CORONAVIRUS —
INTRASTATE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
460. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I refer to the ''Prohibition
on Regional Travel Directions'' established by the State Emergency Coordinator
on 31 March 2020 and replaced on 17 May 2020.
(1) Did the
Premier, the State Emergency Coordinator or the State Disaster Council receive
advice from the Chief Medical Officer of Western Australia, the Australian
Health Protection Principal Committee or the Department of Health recommending
the implementation of intrastate travel restrictions?
(2) If yes to (1), on what day was
advice received, and please table that advice?
(3) Did the
advice received identify that on public health grounds, travel should be
restricted in the form and manner that was established by the State Emergency
Coordinator?
(4) Is the Premier aware that despite assurances by
the Minister for Transport in answer to Legislative Council question
without notice 334 asked by Hon Colin de Grussa, MLC, travel by regular
passenger transport to regions with restricted access is occurring without
impediment by the airlines or the Western Australia Police Force?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(4) The Premier meets several times a week with the
COVID-19 emergency team, which includes representatives from the
Department of Health. All advice is considered when making decisions on travel
restrictions.