CORONAVIRUS —
INTERSTATE AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS —EXEMPTIONS
716. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Police:
I apologise at the outset for the
manner in which my questions were presented today. I had IT issues and they
were sent en masse, unfortunately.
I
refer to the minister's response to question without notice 383, asked
on 12 May 2020 in relation to travel restrictions.
(1) How many
exemptions have been granted for interstate entry into Western Australia since
12 May 2020?
(2) How many exemptions have been granted for
international entry into Western Australia since 20 May 2020?
(3) How many
exemptions have been granted since the Quarantine (Closing the Border)
Directions came into effect on 5 April 2020 that have not required quarantine
for 14 days?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Police.
The WA Police Force advise that the
Quarantine (Closing the Border) Directions came into effect in Western Australia at 11.59 pm on 5 April 2020.
Only those applicants who meet one of the categories of exemption
prescribed in the directions are permitted entry into the state. Through the
exemption process, police consider each application for entry into Western Australia
on its merits, with applications determined by the State Emergency Coordinator
or authorised officers appointed by the State Emergency Coordinator. Police
further advise the hard border restrictions
in place have resulted in a reduction by more than 98 per cent in passenger
arrivals at Perth Airport compared with the same period last year.
(1) Between 12 May 2020 and 10 August 2020, 35 243
people have entered Western Australia from domestic air travel.
(2) Between 12 May
2020 and 10 August 2020, 7 093 people have entered Western Australia from
international airline travel.
(3) Between 11.59
pm, 5 April 2020 and 10 August 2020, 6 661 people, many of who are aircrew from
domestic flights, have been exempt from quarantine in accordance with the
directions.