Hon Nick Goiran asks the Minister for Health about briefings received regarding the Western Australian vaccine safety surveillance annual reports for 2021 and 2022, requesting related documents. The Minister provides dates and indicates the 2022 data is still under review, declining to table the briefing notes and stating the Financial Management Act 2006 does not apply.

AnsweredQoN 416Legislative Council
Asked
30 March 2023
Portfolio
Health

QuestionView source ↗

VACCINE SAFETY
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM — ANNUAL REPORTS
416. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the Leader of the House representing
the Minister for Health:
I refer to the response to my
question without notice 271, which informed the house that the communicable
disease control directorate briefed the minister on the contents of the Western
Australian vaccine safety surveillance—Annual report 2021 .
(1) On what date did the briefing
occur?
(2) Has the director also briefed
the minister on the data for 2022?
(3) Was a briefing note or similar document created by
the directorate in association with either of these briefings?
(4) If yes to
(3), will the minister table those documents?
(5) If no to (4),
will the minister undertake to comply with section 82 of the Financial
Management Act 2006?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The briefing note was sent to
the minister's office on 9 January 2023.
(2) The data for 2022 is still under
review.
(3) Yes.
(4) No.
(5) The
information sought by the member does not relate to the conduct or operation of
an agency within the meaning of section 82 of the Financial Management Act
2006, and, as such, no requirement to provide a notice arises.

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