The Fair Work Commission has suspended CFMMEU official Arturo Menon's federal entry permit for six months and revoked fellow official Paul Taylor's permit and banned him from applying for a permit for four months following the pair's contraventions of the Fair Work Act at the Palmerston Police Station project in the Northern Territory in 2018.
The suspensions, revocations and bans follow the ABC Commissioner's intervention in the Fair Work Commission's proceedings due to the serious nature of the officials' conduct.
At the time of the contraventions Mr Menon, Mr Taylor and a third CFMMEU official, Roland Cummins, demanded work stop on the $30 million law and order and community safety facility.
The Federal Court found when NT Worksafe officers arrived at the site Mr Menon and Mr Cummins behaved in an improper manner towards the officers. In attempting to shut the site down Mr Menon also falsely told workers they were entitled to go home on full pay.
On 2 October 2020 the Federal Court penalised the CFMMEU and the three officials $292,200 for their contraventions.
