Western Australia says it will put ankle monitoring bracelets on people in hotel quarantine.

The state’s Premier Mark McGowan says anyone who is deemed to be at risk of absconding will be tracked using the technology.

Mr McGowan spoke ahead of the court appearance of two Adelaide women, aged 19 and 22, who are accused of sneaking out of quarantine in Perth to attend a party.

They initially flew in to Perth in from Adelaide without an entry permit.

“What we are looking at doing is this – if we identify people who are potential flight risks or who might have a criminal history we are looking at applying monitoring bracelets to them,” Mr McGowan said.

“If someone is identified as a risk we have the legal power now to put an ankle bracelet on them and that’s what the police will look to do.”

Authorities are considering beefing up security at hotels to keep a closer watch on people identified as a flight risk or danger to the community.

The Premier said police also want to track drug dealers or bikies who come into the state.