Victoria Public Service Boss Diverts Blame at Quarantine Inquiry

Victoria Public Service Boss Diverts Blame at Quarantine Inquiry
Victorian government, Department of Premier and Cabinet Secretary Chirs Eccles on Sept. 21, 2020. COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry [CC by 4.0]
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The Victorian government’s public service chief executive has told the Hotel Quarantine Inquiry he was unaware how private security firms became responsible for quarantine enforcement.

Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) secretary Chris Eccles, who also sits on the state’s COVID-19 response forum, told the inquiry that even at his senior-level he was unable to recollect who decided that private security firms would guard overseas returnees.