Victoria's Department of Health will no longer face criminal proceedings over the state's botched hotel quarantine program after court action was discontinued.
WorkSafe Victoria has said it is"deeply disappointed" criminal proceedings against Victoria 's Department of Health over its botched hotel quarantine program have been dropped by state prosecutors. Victoria 's Department of Health will no longer face criminal proceedings over the state's botched hotel quarantine program after court action was discontinued.
WorkSafe Victoria has said it is"deeply disappointed" criminal proceedings against Victoria's Department of Health over its botched hotel quarantine program have been dropped by state prosecutors.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw "The court's pre-trial ruling focused on s 80 of the Inquiries Act 2014. That provision essentially prohibits the use of information given to the inquiry by a person against that person in any other proceedings," an OPP spokesperson said on Wednesday.
"It was ultimately determined that there were not reasonable prospects of establishing that the judge's ruling was not reasonably open to his honour."
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