Victoria's hotel quarantine inquiry heard the decision was likely made at a meeting where Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Mick Grainger said it was the force's 'preference' that private security be used.
The decision to use private security in quarantine hotels was influenced by Victoria Police's"preference" not to do the job, an inquiry has heard.
In that meeting, Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Mick Grainger said it was the force's"preference" that private security be used. Hotels, meanwhile, were responsible for cleaning, unless a returned traveller tested positive to COVID-19."Responsibility for managing the risk of infection and providing for the safety of those involved in the program should have remained with the state. No contract should have purported to outsource those matters," Ms Ellyard said.
Counsel assisting Ben Ihle said the program failed to meet its primary objective, which was to keep the community safe from the virus.
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