The report has been unable to clarify the “ownership” of the decision to use private security.
“The evidence was that the use of private security did not raise any particular concerns during the weekend setup of the Program or produce any considered discussion about how the enforcement model should work.”
The report criticises the Andrews Government for failing to do “proper analysis” of the plan and makes damming assessments of departmental heads, many now resigned because of the poor handing of the second wave.
The inquiry underscores the absence of responsibility over critical decisions. It recognises that what normally “would take months to organise” had to be done in 36hrs due to the nature of the pandemic.
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I will analyse below (blue annotations are my comments) to understand the nature of the claims. It is really hard to find time to investigate all their claims – the evidence provided is comprehensive and will take a lot of time to study. In the main they explore what would be called a conspiracy theory and corruption. The standard of proof to meet in order prove conspiracy is going to be much higher than the ordinary proofs (of harms, breaches of the laws) needed to prove crimes against humanity.
I may return to this letter in due course. At the moment, I can confirm that this is a SUPERB piece of analysis, and well worth devoting time.