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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 354 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 26 May 2020 by Mrs L.M. Harvey

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

CORONAVIRUS — PORT PROTOCOLS

354. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Premier:

I have a supplementary question. Can the Premier outline to the house how many international trade ships have been into our Western Australian–run ports since the COVID-19 crisis began and whether any have had any COVID-19-positive cases on board?

Mr M. McGOWAN replied:

There would have been scores, if not hundreds, of ships. One only has to go to Port Hedland harbour or to Dampier to see 30 ships, maybe, sitting off the coast at any point in time. Geraldton would be the same—maybe not to that scale, but a number—and Albany, Esperance and Bunbury. The port of Fremantle would have had scores, if not hundreds, of ships come through. Then there are the pleasure craft and sometimes rather large yachts that come in that are scrutinised or watched. We have had various reports about having to keep an eye on people on board those boats, and we have done that. In terms of answering the member's initial question about how many ships have come in, I cannot answer it specifically, except to say I expect that there would have been hundreds. In terms of reports of people on board who have been COVID-19-positive, to the best of my recollection, we have had reports of people who have been unwell and have been dealt with. I do not recall, bar today, and excluding cruise ships, any other cases that have been brought to my attention.