Australian Police Officer Quits After Speaking About COVID-19 Restrictions Enforcement

Australian Police Officer Quits After Speaking About COVID-19 Restrictions Enforcement
Members of Victoria Police stand on the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne, Australia, on Sept. 21, 2021. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
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A senior Victoria Police officer has publicly resigned from the force during a live-streamed interview after expressing her objection to the way directions from the state’s chief health officer were being enforced in some situations.

In Australia, chief health officers have emergency powers under the Biosecurity Security Act 2015 to make and impose public health orders in attempts to protect human health from COVID-19.

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