Documents released after a fight in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal reveal how national cabinet confronted the pandemic in the early days of COVID-19.
Former South Australian senator-come “transparency warrior” Rex Patrick scored a significant win in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal when it rejected confidentiality claims for national cabinet decisions. It ruled confidentiality protections only applied to the actual cabinet.
One stand out was the decision to make the group of chief health officers known as the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee a creature of the cabinet.
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