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International arrivals given right to appeal hotel quarantine detention – The Age
The government has been recruiting experienced lawyers to act as detention review officers to deal with applications for hotel quarantine exemptions.
As with all the ongoing emergency powers that the Victorian government has access to, there must be continued scrutiny and oversight of how they are used in practice, Mr Webb said.
According to the legislation, people detained in hotel quarantine can make more than one application if they can show that new and materially different circumstances have arisen.
The department is urging international arrivals who want to apply for an exemption to contact them well in advance of their intended arrival…
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