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Penalties for non-cooperation haven't changed, says Washington lawyer; Employer groups say tough cop now weakened
The lawyer who represented the CFMEU's Noel Washington after he was charged for refusing to attend an ABCC interview says the Rudd Government's reference in its construction legislation to fines as an alternative to jail for not cooperating with a building watchdog examination did not soften the existing BCII Act provision.
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