by Terri M, Kelleher
Amendments proposed to the Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Act (PHWA) to further expand covid19 emergency powers have caused a public outcry.
The Omnibus (Emergency Measures) and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2020 (the Bill) would amend the PHWA to allow the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to appoint any person he/she “considers appropriate … based on the person’s skills, attributes, experience or otherwise …” as an “author…
