COVIDSafe App

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:41): A further supplementary: can the minister rule out that no further legislation is required to ensure that public health officials in this state can access and use to trace the COVIDSafe app data if somebody does give their permission? My understanding as of last Thursday was that there needed to be further work beyond the bilateral agreement that may indeed necessitate legislation in the state parliament. If the minister can rule out that we will need that legislation that would be most helpful.

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:41): To be frank, I feel duty-bound to go back and make inquiries if there is a concern that we might need legislation. But I certainly do not recall any advice being given to me that we need to have complementary state legislation. To stop and reflect, my understanding is that we are a state that does not have a legislated right to privacy, so why would we need to modify it to accommodate the app?