$100 000 penalties for secondary boycott.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-13 December 2006-ACCC: $100 000 penalties for secondary boycott(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13122006 The Federal Court has imposed penalties totalling $100 000 against the State and Federal branches of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (the CMFEUW and the CMFEU respectively) for engaging in secondary boycott* conduct in breach of the Trade Practices Act 1974.

The conduct occurred at the Holiday Inn construction site at the Burswood Casino complex, Perth, Western Australia. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleged that in two instances on 16 April 2004 and one instance on 4 November 2004, the CFMEU and the CFMEUW, by the conduct of their officials, Mr Joseph McDonald, Mr Michael Buchan and Mr...