Businesses affected by Victoria’s infamous second lockdown may need to wait another three years for their class action lawsuit to be heard in court if a bid by the Victorian State government is successful.
This comes as a committal hearing is being heard in the Melbourne Magistrates Court to determine whether Victoria’s health department will face trial over alleged hotel quarantine failure.
Lawyers acting for small businesses argue (pdf) that the state government’s failed hotel quarantine program was the result of the state’s negligence in implementing effective infection and control measures that led to the state’s second wave, which then proceeded to the 112-day lockdown—devastating businesses and associated workers….