“There can be no place for criminality or corruption in any part of the construction industry,” Burke said.
An independent administrator will be appointed to take control of the disgraced CFMEU construction union after days of alarm over allegations of criminal infiltration.
“I stress on this, we’re seeking information on coercive behaviour. The government has no intention of taking any action which would put at risk the terms and conditions of employment of the workers who are covered by those agreements.” Burke said a regulator-appointed administrator would have power to work across the broader union and take action against bad-behaving unionists.
“I should add an administrator, as well as having the capacity to terminate people as employees or delegates in different roles, they also would usually have the capacity as well to look specifically at funding decisions that are made because some of what has been reported in recent times goes particularly to flows of cash.”
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