The head of a multi-million-dollar Tasmanian development is on leave pending investigation into allegations of bullying.
Former staff of the Macquarie Point Development Corporation have been contacted and asked to participate in an independent probe into the conduct of chief executive Mary Massina.
It is understood the investigation was sparked by a recent claim and will look into allegations dating back several years.
A State Growth spokesman said: "The government does not comment on workplace matters."
Board chairman Brian Scullin declined to comment, and Ms Massina did not respond to requests for comment.
The state and federal governments have poured millions of dollars into the multi-use development, slated for Hobart's waterfront.
It is expected to eventually host art and cultural hubs, apartments, retail, hospitality and short-stay accommodation, but has been besieged by accusations of sluggish progress since the redevelopment was first announced by the former state and federal Labor governments about a decade ago.
Ms Massina was appointed chief executive of Macquarie Point Development Corporation in 2017, and took home $280,000 last year.
She and the government have blamed perceived slow progress on the need for extensive remediation on the former industrial site.
Moving the sewage treatment plant on the site — announced in 2018 — was expected to cost $140 million alone.
In November last year, Melbourne-based developer Milieu was announced as the developer of an area of one of seven precincts known as The Escarpment.
The Escarpment project is worth about $100 million, according to the state government, and will create hundreds of jobs.
It was lashed by Tourism Industry Council Tasmania chief executive Luke Martin as an "underwhelming apartment block" and by the Labor opposition as "an apartment block for rich people".
The centrepiece of the entire Mac Point development will be a planned "truth and reconciliation art park" — a 13,000 square metre space able to host public events and festivals.
