Published on Monday, 1 February 2021 at 7:08:13 PM

Mandatory Contact Registers Expanded

More Western Australian businesses and premises will be required to maintain contact registers to further strengthen WA’s contact tracing capabilities.

Contact tracing is one of the most effective measures in controlling the spread of COVID-19 when a community outbreak occurs and ensures potential chains of transmission are interrupted.

Mandatory contact registers have been expanded in WA to include retail venues, certain types of commercial transport, events with a COVID Event Plan (500+ patrons), and certain outdoor functions and gatherings under 500 people (e.g. weddings, corporate functions, fetes, festivals)

 Additional businesses include:

Retail venues including:

• supermarkets
• department stores
• shopping centres
• pharmacies
• hardware
• retail components of other businesses where customers are physically present such as bank branches.

 Commercial buses or vessels that can carry 12 or more people where different groups of people interact including:

• party buses
• wine and food tour buses
• hop on/hop off tour buses
• sightseeing tours
• party/function boats
• sightseeing/tour boats
• private charter buses/boats.

Public and private hospitals (visitors only - persons visiting patients, or attending meetings/lectures, couriers, and contractors)

Takeaway food and beverage services

Events with a COVID Event Plan (500+ patrons), and certain outdoor functions and gatherings under 500 people (e.g. weddings, corporate functions, fetes, festivals).

Businesses already using their own QR code must also display the SafeWA QR code.

Find out more on mandatory contact registers HERE

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