Incompetent ABCC illegally interrogated 203 people

Submitted by cfmeupublish on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 16:11
...The Australian Building and Construction Commission’s admission that it has overstepped its legal authority in illegally interrogating hundreds of Australians is yet another reason for the Federal Gov... ...ngs. Those affected are not allowed to discuss the questioning publicly and do not have a choice of legal representation. However answers to Parliamentary questions on notice have revealed the ABCC ha... ...hat every Section 52 notice issued by the ABCC prior to November 24 last year was defective and not legally binding – a total of 203 defective notices. CFMEU National Secretary Construction Dave Noona... ...ose but to intimidate workers and target union members unfairly. He said that the CFMEU was seeking legal advice on the matter, and called for the ABCC to issue an unconditional apology to the victims...

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