Originally Posted by
Buster Hyman
Oh, so the Feds have taken over the State's responsibilities? Missed that on the news.
Australian Constitution:s51 The Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power12 to make laws for the peace, order, and good government of the Commonwealth with respect to:
(ix) Quarantine
(xix) Naturalization and aliens;
(xxvii) immigration and emigration
In addition to Border control and Biosecurity. It's the Federal Government which operates facilities like Christmas Island and military bases.
The Feds have delegated this task to the states, and show no inclination to take charge with their resources when it's obvious the current situation (major CBD hotel quarantine) is causing national problems. From now on this situation should be dealt with with a coordinated national approach with the Federal Government stepping up to be real leaders with a Federally managed remote quarantine program.