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COVID Court Case Against Victorian Aged Care Home Adjourned, Lawyers Cite ‘Unfortunate Situation’

The defence said their case would be ‘hamstrung’ without the documents, and that the adjournment was an ‘unfortunate situation.’
COVID Court Case Against Victorian Aged Care Home Adjourned, Lawyers Cite ‘Unfortunate Situation’
Staff return to work at St. Basil's Home for the Aged in Fawkner on Aug. 7, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Henry Jom
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A criminal case against a Victorian aged care home, central to a deadly 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, has faced a delay due to a document oversight.

Defence lawyers for St. Basil’s Home for the Aged were denied access to key state coronial documents one day before a three-day committal hearing was due to take place at the Magistrate’s Court on Feb. 7.

Henry Jom
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Henry Jom is a reporter for The Epoch Times, Australia, covering a range of topics, including medicolegal, health, political, and business-related issues. He has a background in the rehabilitation sciences and is currently completing a postgraduate degree in law. Henry can be contacted at [email protected]
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