As the eleventh (11) death of passenger from the Ruby Princess
was announced on Sunday 5th April, NSW Police also
commenced a criminal investigation into the circumstances
surrounding the decision to allow 2700 passengers to disembark the
ship in Sydney. 1
"The only way I can get to the bottom of
whether our national biosecurity laws and our state laws were
broken is through a criminal investigation," he
said.
"The key question that remains unanswered ...
was Carnival transparent in contextualising the true patient and
crew health conditions relevant to Covid-19?2
But, can any person or entity be held responsible
legally?
Generally, the owners and operators of the Ship must be able to
reasonably ensure the safety, health and wellbeing of their
passengers.
