The Victorian government introduced a bill that would give pandemic management discretion to the state s premier and health minister. The bill would give the premier nearly full authority to declare a.
Opposition Leader Matthew Guy has promised his party will ditch Victoria’s new pandemic powers being pushed through parliament by the Andrews government if he is voted in at the next election.
New Victorian legislation that will grant Premier Dan Andrews the final say in public health order decisions, including declaring pandemics, has been criticised by the state’s Bar Association for being an “unlimited interference” in residents’ liberties.