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	Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry
		By Letters Patent dated 29 August 2001, the Honourable Terence Rhoderic Hudson Cole RFD QC was appointed a Royal Commissioner to inquire into certain matters relating to the building and construction industry.
		The Royal Commissioner presented his final report to the Governor-General on 24 February 2003.
		The Final Report was tabled in Parliament on 26 and 27 March 2003.
	www.royalcombci.gov.au (67 words)

	Submission to the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry
		Intelligence gathered during the course of this Project confirmed that this practice was mainly confined to the NSW building and construction industry especially in sub-industries such as excavation, earth moving and pipe laying.
		An analysis of the building and construction industry indicates that over 96% of the population have a business turnover of less than $2m per annum with approximately 48% of the population returning their income as individuals.
		For the new complexes, all building and construction activity was audited and for the existing complexes major fit-outs were subject to PAYE and PPS audits.
	www.ato.gov.au /print.asp?doc=/content/23607.htm&page=23 (6326 words)

	AAR: Publication: Focus: The Cole Royal Commission
		The role of the ABCC is to monitor industrial conduct in the industry and to investigate and prosecute any breaches of the law by persons in the building and construction industry.
		The Commission found that pattern bargaining and union-endorsed certified agreements are entrenched in sections of the industry, with the result that employees and employers have become accustomed to merely adopting a common form of agreement that has been determined by others.
		The Commission proposes that the law be changed so that a permit for union entry to a workplace is required and the permit would not be granted unless the union officer had received training about the rights and obligations of permit holders.
	www.aar.com.au /pubs/const/focolemay03.htm (1547 words)

	ADDRESS TO THE MASTER BUILDERS ASSOCIATION : DEMOCRATS RESPONSE TO RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ROYAL COMMISSION INTO BUILDING ...
		Evidence suggest that the industry suffers from a high strike rate; high level of workplace accidents and death; a high level of tax avoidance; widespread use of phoenix companies; collusion between contractors and unions; coercion in certified agreement making; breaches regarding right of entry; and breaches regarding freedom of association.
		Evidence suggest that the worst of the problems in the Building and Construction Industry are within the large commercial sector and the civil construction sector, are greatest in a few states (WA, Victoria and Queensland), primarily within urban centres.
		We would be in favour of extending the life of the Interim National Building and Industry Task Force and would consider providing additional resources to bodies such as the ACCC, ATO and AIRC to focus on the Building and Construction Industry.
	www.andrewbartlett.com /speeches6.html (1449 words)

	The World Today Archive - Royal Commission into the Building Industry
		After refusing to appear by choice, a string of union leaders have now been subpoenaed by the commission to defend accusations of pattern bargaining, unlawful wildcat strikes, intimidation and bogus occupational health and safety claims by unions in the building industry.
		Royal Commission is entering day two, they've subpoenaed the secretary to the union.
		I mean we all see the charade that this Royal Commission is. It's a blatant attempt to knock off their wages and conditions and, as you can see, they're not happy about it.
	www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/stories/s437436.htm (753 words)

	Cole Commission
		In particular to investigate the failure of employers in the industry to comply with occupational health and safety laws and regulations, and the prevalence of industry practices such as tax evasion and ‘phoenixing’.
		This agenda is one of explicit anti-unionism; my concern was that the royal commission was established not to investigate the industry, and thus respond to the claims of workers and unions involved of corruption within it, but as an exercise in union bashing.
		This is because this commission was never established to investigate the vast scope of genuine problems in the building and construction industry.
	www.katelundy.com.au /colecomm.htm (1037 words)

	I'll give them a gobful - smh.com.au
		When the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry rolls into Sydney tomorrow to start its NSW investigation, disgraced former detective Roger Rogerson and Sydney identity Tom Domican are ready and willing to testify.
		Dublin-born Domican, a former ALP numbers man and an industrial consultant to Prestige Cranes, has written three letters to the royal commission after his name was mentioned by Workplace Relations Minister Tony Abbott during interviews on the commission's brief.
		Construction workers' union national secretary John Sutton yesterday released results of a survey showing a majority of the union membership will strike to stop any attempt to deregister the union.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/06/01/1022569845460.html (449 words)

	Australian Workers Union National Office: Speeches & Opinion: Working hard to make work fair - 12 March 2002
		An abridge version of this piece on the Royal commission in the Building and Construction Industry appeared in the Herald Sun newspaper on 12 March, 2002.
		Not because the AWU has anything to hide, but because under a Howard Government it appeared to us that calling a Royal Commission was an attempt to gather momentum to push through a wave of retrograde changes to workplace laws that have previously fallen flat in the Senate.
		But now that a Royal Commission is in progress I think why not take this opportunity to move beyond the salacious details and look at ways to improve industrial relations in the construction industry and across all workplaces.
	www.awu.net.au /national/speeches/1047616447_13637.html (746 words)

