CORONAVIRUS — MANDATORY QUARANTINE
879. Hon WILSON TUCKER to the minister representing the
Minister for Health:
I
refer to the COVID-19 public hospital visitor guidelines, particularly
those for visitors who are in mandatory quarantine.
(1) Is it true that family members visiting an
inpatient on compassionate grounds are afforded only 30 minutes?
(2) Can families apply for
subsequent visits of 30 minutes and under what grounds?
(3) What right of appeal is
available for administrative decisions made under these guidelines?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Health.
(1) No. Baseline
visit times are 30 minutes; however, this is negotiable based on the
circumstances of the request, the requirements of the health service and a completed
risk assessment.
(2)–(3) Yes. Each request is assessed on a case-by-case
basis by the state health incident controller and the relevant health
service. Families can ask for additional visits and time extensions.