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1. What was proposedMark PartonLiberal · Opposition
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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) despite past initiatives including the Independent Review into Workplace Culture within ACT Public Health Services (2019-2021) and subsequent reviews conducted in 2020, 2021 and 2023, culture within our valued public health services remain as quoted in the original independent report “worrying and pervasive”; and (b) in the recent progress report of the ongoing inquiry into ACT health system data, demand and processes, dated February 2026, Michael Walsh, the independent chair of the inquiry, reiterates that as of April 2022, Canberra Health Services had the highest number of open workforce complaints over a 16-month period and that complaints with the former ACT Health Directorate also appeared to be increasing; (2) further notes the failure of this Government to hold itself to account for its own initiatives when it comes to culture and workplace safety across the public health system; and (3) calls on the Government to: (a) report to the Assembly on the current state of culture, including psychosocial risks and impacts the ongoing negative workplace culture is having on front-line health workers; (b) reinstate annual reviews to closely monitor the culture and report on system-wide challenges poor culture is having on our public health system, including the impacts to staff and patients; and (c) ensure adequate reporting and complaints mechanisms are in place for staff and patients within the public health system to access.

2. Proposed changeRachel Stephen-SmithLabor · Minister17 March 2026

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   omit paragraph (2). Debate continued.

   Agreed in a recorded vote, 14 to 7. Agreed. It only took words out, so there's nothing to find in the final text.

   Ayes 14

   • Yvette Berry, Marisa Paterson, Michael Pettersson, Tara Cheyne, Chris Steel, Rachel Stephen-Smith, Taimus Werner-Gibbings, Suzanne Orr
   • Andrew Braddock, Shane Rattenbury, Jo Clay, Laura Nuttall
   • Fiona Carrick, Thomas Emerson

   Noes 7

   • Chiaka Barry, Peter Cain, Leanne Castley, Ed Cocks, Jeremy Hanson, James Milligan, Mark Parton
3. Proposed changeShane RattenburyGreens · Crossbench17 March 2026

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   Add: “(d) table any evaluation or analysis of the impact of the implementation of workplace culture initiatives, including recommendations from the third and final annual review”.

   Agreed on the voices. No individual votes were recorded. Its wording is in the final text.

4. What the Assembly decidedAgreed

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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) despite past initiatives including the Independent Review into Workplace Culture within ACT Public Health Services (2019-2021) and subsequent reviews conducted in 2020, 2021 and 2023, culture within our valued public health services remain as quoted in the original independent report ‘worrying and pervasive’; and (b) in the recent progress report of the ongoing inquiry into ACT health system data, demand and processes dated February 2026, Michael Walsh the independent chair of the inquiry reiterates that as of April 2022, Canberra Health Services had the highest number of open workforce complaints over a 16-month period and that complaints with the former ACT Health Directorate also appeared to be increasing; (2) calls on the Government to: (a) report to the Assembly on the current state of culture, including psychosocial risks and impacts the ongoing negative workplace culture is having on front-line health workers; (b) reinstate annual reviews to closely monitor the culture and report on system-wide challenges poor culture is having on our public health system, including the impacts to staff and patients; (c) ensure adequate reporting and complaints mechanisms are in place for staff and patients within the public health system to access; and (d) table any evaluation or analysis of the impact of the implementation of workplace culture initiatives, including recommendations from the third and final annual reviewRattenbury.

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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) despite past initiatives including the Independent Review into Workplace Culture within ACT Public Health Services (2019-2021) and subsequent reviews conducted in 2020, 2021 and 2023, culture within our valued public health services remain as quoted in the original independent report ‘worrying and pervasive’; and (b) in the recent progress report of the ongoing inquiry into ACT health system data, demand and processes dated February 2026, Michael Walsh the independent chair of the inquiry reiterates that as of April 2022, Canberra Health Services had the highest number of open workforce complaints over a 16-month period and that complaints with the former ACT Health Directorate also appeared to be increasing; (2) [taken out: further notes the failure of this Government to hold itself to account for its own initiatives when it comes to culture and workplace safety across the public health system; and (3)]calls on the Government to: (a) report to the Assembly on the current state of culture, including psychosocial risks and impacts the ongoing negative workplace culture is having on front-line health workers; (b) reinstate annual reviews to closely monitor the culture and report on system-wide challenges poor culture is having on our public health system, including the impacts to staff and patients; [taken out: and](c) ensure adequate reporting and complaints mechanisms are in place for staff and patients within the public health system to access; [put in: and (d) table any evaluation or analysis of the impact of the implementation of workplace culture initiatives, including recommendations from the third and final annual review.]

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