CORONAVIRUS — MANDATORY VACCINATION POLICY
1071. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I refer to the government's announcement on 5
November of a plan to have a plan for the opening of the state from COVID
restrictions, called the WA safe transition plan, and to the answers to
questions without notice 896 and 934 regarding mandatory vaccinations.
(1) How will
businesses and business owners in Western Australia be assessed for compliance
with vaccine mandates?
(2) What
government departments will oversee that compliance?
(3) Will
businesses be assessed only if an outbreak occurs related to their business?
(4) If no to
(3), what ongoing assessment will occur?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied:
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(4)
The premise of the question is incorrect. The WA safe transition plan does not
relate to compliance with mandatory vaccination directions. The Chief Health
Officer's directions, which are publicly available on the WA government website—I note that we
were not asked for documents—detail requirements associated with
the mandatory vaccination policy. The Department of Health is responsible for
compliance with the public health directions.