QUARANTINE
ADVISORY PANEL — MEETINGS
465. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I
refer to the Quarantine Advisory Panel, the 10-member advisory panel appointed
on 27 May 2021 to oversee hotel quarantine in WA, and the advice
received from the Minister for Health in response to questions without notice
377 and 378 asked by Hon Mia Davies, MLA, yesterday in the other place.
(1) How many
times has the QAP met, detailing for each meeting —
(a) the dates
they met at least once;
(b) whether a quorum
was achieved;
(c) the number
of conflicts of interest recorded; and
(d) whether
external advisers or observers attended, and who those individuals were?
(2) How many
times has the QAP provided concurrent advice to the Minister for Health or the
chief executive officer, and the form in which that advice was provided?
(3) Are communiques
and minutes of the QAP meetings publicly available; and, if yes, where can
these be located; and, if these documents are not publicly available, will the
Premier please table these documents?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) (a) It has
met on 14 June 2021 and 27 July 2021.
(b) Yes for both
meetings.
(c)–(d) Nil
for both meetings.
(2) As stated in
section 4.5 of the Quarantine Advisory Panel terms of reference, Legislative
Assembly tabled paper 256, the QAP may, in limited circumstances and if
considered necessary and appropriate, provide concurrent advice to the chief executive
officer of the Department of Health and the Minister for Health.
(3) I table the
attached minutes of the QAP meeting on 14 June 2021, which have been finalised.
[See paper 450.]