WorkSafe had alleged the department failed to appoint people with infection control expertise and didn’t properly train security guards at quarantine hotels.
The Office of Public Prosecutions has dropped all charges against Victoria’s health department for hotel quarantine breaches during the coronavirus pandemic.
The health department had been charged with 58 offences related to putting employees and people forced to quarantine at risk of serious illness or death during COVID.Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas said she was advised of the decision on Tuesday but could not say when the decision was made. WorkSafe Victoria had accused the health department of 17 occupational health and safety breaches for failing to provide and maintain a safe working environment for employees.The department was also charged with an additional 41 breaches for failing to ensure that non-employees were not exposed to risks to their health and safety.
Between March and July 2020, the health department was responsible for Victoria’s first hotel quarantine program.It said the department had failed to provide proper training to security guards and failed to provide proper instructions related to wearing masks at several hotels.
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