❓ Hon Colin Holt questions the Minister for Health regarding the decommissioning of specific hotels used for quarantine, vaccination status of security guards, and employment consequences for unvaccinated guards. The Minister provides dates for hotel decommissioning and confirms unvaccinated guards are no longer employed in quarantine roles.
AnsweredQoN 77Legislative Council
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CORONAVIRUS — HOTEL QUARANTINE
77. Hon COLIN HOLT to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to the state government's
management of hotel quarantine.
(1) Regarding the
Mercure, Four Points by Sheraton Perth and Novotel Perth Langley hotels, on
what date will each hotel be decommissioned for use by returning travellers?
(2) On what date will each hotel
receive their final intake of guests?
(3) Regarding
yesterday's mandatory vaccination deadline for hotel security guards,
how many guards did not begin the vaccination process prior to 10 May?
(4) Can the
minister confirm that those guards are no longer employed in hotel quarantine
security roles due to not receiving the COVID vaccination?
77. Hon COLIN HOLT to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to the state government's
management of hotel quarantine.
(1) Regarding the
Mercure, Four Points by Sheraton Perth and Novotel Perth Langley hotels, on
what date will each hotel be decommissioned for use by returning travellers?
(2) On what date will each hotel
receive their final intake of guests?
(3) Regarding
yesterday's mandatory vaccination deadline for hotel security guards,
how many guards did not begin the vaccination process prior to 10 May?
(4) Can the
minister confirm that those guards are no longer employed in hotel quarantine
security roles due to not receiving the COVID vaccination?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) For Mercure,
the last guest departed on 10 May 2021; for Four Points, the last guest is
scheduled to depart on 16 May 2021; and for Novotel Perth Langley, the last
guest is scheduled to depart on 11 May 2021.
(2) No further
guests will be allocated to the Mercure or Four Points hotels. Novotel Perth
Langley will no longer be a quarantine hotel and will receive only seasonal
workers going forward.
(3) Unknown.
(4) Yes.
some notice of the question.
(1) For Mercure,
the last guest departed on 10 May 2021; for Four Points, the last guest is
scheduled to depart on 16 May 2021; and for Novotel Perth Langley, the last
guest is scheduled to depart on 11 May 2021.
(2) No further
guests will be allocated to the Mercure or Four Points hotels. Novotel Perth
Langley will no longer be a quarantine hotel and will receive only seasonal
workers going forward.
(3) Unknown.
(4) Yes.
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