The state has detailed its costs for the now-mothballed Wellcamp quarantine site, and told the federal government there is no need for its second facility, citing health advice.
that a formal investigation into the QRAC Wellcamp quarantine project and government leasing arrangements had started, after the opposition wrote to the audit office in February.Johnson said efforts had been hampered, however, with some information sought in April not yet provided.
After long arguing the costs were subject to commercial confidentiality, Miles said on Wednesday that the government had always planned to detail them during the budget process and, given the winding down of the site, there was now even less risk associated with this. He said the original agreement had been to lease the facility, but as further detail about what was needed emerged, the government agreed to fund a previously disclosed $48.8 million upfront capital contribution. “And the remainder of the $198.5 million is the lease cost,” Miles said.
Operational costs to date include payments of $9 million to Compass Group for facility management. Miles said Aspen Medical was allocated a cap of up to $108 million for health services, but to date only $16 million had been paid. The government lease will expire in April next year.
In a statement, opposition leader David Crisafulli said the Wellcamp project was a “trigger-happy decision to try and wedge the former federal government”.The Morning Edition newsletter is your guide to the day’s most important and interesting
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