Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, I am. The Federal Court imposed a fine of over $35,000 on the CFMEU and Joe McDonald, who is the National President and the WA Assistant State Secretary, for making a threat against a construction company and subsequently conducting a picket with the intent to coerce the company to alter the amount to be paid to the subcontractor. The Federal Court found as follows:

Mr McDonald is a very experienced industrial relations operative. He has a significant history of failing to comply with industrial laws. There can be no suggestion that he was unaware of the unlawful nature of his actions.

In the ACT, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia there is a pattern of behaviour. Why did the Federal Court have to say: 'Has there ever been a worse recidivist in the history of the common law?' (Time expired)