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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 523 asked in the Legislative Council on 9 June 2020 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

CORONAVIRUS — INTERSTATE AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS — EXEMPTIONS

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

I refer to the interstate travel restrictions imposed from 1.30 pm Western Standard Time on Tuesday, 24 March, and to the international travel restrictions.

(1) How many exemptions have been granted for interstate travel?

(2) How many exemptions have been granted for international travel?

(3) How many requests for both interstate and international travel exemptions have been rejected?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the Leader of the Opposition for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister for Police.

The Quarantine (Closing the Border) Directions came into effect in Western Australia at 11.59 pm on 5 April 2020. The Western Australia Police Force advises the following.

(1) Since the Quarantine (Closing the Border) Directions came into effect, 15 772 people have entered Western Australia from domestic airline travel.

(2) Since the Quarantine (Closing the Border) Directions came into effect, 4 367 people have entered Western Australia from international airline travel.

(3) It is not possible to break down the exact number of applications that have been rejected. Applications for exemption are assessed on an individual basis. The exact number of rejected applications is not recorded.