❓ Mrs Harvey asks the Premier if he will support the Chief Health Officer's revised health advice to open the borders to a travel bubble. The Premier states the government does not propose to open the borders any further until they get advice to the contrary.
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CORONAVIRUS — INTERSTATE BORDER
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743. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Premier:
Before I ask my question, on behalf of the Liberal
opposition, I would like to offer our deepest sympathies to the families of
Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon. Our thoughts are with those
families at this time. I also place on the record our gratitude for and
appreciation of the police officers and public servants in the Office of the
Director of Public Prosecutions who have done such a terrific job in that
investigation and prosecution.
Members: Hear, hear!
Mrs L.M. HARVEY : I refer to a report in The West Australian today that the Chief Health Officer, Andy Robertson , is flagging a travel bubble as part of his revised
health advice, and to the Premier's statement on 17 June 2020 that picking
and choosing between states and territories would be unconstitutional. Will the
Premier support the Chief Health Officer's revised health advice to
open up the borders to a travel bubble?
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743. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Premier:
Before I ask my question, on behalf of the Liberal
opposition, I would like to offer our deepest sympathies to the families of
Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon. Our thoughts are with those
families at this time. I also place on the record our gratitude for and
appreciation of the police officers and public servants in the Office of the
Director of Public Prosecutions who have done such a terrific job in that
investigation and prosecution.
Members: Hear, hear!
Mrs L.M. HARVEY : I refer to a report in The West Australian today that the Chief Health Officer, Andy Robertson , is flagging a travel bubble as part of his revised
health advice, and to the Premier's statement on 17 June 2020 that picking
and choosing between states and territories would be unconstitutional. Will the
Premier support the Chief Health Officer's revised health advice to
open up the borders to a travel bubble?
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Just to be clear, our
position the whole way along has been that the border has worked to keep Western
Australia safe and to ensure that we have a strong economy within the
borders of Western Australia. The model we have adopted has worked. Tasmania
has had a similar model that perhaps has not worked as well economically, and
perhaps has not worked as well in a health sense, as has South Australia and
Queensland. The Chief Health Officer was reported in the newspaper today
explaining the situation. He also explained the situation very clearly in
correspondence on these matters. He indicated that to open the state to
jurisdictions such as South Australia or the Northern Territory would mean that
we would be relying on their border measures and controls. Relying on their
border controls is not as secure as relying on our own. At this point, the
government does not propose to open the borders any further until we get advice
to the contrary.
Tabling of Paper
Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP : The
Premier appeared to be reading from a document. I ask him to table it.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I did not read from any document.
The SPEAKER : I did not see him read from any document.
position the whole way along has been that the border has worked to keep Western
Australia safe and to ensure that we have a strong economy within the
borders of Western Australia. The model we have adopted has worked. Tasmania
has had a similar model that perhaps has not worked as well economically, and
perhaps has not worked as well in a health sense, as has South Australia and
Queensland. The Chief Health Officer was reported in the newspaper today
explaining the situation. He also explained the situation very clearly in
correspondence on these matters. He indicated that to open the state to
jurisdictions such as South Australia or the Northern Territory would mean that
we would be relying on their border measures and controls. Relying on their
border controls is not as secure as relying on our own. At this point, the
government does not propose to open the borders any further until we get advice
to the contrary.
Tabling of Paper
Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP : The
Premier appeared to be reading from a document. I ask him to table it.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I did not read from any document.
The SPEAKER : I did not see him read from any document.
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