❓ WA Government allocates $377,000 to compensate commercial solarium owners following the ban on commercial solariums, with a tiered compensation scheme based on surrender date and number of units owned.
AnsweredQoN 4315Legislative Assembly
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I refer to lives lost due to melanoma and commend the Government for
finally announcing a date banning commercial solariums by 1 January
2016, albeit year later than the rest of
the country, and I note that there is no detail in the budget re: compensation and
ask: (a) what is the total budget allocation to provide
compensation to commercial tanning salon owners; (b) is this compensation already in the 15/16 budget or
will it require new and additional funds, if so, how much in total has been allocated for compensation; (c) what is the actual compensation amount that will be
provided per bed; (d) will there be a two tiered compensation scheme
which has been introduced in other states like Queensland essentially providing
more compensation for those owners who voluntarily surrender their tanning bed
licenses earlier as an incentive, and reduced/lesser amount of compensation for
those who continue operating up until the date they become illegal; and (e) will the Department of Health require commercial
tanning beds to be physically destroyed/physically surrendered as part of the
compensation package or how will they be disposed of eg. Will anything prevent
commercial tanning bed owners on-selling beds for private use and causing more
skin cancer?
finally announcing a date banning commercial solariums by 1 January
2016, albeit year later than the rest of
the country, and I note that there is no detail in the budget re: compensation and
ask: (a) what is the total budget allocation to provide
compensation to commercial tanning salon owners; (b) is this compensation already in the 15/16 budget or
will it require new and additional funds, if so, how much in total has been allocated for compensation; (c) what is the actual compensation amount that will be
provided per bed; (d) will there be a two tiered compensation scheme
which has been introduced in other states like Queensland essentially providing
more compensation for those owners who voluntarily surrender their tanning bed
licenses earlier as an incentive, and reduced/lesser amount of compensation for
those who continue operating up until the date they become illegal; and (e) will the Department of Health require commercial
tanning beds to be physically destroyed/physically surrendered as part of the
compensation package or how will they be disposed of eg. Will anything prevent
commercial tanning bed owners on-selling beds for private use and causing more
skin cancer?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 September 2015
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
35 days
(a) $377,000 has been allocated to provide financial assistance to commercial tanning salon owners in the budget.
(b) Yes, this is funded in the 2015/16 budget.
(c) Amounts are as follows: $5,000 per sun tanning unit for units available to be collected on or prior to 31 August 2015; $2,000 per sun tanning unit for units available to be collected between 1 September 2015 and on or before 31 December 2015; and $5,000 per sun tanning unit for units available to be collected at any time until 31 December 2015 for all sun tanning units in solaria businesses that own five or more units and that are surrendering all units.
(d) Yes, see response to (c).
(e) To be eligible for the financial assistance package the sun tanning units must be surrendered. There is no current legislation that prevents the sun tanning units from being sold for private use.
(b) Yes, this is funded in the 2015/16 budget.
(c) Amounts are as follows: $5,000 per sun tanning unit for units available to be collected on or prior to 31 August 2015; $2,000 per sun tanning unit for units available to be collected between 1 September 2015 and on or before 31 December 2015; and $5,000 per sun tanning unit for units available to be collected at any time until 31 December 2015 for all sun tanning units in solaria businesses that own five or more units and that are surrendering all units.
(d) Yes, see response to (c).
(e) To be eligible for the financial assistance package the sun tanning units must be surrendered. There is no current legislation that prevents the sun tanning units from being sold for private use.
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