Victoria's Government will establish a dedicated agency to run the state's hotel quarantine system, which will resume when international flights into Melbourne return next month.
The new agency, to be known as COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria (CQV), will be overseen by Corrections Commissioner Emma Cassar.
Under the revamped hotel quarantine system, all staff will be exclusively employed or contracted by the new agency, and cleaners will only work at one site.
Staff will be tested for coronavirus daily, and their households will also undergo regular testing.
Victoria Police will take a lead role in supervision and enforcement of hotel quarantine, and will be supported by Australian Defence Force personnel.
No private security will be employed to work at the quarantine hotels.
Premier Daniel Andrews said it was inevitable that there would be coronavirus cases among passengers entering Victoria from overseas when flights resumed on December 7.
"There are many lessons that have to be learned in relation to hotel quarantine and we have learnt those lessons, both from Victoria's experience but also from experiences in Adelaide, experiences in Sydney," he said.
"Breaches out of hotel quarantine are not unique to Victoria, what we have to be though, is focused on the best system, the strongest system to keep Victorians safe."
Residents in hotel quarantine will no longer be allowed to leave their rooms for fresh air or exercise breaks under the new system, unless there are medical, mental health or compassionate reasons.
More to come.
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