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#10587369 at 2020-09-10 09:15:32 (UTC+1)
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Resignations in the news
Besieged icare chief and deputy to step down
The chairman of embattled insurance agency icare will resign from his position later this month and be replaced by former NSW Labor leader John Robertson following deepening allegations of financial mismanagement and criticisms over the organisation's workplace culture.
Michael Carapiet, chairman of the icare board since 2015, will step down from September 25 along with deputy chairman Gavin Bell, according to an email circulated to all staff at the agency on Tuesday night.
The office of NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet characterised the resignation of Mr Carapiet as a retirement that coincided with the natural end of his contract.
His replacement, Mr Robertson, is the chief operating officer of food relief organisation Foodbank, but is best known for his previous roles as NSW Labor leader between 2011 and 2014, and secretary of Unions NSW.
"John joins icare at what is a crucial time for the organisation and will be integral in ensuring we deliver the very best system we can for injured workers," said Mr Perrottet, in prepared remarks.
An independent inquiry, led by former NSW Supreme Court judge Robert McDougall QC, is reviewing the agency's operations and management. A separate audit of Mr Perrottet's staffing arrangements, which were drawn into the icare scandal, are expected to be released on Wednesday.
"It is important he (Mr Robertson) is involved in the search and appointment of a new CEO and is on the ground as Robert McDougall undertakes his review into icare," Mr Perrottet said.
The departures of Mr Carapiet and Mr Bell mark the latest in a string of top executives to leave the organisation in the wake of management malpractice allegations and concerns over the agency's financial stability.
Chief executive John Nagle resigned in August amid revelations of a conflict of interest involving a contract awarded by icare to his wife; another board member, Mark Lennon, quit in July when allegations of impropriety were raised by his colleagues in the NSW Labor opposition.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/besieged-icare-chief-and-deputy-to-step-down/news-story/b9387529aeead468a492fd03b7a209b5
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Senior Palaszczuk Government minister announces resignation
Natural Resources and Mines Minister Anthony Lynham has announced he will not be recontesting his seat at the state election in October.
The Member for Stafford, who is a senior member of the Labor cabinet, announced the shock retirement on the last day of parliamentary sittings before the October 31 election.
Dr Lynham is the third government minister to retire in less than a week, with Kate Jones also following suit and Disability Services Minister Coralee O'Rourke last weekend announcing an end to her political career.
Dr Lynham was elected as the Member for Stafford in 2014.
He is also a maxillofacial surgeon and has juggled political commitments around maintaining his active registration in the medical field.
"It has become very clear to me that I cannot maintain my medical registration as a doctor and give 100 per cent to this job," he said.
"And the people of Stafford and Queensland deserve 100 per cent."
There had been speculation Dr Lynham was being forced to retire by the right faction of his own union, the Australian Workers Union.
But one Labor source told the ABC Dr Lynham informed them of his intention to retire some weeks ago, and assured them he was under no pressure to leave.
"But someone wanted to make a hero of themselves by talking to the Courier Mail," the source said.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-10/anthony-lynham-senior-minister-palaszczuk-government-quits-staff/12648624