A "grave failure of governance" within the NUW's NSW branch allowed "apparently criminal conduct" to go undetected for years, according to counsel assisting the Heydon Royal Commission.
The NUW's national office is seeking to jointly manage the NSW branch in the wake of the alleged misuse of credit cards that emerged at Heydon Royal Commission hearings.
The Heydon Royal Commission is sticking to its defence that its late-night document release on Friday was aimed at meeting the legal deadline for releasing written submissions.
Former NSW Labor MP Paul Gibson received about $271,000 over two years to help the NUW's NSW branch and the State ALP "live in harmony", the Heydon Royal Commission heard today.
The CFMEU has called for Royal Commissioner Dyson Heydon to reject legally "unsafe" allegations that organiser Darren Greenfield received payments from Sydney identity George Alex.
Two credit cards issued to the NUW's former NSW branch secretary, Derrick Belan, racked up about $697,000 on purchases that included Tiffany & Co jewellery and perfume, the Heydon Royal Commission heard today.
The HSU has accused the Heydon Royal Commission of undermining its own credibility by treating former national secretary Kathy Jackson with "kid gloves".
The Heydon Royal Commission's counsel assisting has released submissions that argue that Sydney identity George Alex made cash payments to CFMEU construction and general division NSW branch organiser Darren Greenfield.
The CFMEU says it will seek a police investigation into the "leaking" of Heydon Royal Commission submissions that recommend that criminal charges be laid against the secretary and former president of its construction and general division's Queensland branch over the destruction of documents.
The AWU did not want a trade-off for lower wages for cleaners being mentioned in the same document that dealt with employer payment of union memberships, the Heydon Royal Commission has heard.
