Northern Territory government authorities have confirmed they are investigating allegations the former chief executive of a critical alcohol rehabilitation service in the NT town of Tennant Creek misused its resources and bullied an employee.
A former senior member of BRADAAG's staff has told the ABC she saw many instances where she believed Ms Reynolds Lewis, who was the organisation's chief executive from 2017 until late last year, misused its resources.
She said this appeared to be partly because the chief executive's partner, Paul Lewis, was one of the four directors."It wasn't widely known that Pauline and he were dating when she came to Tennant Creek from Alice Springs, even though she told us they had bought a house together in 2017." Asked whether he ever saw the misuse of BRADAAG's resources by Ms Reynolds Lewis, he said he did not."The finances of BRADAAG were better when Pauline left than when Stuart Naylor was there.Mr Lewis said he saw nothing improper about the employment of Ms Reynolds Lewis's family friend from England.
"There was nothing untoward that I and the board saw, everything was spent in accordance with the funding agreement," he said. "Pauline spent a large amount of money with the BRADAAG legal team to pursue him to have him sacked from his job," Sara said.Mr Makita died during a fire in his home in Tennant Creek in June 2019.
"An investigation has commenced to determine if there have been any breaches of the Work Health and Safety Act."Seven former staff have told the ABC bullying by Ms Reynolds Lewis caused them mental harm and reduced the effectiveness of BRADAAG's services. All of the bullying allegations were put to Ms Reynolds Lewis, who denied them, but declined to comment on the record."There was a lot of sadness and bitterness when Pauline left, I know there were a couple of disgruntled people," he said.
NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles says she asked her department to monitor the governance of BRADAAG after all its board members resigned. "Nothing will change unless you take urgent action by immediately appointing an administrator with the appropriate skills to manage BRADAAG until this sorry mess is resolved."
Surprise, surprise. She got caught out. Keep scratching the surface and see what pops up.
Funds spent on vodka?
Allegations of misuse of funds, bullying, nepotism, conflicts of interest, and a culture of denial. I’m guessing she’ll pop up on the next federal election ballot with an LNP next to her name…
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