“I had been made aware as a local member of parliament of one allegation, and that matter has been referred to Fair Work Commission and was being dealt with there appropriately,” she said. She would not say when she received the complaint other than that it was not this year, and declined to specify which project the complaint related to.
Kilkenny, who represents Carrum in Melbourne’s outer south-eastern suburbs, said she referred the matter internally but did not take it up the chain to either Jacinta Allan – as premier or in her former role as transport infrastructure minister – or to the former premier Daniel Andrews.
Kilkenny said she had not been made aware of any other complaints as the minister for planning.
“And I will say this, there is absolutely no place for this kind of criminal conduct within our unions. The unions are there to protect Victorian workers and to make sure that when Victorian workers go to work, they come home safe and sound,” she said.
“I will also say the premier has come out and has been very clear and very strong on all of this, there is no place for criminal conduct within our unions.”
Kilkenny, who represents Carrum in Melbourne’s outer south-eastern suburbs, said she referred the matter internally but did not take it up the chain to either Jacinta Allan – as premier or in her former role as transport infrastructure minister – or to the former premier Daniel Andrews.
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“I referred it internally,” Kilkenny said, adding she did not refer it to the Fair Work Commission herself.Kilkenny said she had not been made aware of any other complaints as the minister for planning.
“And I will say this, there is absolutely no place for this kind of criminal conduct within our unions. The unions are there to protect Victorian workers and to make sure that when Victorian workers go to work, they come home safe and sound,” she said.
“I will also say the premier has come out and has been very clear and very strong on all of this, there is no place for criminal conduct within our unions.”