Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

To quote one of the very many similar passages from many judges of the Federal Court with respect to the CFMMEU:

… the conduct of its officers and employees has consistently shown a total contempt … for the constraints imposed by the law …

And it has shown a:

… cavalier disregard for the prior penalties imposed by this Court.

And this conduct is continuing. There have been over 30 contraventions of the law and close to $400,000 in court ordered penalties in the last few months alone. The Australian Building and Construction Commission filed a case just recently which alleges that CFMMEU officers threatened and intimidated workers of a crane company in New South Wales, including, as members opposite will no doubt be interested to hear, by spitting at them, calling them 'dogs' and 'scabs', photographing them and uploading the images on social media, where those hardworking men and women were then subjected to further abuse and intimidation.

Ms Kearney interjecting—

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