CORONAVIRUS —
INTERSTATE BORDER RESTRICTIONS — TESTING
1223. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I refer to the state government's
mixed messaging around who will carry the cost of PCR testing in WA after the
borders open.
(1) Will the state government continue to pay for PCR
testing for all Western Australian residents after 5 February?
(2) Is it the
intention of the state government for all interstate and international visitors
to Western Australia to pay for their own PCR testing after 5 February?
(3) If a COVID-19
outbreak occurs in WA and people are directed to be tested, can the state
government confirm that it will underwrite
this cost for all who require testing, regardless of whether they are a resident
of WA?
Hon
MATTHEW SWINBOURN replied:
On behalf of the Minister for Mental
Health, I thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the
following information based on the information provided to me by the Minister
for Health.
(1)–(3) These
details are being finalised and will be detailed ahead of when WA's
safe transition plan takes effect.