Health officials to front parliamentary inquiry into Victoria’s COVID-19 contact tracing system

Anthony Piovesan

The state’s top health officials, leading epidemiologists and tech personnel will give evidence on Victoria’s COVID-19 contact tracing system at a parliamentary inquiry on Monday.

Australian Medical Association’s Julian Rait, Deakin University chair in epidemiology Catherine Bennett and Barwon Health infectious disease experts will appear at the public hearing at 9am.

Business leaders from tech agencies Salesforce, Hello World Travel and Whispir – which provided contact tracing support to the government – will also be among Monday’s witnesses…

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The Parliament‘s legal and social issues committee, chaired by crossbench MP Fiona Patten, will consider the “capacity and fitness for purpose” of the state’s contact tracing system….

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