FORMER Australian Sex Discrimination commissioner and Disability Discrimination commissioner Susan Halliday will head up an 'organisational governance and culture assessment' review at the city of Ballarat.
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In a statement received late on Friday night, City of Ballarat chief executive officer Janet Dore announced the appointment of Ms Halliday.
She said she will conduct a review of the culture of the City of Ballarat in light of the scathing Ombudsman's report which has already claimed the careers of several high-profile officers including chief executive Justine Linley.
Ms Halliday is no stranger to Ballarat governance having been appointed in February 2018 to lead Sovereign Hill's investigation into sexual harassment allegations.
Ms Halliday is known for her cultural reform work at the City of Greater Geelong, including her role as the independent chair of the 'Complaints Review Panel'.
Ms Dore said Ms Halliday would begin her work at the City of Ballarat in the middle of this month with a report due by the end of September.
She described her as "a seasoned independent professional with international standing".
"Ms Halliday's workplace compliance and employment law, governance, cultural reform, human rights and child protection expertise is highly regarded," Ms Dore said.
"A key focus of my role is to implement changes relating to the findings of the Ombudsman's report.
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"Ms Halliday will conduct a review of the City of Ballarat's organisational culture and its impact on governance, decision-making practices and workplace wellbeing including staff satisfaction, retention and organisation identity to develop an action plan to substantially improve the performance of the organisation.
"This comprehensive review is designed to assist in identifying systematic historical failures in governance practices leading to inappropriate decisions as outlined in the recent Ombudsman Report."
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