--- title: "Construction industry: motions (Victorian Legislative Council, 19 March 2025) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported a motion noting the Premier's response to the CFMEU corruption scandal, Mr Irving's administration, and allegations from Mr Watson about the government's handling of Big Build worksites and women's safety. Defeated 15 to 22 in the Victorian Legislative Council on 19 March 2025. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council/2025-03-19/2" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Victorian Legislative Council](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council) Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 19 March 2025 · [Integrity and democracy](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-council?topic=integrity%5Fdemocracy) # Construction industry: motions Voting yes supported a motion noting the Premier's response to the CFMEU corruption scandal, Mr Irving's administration, and allegations from Mr Watson about the government's handling of Big Build worksites and women's safety. Defeated **15** yes **22** no The question put That this house notes that: (1) the Premier, the Honourable Jacinta Allan MP, supported the strongest possible action to stamp out the rotten culture in the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) and supported Mr Mark Irving KC as administrator; (2) Mr Irving appointed Mr Geoffrey Watson SC to probe into the wrongdoings in the construction sector; (3) Mr Watson alleged on 60 Minutes that: (a) the Premier’s response to the CFMEU corruption scandal in commissioning the independent review into Victoria’s construction sector (the review) amounts to a ‘cover-up’ because ‘It was hopeless. Where it didn’t go was where it needed to go’; (b) the government, including senior bureaucrats and ministers, undoubtedly knew of the corruption and underworld influence on Big Build sites; (c) the government failed to ensure that the review adequately probed Big Build wrongdoing; (d) gangland figures appeared so unconcerned by the government’s response they were still profiting from taxpayers; (4) the government failed to ensure the safety of women on Big Build worksites, where at least three horrific attacks were perpetrated and in all instances victims were blacklisted from all ## How each party voted - Labor All no 0 yes · 15 no 15 members - No [Enver Erdogan](https://politics.computer/mp/enver-erdogan) - No [Gayle Tierney](https://politics.computer/mp/gayle-tierney) - No [Harriet Shing](https://politics.computer/mp/harriet-shing) - No [Ingrid Stitt](https://politics.computer/mp/ingrid-stitt) - No [Jacinta Ermacora](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-ermacora) - No [Jaclyn Symes](https://politics.computer/mp/jaclyn-symes) - No [John Berger](https://politics.computer/mp/john-berger) - No [Lee Tarlamis](https://politics.computer/mp/lee-tarlamis) - No [Lizzie Blandthorn](https://politics.computer/mp/lizzie-blandthorn) - No [Michael Galea](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-galea) - No [Ryan Batchelor](https://politics.computer/mp/ryan-batchelor) - No [Shaun Leane](https://politics.computer/mp/shaun-leane) - No [Sheena Watt](https://politics.computer/mp/sheena-watt) - No [Sonja Terpstra](https://politics.computer/mp/sonja-terpstra) - No [Tom McIntosh](https://politics.computer/mp/tom-mcintosh) - Liberal All yes 10 yes · 0 no 10 members - Yes [Ann-Marie Hermans](https://politics.computer/mp/ann-marie-hermans) - Yes [Bev McArthur](https://politics.computer/mp/bev-mcarthur) - Yes [David Davis](https://politics.computer/mp/david-davis) - Yes [Evan Mulholland](https://politics.computer/mp/evan-mulholland) - Yes [Georgie Crozier](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-crozier) - Yes [Joe McCracken](https://politics.computer/mp/joe-mccracken) - Yes [Renee Heath](https://politics.computer/mp/renee-heath) - Yes [Richard Welch](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-welch) - Yes [Trung Luu](https://politics.computer/mp/trung-luu) - Yes [Wendy Lovell](https://politics.computer/mp/wendy-lovell) - Greens All no 0 yes · 4 no 4 members - No [Aiv Puglielli](https://politics.computer/mp/aiv-puglielli) - No [Anasina Gray-Barberio](https://politics.computer/mp/anasina-gray-barberio) - No [Katherine Copsey](https://politics.computer/mp/katherine-copsey) - No [Sarah Mansfield](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-mansfield) - Smaller parties and independents - No [David Ettershank](https://politics.computer/mp/david-ettershank) Legalise Cannabis - No [Rachel Payne](https://politics.computer/mp/rachel-payne) Legalise Cannabis - Yes [Gaelle Broad](https://politics.computer/mp/gaelle-broad) Nationals - Yes [Melina Bath](https://politics.computer/mp/melina-bath) Nationals - No [Georgie Purcell](https://politics.computer/mp/georgie-purcell) Animal Justice Party - Yes [Moira Deeming](https://politics.computer/mp/moira-deeming) Family First - Yes [David Limbrick](https://politics.computer/mp/david-limbrick) Libertarian Party - Yes [Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell](https://politics.computer/mp/rikkie-lee-tyrrell) One Nation Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. 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