| 2021 |
Inquiry into the Victorian Government's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Report (External link)
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The second report reflecting the impact of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the responses taken by the Victorian Government up until the end of December 2020. The report finds a number of issues—pandemic preparedness, infection rates, contact tracing, economic consequences and increased pressure on the Victorian community services sector. |
Parliament of Victoria |
| 2021 |
Inquiry into the health impacts of air pollution in Victoria (External link)
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The report makes 16 findings and 35 recommendations on actions to minimise the health impacts of air pollution. Exposure to common air pollutants can exacerbate respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, lead to premature death and cost the Victorian economy hundreds of millions of dollars per year. Vehicle transport, electricity generation, heavy industry, bushfires and dust storms all contribute to poor air quality.
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Parliament of Victoria |
| 2021 |
Public reporting on the Victorian Ombudsman investigation into the lockdown of 33 Alfred Street (External link)
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In July 2020, the Victorian Ombudsman announced an investigation into the detention and treatment of public housing residents at 33 Alfred St North Melbourne due to significant COVID-19 infection at the estate. A final report was tabled in Victorian Parliament on 17 December 2020 and made 10 recommendations with recommendation 10 requiring the Victorian Government to report publicly on steps taken to implement recommendations 3-9 on or before 30 June 2021. |
Department of Fairness, Families and Housing |
| 2021 |
Management of International Travel Restrictions during COVID-19 (External link)
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An audit conducted to provide independent assurance that Australia’s COVID-19 international travel restrictions have been managed effectively.
The Auditor-General made six recommendations relating to: clearly communicating border clearance processes; planning for future travel restrictions; updating the response plan; obtaining data on quarantine; and better managing travel exemption refusal processes. |
Australian National Audit Office |
| 2021 |
COVID-19 procurements and deployments of the National Medical Stockpile (External link)
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An audit examining whether COVID-19 procurements to increase the national medical stockpile (NMS) were consistent with the proper use and management of public resources and whether COVID-19 deployments of the NMS were effective.
Key findings were that the procurement processes for the COVID-19 NMS procurements were largely consistent with the proper use and management of public resources, inconsistent due diligence checks of suppliers impacted on procurement effectiveness and record keeping could have been improved and that due to a lack of performance measures, targets and data, the effectiveness of COVID-19 NMS deployments cannot be established. |
Australian National Audit Office |
| 2021 |
Infectious Disease Resilience (External link)
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A report providing context around the impacts and drivers of zoonotic disease risks as well as introducing areas of focus on further improving Australia’s preparedness for future zoonotic infectious disease outbreaks. |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| 2021 |
Creating a Healthy Future: The impact of Victorian Government investment in health and medical research (External link)
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An evaluations of Victoria’s systematic investment in the medical research and biotechnology system, it highlights the sector's role in the rapid response to the coronavirus pandemic and how investment across areas such as infectious disease, epidemiology, immunology research, public health and advanced manufacturing and clinical trials capabilities created an environment able to rapidly respond to the coronavirus crisis. |
Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions |
| 2021 |
More than a band-aid: Emergency relief in Victoria (External link)
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An overview of Victoria's emergency relief sector, drawn from existing research and consultation with emergency relief organisation. The report examines the impacts of the pandemic on the emergency relief sector, and on demand and provision of food relief – as well as the policy responses from both Australian and Victorian governments. The report provides a range of recommendations for both governments to help prevent people falling into financial crisis, and to strengthen the emergency relief sector for the benefit of those who do. |
Victorian Council of Social Service |
| 2020 |
Inquiry into the Victorian Government's COVID-19 Contact Tracing System and Testing Regime (External link)
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A report into to the capacity and fitness for purpose of Victoria's contact tracing system and testing regime, it found that the use of manual data entry processes at the beginning of the pandemic was not fit to deal with any escalation of cases and led to significant error. The report recommended enhancing the public health system towards a more decentralised, community-based approach. |
Parliament of Victoria |
| 2020 |
COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry Final Report and Recommendations (External link)
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An inquiry established due to the link between the second wave of COVID-19 cases and the outbreaks from the Hotel Quarantine Program. This final report finds that there were serious failings, in terms of provision of pandemic planning across the broader Victorian health sector and is to be read in conjunction with the interim report. |
Board of Inquiry into the COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Program |
