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 | A pattern of behaviour or pattern of failure? What investigators can learn from this FWC decision

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A fabricated text message was pivotal in a recent unfair dismissal case in the Fair Work Commission (FWC). The case, which went to appeal, provided a number of learnings for investigators and employers.

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

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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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