Victoria's health minister Jenny Mikakos will resign from parliament following Premier Daniel Andrew's testimony to an inquiry into the state's coronavirus hotel quarantine scheme.
He said the health minister was"accountable" for the program, known as Operation Soteria, despite testimony from Ms Mikakos who said there was"shared accountability" between her department and the Department of Jobs, Precincts, and Regions, which contracted the hotels and security companies.
The inquiry has so far been unable to determine who made the decision to hire private security guards, rather than use police or Australian Defence Force personnel, to guard returning travellers during their compulsory 14-day quarantine. "For three months I had looked forward to learning who made the fateful decision to use security guards. Victorians deserve to know who," she said."I am deeply sorry for the situation that Victorians find themselves in. In good conscience, I do not believe my actions led to them."Metropolitan Melbourne residents are subject to Stage 4 restrictions and must comply with a curfew between the hours of 9pm and 5am.
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