Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Health may wish to add to this answer. A survey, I am advised, was conducted by that commission, which, as you know, is an independent agency. In the course of undertaking that survey, that also confirmed that they were aware of the processes they needed to follow to advise regarding any COVID cases in their facilities. Those requirements had been reinforced on several occasions to all operators about the appropriate process for notifying the Commonwealth of COVID cases in their facilities. The commission did not pass that on to the Commonwealth Department of Health. That is not the process for which COVID cases are advised to the Commonwealth. We were advised by the public health unit in Victoria, and then took immediate action.

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