❓ Hon Peter Collier questions the Premier regarding advice from the Chief Health Officer about a travel bubble with South Australia and the Northern Territory. The Premier acknowledges ongoing advice and tables a relevant letter.
AnsweredQoN 1017Legislative Council
Asked
24 September 2020
Member
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Premier
QuestionView source ↗
CORONAVIRUS — INTERSTATE BORDER
RESTRICTIONS
1017. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I refer to a WAtoday
article dated 28 July 2020 in which the Western Australian Chief Health
Officer, Andrew Robertson, during questioning in the Federal Court,
revealed that he had written to the state government suggesting it consider a travel
bubble with South Australia and the Northern Territory but did not receive a reply.
(1) On what
date did the Premier first become aware of any advice from the Chief Health
Officer regarding a travel bubble between Western Australia and other states?
(2) Will the
Premier table any letter or advice received at any point from the Chief Health
Officer regarding a travel bubble between Western Australia and other states;
and, if not, why not?
RESTRICTIONS
1017. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I refer to a WAtoday
article dated 28 July 2020 in which the Western Australian Chief Health
Officer, Andrew Robertson, during questioning in the Federal Court,
revealed that he had written to the state government suggesting it consider a travel
bubble with South Australia and the Northern Territory but did not receive a reply.
(1) On what
date did the Premier first become aware of any advice from the Chief Health
Officer regarding a travel bubble between Western Australia and other states?
(2) Will the
Premier table any letter or advice received at any point from the Chief Health
Officer regarding a travel bubble between Western Australia and other states;
and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1)–(2) Advice around border controls has been
constant and ongoing since the start of the pandemic. The Chief Health Officer's advice, in which he referred to
the possibility of open borders to selective jurisdictions with no community spread, noted that this would place an
increased reliance by Western Australia on the effectiveness of other
states' border controls and that consideration of this risk would
require further assessment.
I table a letter from Dr Andrew
Robertson, Chief Health Officer, dated 24 June 2020, to Commissioner Chris Dawson,
Commissioner of Police and State Emergency Coordinator.
[See paper 4390.]
question.
(1)–(2) Advice around border controls has been
constant and ongoing since the start of the pandemic. The Chief Health Officer's advice, in which he referred to
the possibility of open borders to selective jurisdictions with no community spread, noted that this would place an
increased reliance by Western Australia on the effectiveness of other
states' border controls and that consideration of this risk would
require further assessment.
I table a letter from Dr Andrew
Robertson, Chief Health Officer, dated 24 June 2020, to Commissioner Chris Dawson,
Commissioner of Police and State Emergency Coordinator.
[See paper 4390.]
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