Victoria's chief health officer has been asked to provide an affidavit to the hotel quarantine inquiry, after emails show he may have known the program was using private security earlier than he has suggested.
Victoria's chief health officer has been asked to provide an affidavit to the hotel quarantine inquiry, after emails show he may have known the program was using private security as early as 27 March.
But two email chains that were not initially provided to the inquiry by the Department of Health and Human Services may suggest otherwise.Victoria's chief health officer warned of 'considerable risk' for people in hotel quarantine, inquiry hears "You may consider it adds some weight in one direction or another to your deliberations as to who was in charge for the detention regime," Mr Neal told retired judge Jennifer Coate, who is heading the inquiry.Senior Counsel Assisting the Inquiry, Tony Neal QC during COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry in Melbourne.
The $6 million inquiry is due to hand down its final report on 6 November, but Ms Coate said the new revelations may cause a delay.
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