A senior government bureaucrat tells an inquiry into Victoria's botched hotel quarantine program she believed it was 'not adequate' that Victoria Police played a bit part role in security operations.
at the Stamford and Rydges hotels.
Ms Febey said her department took on the responsibility of contracting the guards as part of its role in hiring other suppliers like caterers and cleaners.Ms Febey she initially believed her department would be the lead agency running the hotel program, but that was changed to the Department of Health and Human Services before March 29.
According to Ms Febey's witness statement, her department believed "all staff should wear PPE and DHHS was seeking to limit and conserve PPE usage".
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