Overview

• The Queensland government has formally commenced the 12-month commission into the CFMEU after a damning report on union “thuggery”.
• Industrial relations barrister Stuart Wood AM, KC, will serve as commissioner with Bob Gee, former deputy police commissioner, as secretary.
• Beyond compelling testimony and safeguarding witnesses, the inquiry can recommend prosecutions and propose criminal law reforms.
• Its terms of reference include probing misconduct affecting women’s safety and assessing the union’s impact on projects such as the Bruce Highway and Cross River Rail.
• Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has insisted the process remains independent despite scrutiny over Wood’s previous ties to the Liberal Party.