	What we offer - Recent projects - Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry
		A core team of 18 lawyers from AGS provided the bulk of the day-to-day legal services for the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry—Australia’s first national review of the industry’s conduct and practices.
		In this role, he was the primary contact for parties and legal representatives wanting to deal with the Commission.
		The report recommends structural and cultural reform in the industry.
	www.ags.gov.au /whatweoffer/recentprojects/bci.htm (156 words)

	The Royal Commission Into The Building And Construction Industry Resolution - Australian Council of Trade Unions
		The Commission was established as part of the Federal Government’s program of attack aimed at any sign of union strength, and must be seen in the context of its moves against unions in the maritime, meat, coal and manufacturing industries.
		Most findings concerned ordinary industrial issues relating to matters such as right of entry and adherence to disputes procedures and reflecting, to a large extent, the unsatisfactory state of the current industrial law and its application to the industry.
		The Commission did not establish any evidence of union misconduct, whether criminal or industrial, to justify a vicious attack on the unions’ ability to organise and bargain, as was claimed by the OEA and Tony Abbott.
	www.actu.asn.au /congress2003/finalpolicies/royal_com_final.html (739 words)

	Building & Construction Industry Royal Commission Report
		On 26 and 27 March 2003, the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry tabled its 22 volume final report.
		The report details the Royal Commission’s findings of fact in the states and territories and their recommendations.
		The report also confirms the fears of widespread intimidation, coercion and collusion within the industry that led the Government to establish the Royal Commission in August 2001.
	www.findlaw.com.au /article/8584.htm (220 words)

	CFMEU Construction & General Division: The Cole Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry
		The Cole Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry
		On July 26, 2001 the Howard Government announced a Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry to be headed by Justice Terry Cole QC.
		The Cole Royal Commission is expected to complete its report into the industry by the end of 2002.
	www.cfmeu.asn.au /construction/campaigns/20010817_royalcomm.html (433 words)

	Australian DemocratsAustralian Democrat Speeches
		Evidence suggest that the industry suffers from a high strike rate; high level of workplace accidents and death; a high level of tax avoidance; widespread use of phoenix companies; collusion between contractors and unions; coercion in certified agreement making; breaches regarding right of entry; and breaches regarding freedom of association.
		Evidence suggest that the worst of the problems in the Building and Construction Industry are within the large commercial sector and the civil construction sector, are greatest in a few states (WA, Victoria and Queensland), primarily within urban centres.
		We would be in favour of extending the life of the Interim National Building and Industry Task Force and would consider providing additional resources to bodies such as the ACCC, ATO and AIRC to focus on the Building and Construction Industry.
	www.democrats.org.au /speeches?speech_id=1099&display=1 (1447 words)

	Building and Construction Industry Reform Bill — l
		Since the Final Report of the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry was released, Ai Group has made a number of comprehensive submissions to the Federal Government on the need for workplace relations reform in the building and construction industry and the approach which should be taken to reform.
		A lengthy Senate Committee inquiry into the provisions of the earlier version of the Bill was conducted during the Federal Government's last term.
		No doubt the Government will introduce further legislation into Parliament in the near future to deal with the workplace relations reform proposals in the other nine chapters of the original BCII Bill.
	www.aigroup.asn.au /scripts/cgiip.exe/ccms.r?pageid=2097 (535 words)

	Australian DemocratsAustralian Democrat Speeches
		Through the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Bill 2003 the government are proposing a regulator specific to that industry.
		As I have been saying ever since the royal commission recommendations were made, the Democrats think this idea has major weaknesses, not least that it sets up different rights and obligations for citizens who work in one part of one industry.
		So we are not averse to, in the interim, extending the time frame of the interim building task force and we support the minister's announcement today to establish the building and industry task force.
	www.democrats.org.au /speeches?speech_id=1354&display=1 (1464 words)

	Submission to Royal Commission into Building and Construction Industry
		The Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry released the Tax Office's submission at its hearing in Sydney today.
		The submission provides the Tax Office's assessment of tax compliance within the building and construction industry as well as its work in improving compliance within the sector.
		"The industry warrants close attention due to both its size and evidence of practices such as bogus labour hire arrangements, undeclared cash payments and phoenix companies that indicate a high risk of non-compliance with tax obligations," Mr Carmody said.
	www.ato.gov.au /corporate/content.asp?doc=/content/mr200252.htm (349 words)

