Victoria Police 'preference' influenced call to use private security in hotel quarantine, inquiry hears

No one person made the decision to use private security in Victoria's quarantine hotels, but it was influenced by Victoria Police's "preference" not to do it.

A security guard at Melbourne's Rydges on Swanston says there was a shortage of PPE at the hotel. (AAP) Source: AAP

The decision to use private security in quarantine hotels was influenced by Victoria Police's "preference" not to do the job, an inquiry has heard.

Victoria's hotel quarantine inquiry on Monday heard the fateful decision to use guards was likely made at a meeting at the state control centre on the afternoon of 27 March.

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