Emergency services Commissioner Andrew Crisp

"That affects not only them, but also potentially their families as well. "There was no isolation or staff testing when staff moved from the COVID unit to work in other units posing a risk. Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Andrew Crisp has been named the state's new Emergency Management Commissioner, a day after Craig Lapsley resigned from the position amid bullying allegations and a WorkSafe investigation. Australia's move is imminentOne Nation MP banned from bringing guests to parliament after 'gee-up' prankBroncos' pub visit didn't breach public health direction, but they're not off the hook yetThe NT's Douglas Daly region earmarked for large-scale cotton, hay, hemp and moreUnemployment edges up despite massive coronavirus jobs bounce-backFar from home: Stranded farm workers keeping Australians fedStudents who fail classes could risk losing their HECS loans

This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.Defence Minister disputes Andrews's claim ADF was not offered to help run hotel quarantineNurses diagnosed with COVID-19 describe 'stabbing' pains in lungs, being unable to walkWhat's being done nationally to prevent coronavirus outbreaks in aged care?I've had a coronavirus test. "She suggested that despite good groundwork being laid in hospitals the aged care sector was completely unprepared for the scenario that unfolded. "She said the offer for healthcare workers to isolate in hotels in order to prevent bringing the infection home should be made standard. The Emergency Management Commissioner has responsibility for coordination before, during and after major emergencies, including the management of consequences of an emergency. Minister for Emergency Services James Merlino today announced the appointment of Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Andrew Crisp APM as the state’s new Emergency Management Commissioner. "I do not blame the nursing or the caring staff. "They've been screaming out and campaigning, marching up and down the streets, running television advertisements, and nobody in the Federal Government ever listens.

He started the role on the 13th of August 2018. No request for quarantine support was subsequently received from Victoria at that time," she said in the statement.

"He questioned how well Victoria's "devolved public health system" had served the community, and said there should be centralised oversight and decision-making, as well as transparent information sharing. "Subsequent communications with the ADF on the 12th and 15th of April did not relate to ADF assistance as part of the program. How long will it take to get my results back?Millions of Aussies have been told to isolate.

"You can't downplay the stress that a person has, if they don't have paid leave, and they know they're feeling unwell but they feel that they have to work because they rely on that income," she said. "I highlight that because one of the weaknesses we have seen is the capacity to communicate directly with groups for whom English may not be a first language, whose health literacy may be low… and particularly groups where there may be a highly casualised workforce," she said. "The ABC understands in March, 100 ADF personnel were put on standby to be deployed to Victoria to assist with hotel quarantine.Mr Andrews yesterday said it was "fundamentally incorrect to assert that there was hundreds of ADF staff on offer and somehow someone said no". "ADF officials asked whether Victorian authorities required assistance with its mandatory quarantine system on multiple occasions. "Lisa Fitzpatrick, state secretary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation in Victoria, said it was time governments heeded the calls of medical workers for change, especially in aged care. "What we didn't … anticipate is that the private aged care sector would be so appallingly prepared," she said, adding the "COVID plans for many of the facilities must not have been in place". "We were directed through that meeting and indeed we volunteered to run the procurement for private security after that meeting," he said.On Wednesday, Mr Phemister told the parliamentary committee nobody in his department declined offers of help from the ADF.Both Mr Pakula and Mr Phemister said their department had requested Victoria Police support early on in the hotel quarantine program, but neither specified why they wanted the force's assistance.On Tuesday, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said he would not be demanding Mr Pakula's resignation.Previously, the inquiry heard that healthcare workers had an offer to isolate in hotels withdrawn if they didn't have a chronically ill family member at home.Alison Verhoeven, head of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, said more needed to be done to support healthcare workers on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. "She said that included multicultural groups, those with low health literacy, or groups where traditional messaging would be hard to get across, such as people experiencing homelessness. "During these discussions I did not seek nor did representatives of the ADF offer assistance as part of the hotel quarantine program. Previously he held the position of Deputy Commissioner of Regional Operations of Victoria Police.