Victorian Public Service Boss Resigns After Giving False Testimony To Inquiry

Victorian Public Service Boss Resigns After Giving False Testimony To Inquiry
Victorian government, Department of Premier and Cabinet Secretary Chirs Eccles on Sept. 21, 2020. COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry [CC by 4.0]
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Victoria’s top public servant has quit after the Hotel Quarantine Inquiry requested phone records that revealed he spoke to the Police Chief Commissioner in the lead up to the critical decision to use private security guards.

Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) secretary Chris Eccles resigned on Monday after the Inquiry found he was involved in Melbourne’s hotel quarantine system, in contrast to the testimony he gave in September.