Victoria has appointed its inaugural expert panel to provide independent oversight and advice as part of the state's contentious pandemic laws.
The Independent Pandemic Management Advisory Committee (IPMAC) was formally established last week and can provide non-binding advice or recommendations to Health Minister Martin Foley when making pandemic orders.
It will be led by the former chair of Victoria's mental health royal commission Penny Armytage and includes members with knowledge and experiences in public health, infectious diseases, primary care, emergency services, critical care, business, law and human rights.
Under the state's new pandemic laws, which came into effect in January, Victoria's dedicated parliamentary oversight committee must request and consider IPMAC's advice before it can recommend a pandemic order be disallowed in part or full.
Mr Foley said Victoria had learned a lot over the past two years and was applying those lessons as part of the nation's "most transparent and accountable pandemic management framework".
"We're drawing upon these expert voices to help oversee our ongoing pandemic response," he said in a statement on Tuesday.
Victoria reported 8162 new COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths on Tuesday, as millions of residents delay getting their third vaccine dose.
About 51 per cent of Victorians 18 and over have rolled up their sleeve for a third jab, after 10,930 doses were administered at state-run hubs on Monday
But COVID Response Commander Jeroen Weimar said there are still about 2.5 million Victorians eligible for a third dose shot who are yet to receive it.
He acknowledged many people have had COVID-19 in the past six or seven weeks but said they shouldn't be putting their booster off.
"If your symptoms have gone, then you can go and get your third dose," Mr Weimar told reporters.
Meanwhile, Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy and four of his colleagues have been fined for not wearing masks at an indoor event at parliament last week.
Mr Guy said he doesn't know whether Essendon great Kevin Sheedy, who spoke at the event, has been fined but said he would pay that fine too.
"He was a guest of mine to the party room... so if that's the case I'm happy to pay for it myself," he told reporters on Tuesday.
On Monday evening Mr Guy said the fines would be paid promptly but the Liberals and Nationals would continue to push for face mask mandates to be dumped in low-risk settings.
Police said the $100 fines have been issued and will be served in coming days.
VICTORIA'S LATEST COVID-19 FIGURES:
* Hospital cases: 441, down 24
* Intensive care cases: 67, up one
* Ventilated cases: 14, down four
* PCR tests processed on Monday: 16,146
* Positive PCR tests: 2034
* Positive rapid tests: 6128
* Active cases: 53,707, down 2740