Workshop: SafeWA app

The WA State Government has released a free, safe and secure app called SafeWA. Endorsed by the Department of Health, the app provides businesses and venues a unique QR code for patrons to scan to register their attendance.

The following businesses¹ will be required to maintain contact registers for the purposes of WA Health Department COVID-19 contact tracing, should it be required:

• food and licenced venues (restaurants, cafés, bars, pubs, taverns, nightclubs)
• gyms, indoor sporting centres and pools
• places of worship and funeral parlours
• beauty and personal care services including hairdressers and barbers
• galleries and museums
• cinemas, theatres and other entertainment venues
• auction houses and real estate inspections
• community facilities, libraries and halls
• zoos and amusement parks
• function centres
• accommodation facilities that already have check-in arrangements in place (i.e. hostels, hotels, large camp grounds).

Contact registration is encouraged, but not mandatory for other businesses and gatherings.

Information including options to download the SafeWA app are available from: https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/covid-communications/covid-19-coronavirus-safewa

¹ the list of business types was correct at time of publishing - 27 November 2020 - sourced from wa.gov.au website