❓ Hon Wilson Tucker questions the Minister for Health regarding the lack of access to COVID-19 vaccination data for WA's Indigenous population, citing inconsistencies with the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. The Minister requests the question be placed on notice due to time constraints.
AnsweredQoN 524Legislative Council
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CORONAVIRUS — VACCINATIONS — AVAILABILITY
524. Hon WILSON TUCKER to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
On 10 August, I asked for the
COVID-19 vaccination rates of WA's Indigenous population and I was
advised that the information I sought was ''commonwealth data''
and ''WA Health is not authorised to provide this data''.
I refer the minister to the National
agreement on closing the gap , to which the state government is a party, and
I note that priority reform area 4 of the agreement calls for locally relevant
and accessible data for monitoring and implementing Closing the Gap targets.
(1) How is the
answer provided to me last week consistent with the state government's
obligations under the National agreement on closing the gap ?
(2) Is there a memorandum
of understanding between the commonwealth and the state governments for the
sharing of COVID vaccination data; and, if not, why not?
(3) Does the state government operate any COVID-19
vaccination programs for the state's Indigenous population?
524. Hon WILSON TUCKER to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
On 10 August, I asked for the
COVID-19 vaccination rates of WA's Indigenous population and I was
advised that the information I sought was ''commonwealth data''
and ''WA Health is not authorised to provide this data''.
I refer the minister to the National
agreement on closing the gap , to which the state government is a party, and
I note that priority reform area 4 of the agreement calls for locally relevant
and accessible data for monitoring and implementing Closing the Gap targets.
(1) How is the
answer provided to me last week consistent with the state government's
obligations under the National agreement on closing the gap ?
(2) Is there a memorandum
of understanding between the commonwealth and the state governments for the
sharing of COVID vaccination data; and, if not, why not?
(3) Does the state government operate any COVID-19
vaccination programs for the state's Indigenous population?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I provide the following information on behalf of
the Minister for Health.
It is not possible to provide the
requested information in the time required, and I therefore ask the honourable
member to place this question on notice.
some notice of the question. I provide the following information on behalf of
the Minister for Health.
It is not possible to provide the
requested information in the time required, and I therefore ask the honourable
member to place this question on notice.
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