Alana Martens, Author at Q Workplace Solutions

Alana Martens

Alana Martens has more than 20 years’ experience working in senior legal roles for private law firms and state government bodies, including overseeing coronial investigations. Alana is skilled in the management of complex and high-stakes matters involving allegations of criminal behaviour and professional misconduct. She is a diligent fact-finder, highly regarded for her robust approach to scoping investigations, evidence gathering, making reasoned findings and report writing. Having spent more than half her career in senior legal roles in the Office of the Health Ombudsman and Coroners Court of Queensland, Alana has deep and invaluable health law experience. Connect with Alana on LinkedIn.

Case review | Workplace fight investigation fails to consider self-defence

How To Conduct An Effective Investigation / By Alana Martens

Weule v Central Queensland Services [2025] FWC 1219 KEY TAKEAWAYS: This Fair Work Commission (FWC) case reinforces the importance of investigators: approaching workplace investigations with an open mind and maintaining genuine impartiality during the investigation process avoiding predetermined conclusions even when company policies appear clear-cut, particularly in relation to physical violence in the workplace thoroughly […]

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Alana Martens

Case review | Workplace fight investigation fails to consider self-defence

Workplace Investigations: Principles and Practice (2nd Edition)

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