Victoria’s border permit system 'unjust and inhumane', Ombudsman

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Victoria’s public sector watchdog delivered a blistering attack on the Andrews government’s border permit system, branding the bureaucratic scheme “unjust” and “inhumane”.

The public sector watchdog criticised Victoria’s traffic light system as"unjust" and “inhumane” after it left many residents shut out of their own state.

“I recognise that the Department of Health was focused on the safety of people in Victoria, seeking to reduce the risks to public health by severely limiting cross-border contact. Victorians trapped in red zone states were given only 12 hours to return home on July 2020 as border controls were put in place in response to the spread of the Delta variant.

In contrast, nearly 75 per cent of those who applied for an exemption on the grounds of emergency relocation were accepted. “Our state borders have been porous for over 100 years. Even in a global health emergency, some people need to cross them, and too many found themselves bereft.”

 

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