Overview
- Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts says she was sexually harassed and assaulted in Canberra during her tenure by an unnamed public servant.
- She resigned at the end of 2025, less than two years into a five-year term, after taking approved extended leave from July 2025.
- Her representative says she lodged a complaint with NSW Police on February 13, with the matters now before relevant authorities.
- Turnbull-Roberts rejects media suggestions that absenteeism or staff departures prompted her exit, calling that reporting incorrect and harmful.
- Earlier letters from community leaders sought an investigation into her performance as the ACT government noted some staff turnover and her extended leave, and she had been the inaugural commissioner created after the Our Booris, Our Way report.