Tuesday, 30 July 2024

Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union

David DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan) (15:13): I move, by leave:

That this house:

expresses its serious concern at the behaviour of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union, the CFMEU, Victorian construction division officials under the leadership of Mr John Setka as outlined in the detailed recent revelations in Nine media revealing examples of standover tactics, threats, extortion, kickbacks, bribery and an extraordinary list of other illegal activities;

notes that a raft of Andrews and Allan Labor government ministers were repeatedly warned of the CFMEU’s illegal activity on Victorian Big Build sites;

further notes that the CFMEU’s illegal activity on Big Build sites has contributed to massive cost overruns; and

condemns the Allan Labor government and its ministers for their weak and tardy response to these chilling revelations and the earlier advice.

Leave refused.