	Australian Workers Union National Office: AWU National News: Workplace hazard alert: Greedy Boardrooms - 08 October 2002
		Executives’ excessive payouts and bloated salaries are a workplace hazard threatening the future viability of Australian workplaces, the AWU National Secretary told the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry.
		In today's evidence to the Commission, Bill Shorten said greedy executives combined with the underperformance and non-transparency of company boards, was a greater threat to jobs and the economy than any alleged union behaviour.
		Mr Shorten said the Royal Commission's investigation into 'inappropriate workplace practices' needed to include option schemes and salary structures of public companies.
	www.awu.net.au /national/news/1045709527_23710.html (526 words)

	Building Construction - Building Construction
		Building Process A term used to express every step of a construction project from it’s conception to final acceptance and occupancy.
		Lewis Hine was commissioned to photograph the construction of the building in 1930.
		Industry source of regional, categorized construction information and is available in print and online.
	building-construction.chamsiong.com /buildingconstruction (1057 words)

	We'll go to building commission, Libs say - theage.com.au
		A Liberal government would seek to make a late submission to the Cole royal commission on the building and construction industry if it won Saturday's Victorian election.
		Opposition leader Robert Doyle said the commission had direct relevance to people in Victoria and that "militant unionism" needed to be sent a clear message.
		"I would have thought given the future of building and industry and construction in Victoria the government should make some submission to it," he said.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/11/27/1038274339954.html (265 words)

	HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Royal Commission into the building and construction industry: Commission makes progress despite resistance.
		ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australia's royal commission into the building and construction industry is bound to have a considerable impact.
		Although unions have branded the investigation a witch-hunt, the commission is looking into matters such as fraud, occupational health and anti-competitive behaviour.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:86144457&refid=ink_tptd_mag (156 words)

	Building & Construction Industry - australia.gov.au
		The Office of the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner (ABCC) provides a national service to ensure that workplace relations laws are enforced in building and construction industry workplaces.
		The Australian Procurement and Construction Council (APCC) is the peak council of departments responsible for procurement and construction policy of the Australian, State and Territory governments.
		This is the building and housing section of the handbook.
	www.australia.gov.au /210 (655 words)

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	www.finaconstruction.com /buildingconstruction (1051 words)

	AIG calls for legislative reforms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This paper details various “inappropriate and unlawful” practices in the industry, including unlawful industrial action in pursuit of pattern bargaining, unlawful stoppages relating to union rallies, non-compliance with AIRC orders, non-payment of fines, abuse of rights of entry and breaches of freedom of association laws.
		The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) says the royal commission is treating unions and their members unfairly by being “adversarial and accusatory” and by limiting their cross examination of those who are accusing them.
		The union says it has given the commission 200 examples of employers not complying with legal standards and is calling for the commission to investigate these examples.
	www.infolink.com.au /articles/56/0C00B456.aspx (323 words)

	Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry - Media Releases
		Royal Commission Media Release - 9 October 2001 - Notice of Preliminary Hearing Change of Venue
		Royal Commission Media Release - 26 September 2001 - Directions Hearing in Melbourne
		Royal Commission Newspaper Advertisment - 26 September 2001 - Preliminary Hearing Dates PDF Version
	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/24143/20020429/www.royalcombci.gov.au/media (123 words)

	Royal commission secretly taping workers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		MELBOURNE — The Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry, headed by Terence Cole, was accused on May 16 of using secretly taped evidence to discredit construction workers and their unions.
		The implication was made despite the fact evidence presented to the commission that Able workers were throwing rubbish, such as iron baths, from the fourth storey to the ground.
		The royal commission appears to be arguing that the CFMEU intimidates big companies by insisting that, in one of the most dangerous industries in Australia, health and safety agreements be adhered to; that union members’ dues are current; and that enterprise agreements are made with the CFMEU.
	www.greenleft.org.au /back/2002/493/493p5.htm (770 words)

	PM - Conflicting evidence at building royal commission
		COMPERE: In Perth, the royal commission into the building and construction industry has been hearing conflicting evidence about secret cash payments on a BHP site.
		DAVID WEBER: The commission has heard from Noel Grunsell, the project manager for the John Holland company in 1998.
		DAVID WEBER: Mr Reynolds says the union's happy to see that the commission's investigating matters that aren't focusing on alleged wrongdoing by the CFMEU.
	www.abc.net.au /pm/stories/s629330.htm (716 words)

	Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry
		First Report of the Royal Commission, tabled in the Federal Parliament on 20 August 2002
		Annexure 5: A History of Recent Industrial Events in the Australian Building and Construction Industry
		13 Redundancy in the Building and Construction Industry
	www.royalcombci.gov.au /hearings/reports.asp (689 words)

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