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VCAT moves into Frankston
A NEW Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal facility has opened in Frankston.
VCAT has moved into the office building on Balmoral Street. The site is expected to be primarily used for renting, consumer, and guardianship matters.
VCAT president Justice Michelle Quigley said the new site would provide “greater capacity for dispute resolution across the South-East”.
“VCAT’s new Frankston venue is an important part of VCAT’s vision to increase access to justice for local communities outside Melbourne’s CBD,” she said.
Victorian Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes said “the new VCAT facility at Frankston will resolve more cases, faster – allowing those who use these important services to move on with their lives and businesses.”
Victoria s Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes has defended Police Minister Lisa Neville for going to Queensland while on sick leave, saying she is free to spend her time off wherever she chooses.
Ms Neville was snapped at Zinc restaurant in Port Douglas after receiving advice to take three months sick leave due to ill health.
The police minister was ordered by her doctors to take leave until May to recuperate and avoid further complications from Crohn s Disease.
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Police Minister Lisa Neville was spotted spending her sick leave in Port Douglas.(Nine)
Ms Symes today said she believes the police minister spending her sick leave in Queensland passed the pub test .
Victoria s suspended hotel quarantine program, currently housing no returned travellers, is costing more than $1 million a day to run.
The program is estimated to cost $377 million to run for a single year, figures in the Victorian Government s 2020-21 Mid-Year Financial Report have revealed.
The state government paused international flights from arriving on February 12 after COVID-19 once again seeped out of Victoria s gold standard hotel system.
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People associated with the Australian Open seen lining up at a testing facility at the View Melbourne Hotel in February.(Getty)
Hotel quarantine staff and contract holders have continued to be paid, despite the scheme being brought to a halt.