Senate #QT kicks off with a string of questions on Australian and Building Construction Commission chief Nigel Hadgkiss, who quit this week.
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Legal action against Hadgkiss for breaching Fair Work Act started in August but Employment Minister Michaelia Cash wasn't aware til October.
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Senator Cash says the claims were first brought to her attention when the CFMEU sought to rope the Commonwealth into the legal action.
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"These were allegations and they were contested at the time," Senator Cash tells
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Labor asks why Hadgkiss was appointed ABCC commissioner in December 2016, given Senator Cash knew of the claims against him in October.
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"At that time they were allegations that were contested by Mr Hadgkiss. The conduct was not illegal at the time," Senator Cash tells
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