Page 729 - Week 03 - Tuesday, 19 March 2019
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There is already significant work underway to address the issues identified in the final report in addition to the significant reforms undertaken last year in leadership and in the governance and structure of Canberra’s public health services. The work underway at the moment includes the following.
Within Calvary Public Hospital we have seen the establishment of a respect, equity and diversity contact officer network to provide confidential advice to staff on options to address workplace issues; a no orientation, no start approach to compulsory orientation; ensuring that all staff have access to prevention of workplace discrimination, bullying and harassment information across all work areas; improving reporting processes; enhanced training for managers on early intervention and effective management of workplace issues; and more open discussions around workplace culture and behaviours.
Across Canberra Health Services and the ACT Health Directorate we are seeing the introduction of an employee advocate to offer staff an alternative model for the resolution of complaints and allegations of bullying and harassment; a focus on effective dispute resolution; new projects for both organisations to review their vision, values, role and behaviours, with significant staff engagement; and the consideration of new training programs, particularly focused on resolving workplace conflicts swiftly; and significant clinical engagement, being led by the leaders of each organisation. In addition, I was very pleased last week to announce expressions of interest for the clinical leadership forum, which will report directly to me. I look forward to updating the Assembly on the members of the clinical leadership forum.
Crime—anti-consorting laws
MISS C BURCH: My question is to the Attorney-General and relates to a Canberra Times article in 2016 titled “ACT police chief takes aim at flawed arguments against bikie consorting laws.” The article says that Assistant Commissioner Lammers had heard arguments against consorting laws and that, in his view, those arguments were flawed, stating, “There is a need for strong laws in the ACT that stop a fourth or a fifth or a sixth outlaw motorcycle gang getting a foothold and stopping the expansion of outlaw motorcycle criminal activity in Canberra.” He said that groups fighting the proposed laws on human rights grounds needed to consider that human rights were “about everybody’s rights, not just the rights of particular groups”. Attorney-General, was the then Chief Police Officer correct when he said that arguments against anti-consorting laws were flawed?
MR RAMSAY: I thank the member for her question, noting again that the Canberra Liberals choose to half quote matters and half refer to matters. What we will do—
Opposition members interjecting—
MADAM SPEAKER: Members, please be quiet.
MR RAMSAY: What we will do, Madam Speaker, is work with all of the evidence, with all of the demonstrated evidence across Australia.
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