CORONAVIRUS —
ROAD MAP
872. Hon COLIN TINCKNELL to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
Further to the answer to question
without notice 850 asked yesterday, can the Premier please advise the
following.
(1) What lockdowns, restrictions and/or curfews has
the Chief Medical Officer advised should be implemented if Western Australia
records a statewide daily average of five new COVID-19 cases over 14 days?
(2) If the CMO
has not provided specific advice as to what would cause WA to go into lockdown,
will the Premier seek it?
(3) Does the Premier think that this advice should be
sought from the CMO in advance of a potential COVID-19 outbreak?
(4) If no to (3), at what point
would the Premier think it is suitable to seek such advice?
(5) Is the
Premier waiting to test the political wind at the time of a potential COVID-19
outbreak before revealing what advice the Chief Medical Officer has given?
The PRESIDENT:
Minister, I think that last part of the question might have been seeking an
opinion.
Hon Sue Ellery:
Parts (3) and (4) are seeking an opinion.
The PRESIDENT: I made
reference to that yesterday and told members to take note of that before
putting in questions today.
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
Thank you, Madam President. I thank
the honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The Chief
Health Officer has not provided specific advice on a suggested course of action
based on the parameters outlined in the question.
(2) It is unclear
what the honourable member means by the term ''lockdown''. This
term has been used in other jurisdictions to mean different things. It is not a
term that has been used in Western Australia.
(3)–(4) Under standing order
105(1)(b), questions in this place may not seek an opinion.
(5) The Premier rejects the premise
of the question.