CORONAVIRUS —
POLICE — G2G PASS
467. Ms M.J. DAVIES to the Minister for Police:
I have a supplementary question.
Given that there are clearly inefficiencies in the system and multiple examples
of people, even in the same family, getting
different outcomes when applying for a G2G PASS, will the government
consider establishing an independent and transparent appeal process for the G2G
system to ensure the system is as efficient, fair and compassionate as
possible?
Mr P.
PAPALIA replied:
I can guarantee that the police will
continue to do the fantastic job they have done in defending the state,
protecting us against the threat of the pandemic and ensuring that everyone in Western
Australia has the opportunity to get vaccinated in a safe environment for as
long as possible, because we are under threat. It is a real threat. It is very
likely that at some point, thanks to the presence of COVID-infected people in
such huge numbers in New South Wales and elsewhere, that COVID-19 will come
into the state. I urge everybody in Western Australia to go out there and get
vaccinated whilst they can, whilst we are benefiting from this safe
environment. I believe that the supervision and oversight of the G2G
application process has been of the highest order. I cannot believe that the
Leader of the Opposition is questioning the integrity of the Western Australian
Commissioner of Police in his role as the State Emergency Coordinator. He has
done an excellent job. He has done an extraordinary job. He has better things to worry about than the Leader of the
Opposition running around on the coat-tails of talkback radio whingers.