Recommendations

Recommendation 1

3.44

The committee recommends that the Australian Government publish all previous and future minutes of the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee to provide the public with access to the medical advice behind all decisions affecting the community's safety, livelihoods and personal freedoms.

Recommendation 2

3.62

The committee recommends that the Australian Government commission an independent review into expenditure on, and design of, the COVIDSafe app.

Recommendation 3

3.88

The committee recommends that the Australian Government establish an Australian Centre for Disease Control to improve Australia's pandemic preparedness, operational response capacity and communication across different levels of government.

Recommendation 4

5.74

The committee recommends that the Australian Government monitor the economic impact of reducing the Coronavirus Supplement and report back to the Senate with any data on the impact of the reductions.

Recommendation 5

5.75

The committee recommends that the Australian Government permanently raise the rate of JobSeeker at the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook or in the 2021–22 Budget.

Recommendation 6

7.41

Considering the significant public expenditure on the National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board (NCCAB), the committee recommends that the Australian Government make all reports of the NCCAB public, along with all declarations of actual and perceived conflicts of interest made by commissioners.

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