GENERAL NEWS
VICTORIA’S Allan government will adopt all recommendations of the Formal Review into allegations of criminal or unlawful conduct by the construction division of the CFMEU...
Premier Jacinta Allan said the government will accept the findings of the Formal Review into the Victorian Government Bodies’ Engagement with Construction Companies and...
The review was established in July this year after a Nine investigation uncovered alleged corruption, criminal bikie and underworld figures have infiltrated major construction sites in...
Following the revelation the Victorian branch of the CFMEU was placed into administration whilst the state secretary John Setka stepped down ahead of the publication of...
The report alleges that criminals were parachuted into high paid jobs on government-funded projects and criminal bikies and underworld figures received hundreds of...
In the final report, senior public sector bureaucrat Greg Wilson, who previously served as Secretary of the Department of Justice and Regulation, made eight recommendations to...
Criminal and unlawful behaviour has no place in Victoria’s construction industry, and I thank Mr Wilson for his work that will help us stamp it out...
Unions are meant to keep people safe – we are making sure that people coming forward with information about conduct on worksites have the complaints processes and...
The government has agreed with the review’s identification of labour hire as a “problematic area in relation to the allegations that led to this review”, as it provides a...
As a result, the Labour Hire Authority’s (LHA) regulatory powers will be strengthened, including by expanding the fit and proper person test to include past indictable convictions...
Furthermore, construction policies and contracts for state government-funded construction projects will include clauses that cover criminal or other unlawful conduct...
As a result, the state government will consult with the federal government to establish an alliance across state and federal law enforcement, regulators and other relevant entities to...
The premier said the measures her government is adopting aim to complement Commonwealth reforms and CFMEU changes, as well as actions already taken by the...