his English proficiency was
appropriate for the role he undertook and that he had passed the r elevant
test. We have no advice and no evidence that he had any difficulties with
English.
this matter is that the security guard concerned had the appropriate qualifications—in fact, he was very well
qualified was the advice given to me by the director general of Health—that his English proficiency was
appropriate for the role he undertook and that he had passed the r elevant
test. We have no advice and no evidence that he had any difficulties with
English.
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