CFMEU and Fair Work Ombudsman Headed to Court After Crane Stunt

The Fair Work Ombudsman says Stephen Parker climbed the crane’s ladder and remained in it for about an hour, stopping it from operating.

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The construction division of the CFMEU—already under administration after the federal government took court action against it in August—is facing more legal action, along with one of its organisers, Stephen Parker.

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) alleges he used his right-of-entry permit at a 19-storey office tower site in Perth in November before breaching the Fair Work Act by scaling a crane and preventing it from operating.