The company that provided security guards for hotel quarantine during Melbourne’s infamous second wave is preparing to refile a payment claim against the Victorian state government for $10.7 million. Unified Security Group, which was the principal contractor in both the Victorian and NSW hotel quarantine programs, alleged that the Victorian state government never paid its bill for services rendered, reported The Australian. The amount forms part of the $41.7 million that Unified invoiced the state for providing security guards to 13 quarantine hotels. But Unified’s payment claim against the state lapsed after the security company went into liquidation in May. Moreover, the Victorian government did not file its defence to the Supreme Court proceedings. At that time insolvency liquidator, Trent McMillen said that he was in discussions with a litigation funder for the case. McMillen told The Australian that the case was proceeding without a litigation funder after a firm …
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