Subject:
Workers compensation for workplace incident
Eligibility:
Residents of ACT
Sponsoring member:
Kikkert, Elizabeth
Principal petitioner:
No. of Signatures:
13
Posting Date:
Tabled:
3/9/2024
Referred to Minister:
3/9/2024
Responded to:
No
Information about the Principal Petitioner is available through the sponsoring Member of the Legislative Assembly's office
TO: The Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly
Reason for this Petition
The following residents of the ACT draw to the attention of the Assembly
- corrections officer Mr Ashley Martin was injured whilst helping deal with an incident at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in 2020;
- Mr Martin's workers compensation was later terminated by contractor EML, reportedly because he was not on the work roster that day; and
- following his termination, Mr Martin ended his life.
Requested Actions
Your petitioners, therefore, request the Assembly to call upon the ACT Government to investigate Mr Martin's workers compensation claim— including the accuracy of information regarding whether he was working at the AMC on the day of his injury— and if any anomalies are found, to:
- order an independent review of the ACT's workers compensation system;
- investigate Employers Mutual Limited (EML) to confirm that it is fit and proper to hold the territory's workers compensation contract; and
- order a coronial inquest into Mr Ashley Martin's death.