Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2020-10-13 Daily Xml

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Coronavirus, Travel

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:40): A supplementary: is any appeal of a determination that is then appealed to the exemptions committee made of a subjective or objective nature?

The Hon. I.K. Hunter: He won't have a clue.

The PRESIDENT: The minister has the call.

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:40): Sorry, could you clarify what you are asking?

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS: Where are the published requirements for an objection to a determination for an exemption made? Are they subjective or objective?

The Hon. S.G. WADE: The point made—

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The honourable Leader of the Opposition will allow the minister to at least open his mouth and start to answer the question.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister has the call and will be heard in silence.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: As Mr Hunter highlighted in his review, approvals in relation to essential travellers under the direction—in this case direction No. 13 or edition No. 13 of the cross-border direction—is against specific criteria, and SA Health has, if you like, custody of three of those criteria. In relation to exemptions from the direction itself, it is broad, and therefore there is much greater latitude in relation to exemptions from the direction.