QUARANTINE ADVISORY PANEL
69. Ms L. METTAM to the Premier:
I refer to the Premier's
comments last Wednesday when he misled the house that a quarantine advisory
panel had been established.
Point of Order
Mr D.A.
TEMPLEMAN: I have a point of order.
The SPEAKER: Member, I ask you to sit down. That point of
order is upheld; I do not need to hear it. Your question contains an
imputation. I ask you to remove that and rephrase your question.
Questions without Notice Resumed
Ms L. METTAM: I refer to the
Premier's comments last Wednesday when he stated that a quarantine
advisory panel had been established.
(1) Can he confirm that this panel
has now been established?
(2) Why has it
taken over 60 days for him to act on this recommendation, given these hotels
are the front line against this deadly disease?
(3) Who is the new chair if it is
not Professor Weeramanthri, as incorrectly stated last week?
Mr M.
McGOWAN replied:
(1)–(3) We will announce further details about the
Quarantine Advisory Panel, I expect, later this week. Obviously, there is consultation going on about who the
membership will be. I think my words last week were that my
understanding was that it was Professor Weeramanthri. My understanding was
incorrect and I corrected the record the next day in question time. If the
member wants to make something of that, feel free, but I think it shows that
the Liberal Party continues to undermine all our efforts in relation to COVID.
The SPEAKER:
The member has a supplementary, which I caution you needs to be brief and to
the point.