Question On Notice No. 572 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 March 2022 by Hon Tjorn Sibma
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
Since the passage of the Public Health Act 2016, until 17 March 2020, can the Minister please advise in tabular form:
(a) the number of occasions a Public Health State of Emergency has been declared in Western Australia:
(i) the reason for that declaration;
(ii) if that declaration applied across the entire State or was limited to a specific region or regions; and
(iii) the period of time that declaration was in effect?
Answered on 19 May 2022
a) One declation
(i) COVID-19
(ii) Entire State
(iii) 7 days