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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
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COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:21): A final supplementary: is the minister aware if there are dates for the start of vaccination rollouts in all Aboriginal communities that were subject to federal biosecurity lockdowns?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:22): Again, I am not going to distinguish between Aboriginal people who live in an area that was subject to a previous lockdown or not. To be frank, commonwealth biosecurity historical restrictions have no relevance to our commitment to deliver the vaccine to all South Australians, whether they—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: Certainly, Oak Valley and Yalata were two communities that were subject to commonwealth biosecurity declarations and also the APY lands, but I would reiterate that we have under our own—

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The Hon. S.G. WADE: Excuse me, I would like to answer your question.

The PRESIDENT: Order!

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Interjections from both sides are not helping. The minister has the call.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: I would make the point that, under state legislation, Aboriginal communities also have the right to restrict movement. My understanding is that that continued beyond the end of the commonwealth biosecurity zone declarations. As I said, Oak Valley and Yalata, two former biosecurity communities, are being vaccinated in a matter of weeks.

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