The inquiry into Victoria’s ill-fated quarantine hotels program has heard the Victorian government failed to meet the needs of returned travellers while they were vulnerable and at the mercy of official agencies.
But after weeks of evidence to the inquiry, it remains unclear who took the fateful decision to hire private contractors to provide security for the hotels.
Summarising the last week of evidence, Mr Ihle said there were conflicting directions and protocols given to those working in the program on the ground because there was no clear line of command nor an understanding about who was in charge. Mr Ihle said the evidence showed ordinary government procurement practices were not followed and that a substantial percentage of security work went to a company, Unified Security, that had previously been refused inclusion on the government panel of preferred security contractors.Though the inquiry heard last week the use of private security came at the recommendation of Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton, it is still not clear about who decided to use security instead of police.
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