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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 950 asked in the Legislative Council on 11 November 2021 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

CORONAVIRUS — VACCINATIONS — POLICE

950. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the Minister for Police:

I refer the minister to his response to questions without notice 926 and 937 asked on Wednesday, 10 November.

(1) Have all 316 police officers who are not fully vaccinated received a medical exemption or a temporary exemption?

(2) If no to (1), what is the reason that they are not fully vaccinated?

(3) Have all 192 police staff, not police officers, who are not fully vaccinated received a medical exemption or a temporary exemption?

(4) If no to (3), what is the reason that they are not fully vaccinated?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Police.

(1)–(4) The Western Australia Police Force advises that the information is not available. Note that the agency has not been provided with evidence of exemptions from the Australian Immunisation Register or the Chief Health Officer at this time. It is anticipated that the directions under the Western Australian Public Health Act 2016 will require employees who work in premises specified in the direction to provide evidence of their vaccination status to their employer and also require employers to collect and maintain records of those employees' vaccination status.