Hon Martin Aldridge asks about the invoicing process, payment terms, and outstanding amounts related to hotel quarantine in WA. The Minister for Health provides details on these aspects, including the number and value of outstanding invoices.

AnsweredQoN 156Legislative Council
Asked
26 May 2021
Portfolio
Health

QuestionView source ↗

CORONAVIRUS — HOTEL QUARANTINE
156. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to Legislative Council
question without notice 136 asked yesterday in relation to cost recovery from
hotel quarantine.
(1) Is a hotel-quarantined person
issued an invoice when leaving hotel quarantine or at another time?
(2) What are the standard terms of payment, including
any applicable interest rate applied to overdue amounts?
(3) How many invoices remain
outstanding and what is the total amount outstanding?
(4) Of those identified in (3), how
many invoices have been issued —
(a) within 30 days;
(b) between 31 and 60 days; and
(c) after 60 days or more?
(5) What further
charges are incurred by hotel-quarantined persons when they are directed to quarantine
for a period exceeding 14 days?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is providing on behalf of the
Minister for Health.
(1) Invoices are issued to
passengers after they have completed hotel quarantine.
(2) Standard payment terms are 30
days. No interest rate applies to overdue amounts.
(3) As of 30 April 2021, a total of
5 865 invoices valued at $19.5 million were outstanding.
(4) To date, all invoices have been
issued within 60 days or more.
(5) There are no additional charges.

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