The Turnbull government's push to reinstate the ABCC follows the release of the trade union royal commission report.
The Federal government will today introduce legislation to bring back the Australian Building and Construction Commission, which was abolished under the Gillard government in 2012.
"We need an effective cop on the beat when it comes to the construction industry," Resources Minister Josh Frydenberg said this morning on ABC News.
The Turnbull government's push to reinstate the ABCC follows the release of the trade union royal commission's report into corruption in the union movement, which found misconduct within the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union. The abolition of the ABCC meant “unlawful and inappropriate conduct was again prevalent” in the construction industry, the Heydon royal commission found.
The Government's bid to reinstate the ABCC was blocked by the Senate last year. South Australian Family First senator Bob Day and Liberal Democratic senator David Leyonhjelm will vote for the law, which needs six of eight crossbench votes to pass, reports ABC News.
Senators Nick Xenophon, John Madigan, Dio Wang, Jacqui Lambie, Ricky Muir and Glenn Lazarus were undecided or undeclared.
Palmer United Party senator Dio Wang said he wanted to move amendments broadening the ABCC to a national corruption watchdog, saying, "It's probably a very good opportunity for all parliamentarians to talk about whether we need a national corruption watchdog rather than have legislation to deal with building and construction industry on its own."