Public hearings 27-29 October 2026



The seventeenth block of public hearings for the Commission of Inquiry into the CFMEU and Misconduct in the Construction Industry continues.

Hearings are due to be held at Brisbane Magistrates Court.

Viewers are reminded that all livestreamed hearings remain subject to any order to prohibit the publication of evidence made by the Commissioner, and that any contravention of such an order may result in prosecution. There is also a delay in the stream in the event of non-publication orders.

It is envisaged the daily schedule will be as follows:

Session One: 10:00 am – 11:15 am
Session Two: 11:30 am – 12:45 pm
Session Three: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Full recordings, exhibits and transcripts are published when available.


27 October 2026

Public hearing block 17, day 1

CRR-14 - CRR Case Study - Bundle 6 - Case Law
(PDF, 4.3 MB)

CRR-15- Tables of 'Prior Penalties & Declarations Under Industrial Laws Involving the CFMEU or Its Representatives'
(PDF, 25.4 MB)

JSB-01 - Witness statement of Justin Steven Bishop 23.09.2026 9 pages, 92 paras, 7 annexures (PDF, 3.2 MB)

JSB-1 (Video) - Witness statement of Justin Steven Bishop 23.09.2026 9 pages, 92 paras, 7 annexures

JSB-2 - Video of Dylan Howard and Codey Budgeon - 15 November 2023 (sometime between 3:00 am -7:00 am in a restricted zone for the lift of a 395-tonne canopy at the Gabba Cross River Rail site

JSB-4 - Audio (MP3, 13.3 MB)

JSB-5 - Video

JAB-1 - Witness statement of Joseph Anthony Barker, 15 October 2026, 16 pages, 91 paragraphs, 21 annexures
(PDF, 47.8 MB)

JAB-2 - Body worn camera footage of Dean Rielly speaking to Darren Kelly 25 October 2021 at Entrance to Exit 41 Project site

JAB-3 - Body worn camera footage of Matthew Vonhoff 25 October 2021 at Entrance to Exit 41 Project site at approximately 8:00 am

JAB-4 - Draft Minutes of Construction and General Division of Federally Registered CFMEU,  5-6 December 2023
(PDF, 404.7 KB)

JAB-5 - Minutes of the QLD/NT Divisional Branch Council of the Federally Registered CFMEU General Division 14 March 2024 (PDF, 86.6 KB)

JAB-6 - Australian Financial Review article by David Marin-Guzman, 28 April 2024,  entitled 'Watchdog drops 30pc of cases against CFMEU' (PDF, 2.3 MB)

JAB-7 - CCTV footage of bump truck incident on 16 June 2022 at the Exit 41 Project site

JAB-8 - Further CCTV footage of bump truck incident on 16 June 2022 at the Exit 41 Project site

JAB-9 - Cabin footage within the bump truck cabin of the bump truck incident on 16 June 2022 at the Exit 41 Project site

JAB-10 - Video footage of Dean Rielly shoulder-charging Hamish Troutbeck, 15 March 2023, at Exit 41 Project site

JAB-11 -  Video of chickens in chicken coop sent to Joseph Barker, around May 2023

JAB-12 - Email chain incorporating email from Matty Hayes to Janelle Imber on Thursday, 11 August 2022, in response to email from Joe Barker to Janelle Imber, Tuesday, 26 July 2022, incorporating photos of bump truck incident, 5 pages (PDF, 987.3 KB)

DJL-1 - Witness Statement of Daniel James Lewis dated 11 September 2026, 7 pages, 52 paragraphs and 4 digital annexures as amended by the witness in the witness box at paragraph 2 (PDF, 1.4 MB)

DJL-1 - Video

DJL-2 - Video

DLJ-3 - Video

DLJ-4 - Video

AJW-1 - Witness Statement of Alicia Jane Wood dated 25 September 2026, 8 pages, 78 paragraphs, 13 annexures (PDF, 15.7 MB)

AJW-7 - Annexure AJW-7

SNM-1-Witness statement of Scott Norman Murray, 26 October 2026, 3 pages, 16 paragraphs (PDF, 645.5 KB)

Block 17 Day 1 Transcript -  27 October 2026
(PDF, 585.3 KB)

28 October 2026

Public hearing block 17, day 2

CRR-16 - Cross River Rail - Right of Entry Bundle as at 28.10.26 - part-1 (PDF, 38.8 MB)

CRR-16 - Cross River Rail - Right of Entry Bundle as at 28.10.26 - part-2 (PDF, 12.8 MB)

CRR-17 - ROE Aide Memoire (28 October 2026) (PDF, 342.1 KB)

​CRR-18 - Final WHSQ Bundle (26 October 2026) - part-1 (PDF, 18.5 MB)

​CRR-18 - Final WHSQ Bundle (26 October 2026) - part-2 (PDF, 20.0 MB)

​CRR-18 - Final WHSQ Bundle (26 October 2026) - part-3 (PDF, 44.8 MB)

CRR-19 - WSHQ Aide Memoire (PDF, 364.7 KB)

KPGB-1 - 2 September 2023 - BWC police footage at 646pm at Kangaroo Point Green Bridge site 6

KPGB-2 - Email from Rowan Riggall to Andrea Buckle re incident on 2 September 2023 at KPGB construction site dated 6 September 2023 (PDF, 477.3 KB)

KPGB-3 - Email from Andrea Buckle to Christopher Broadway re incident on KPGB construction site dated 2 September 2023 dated 6 September 2023 (PDF, 213.2 KB)

KPGB-4 - Brisbane Festival Presentation dated 18 October 2023 (PDF, 7.2 MB)

KPGB-5 - Aerial photo of KPGB construction site as at July 2023 (PNG, 1.4 MB)

KPGB-6 - Undated photograph of construction of KPGB (PNG, 1.9 MB)

KPGB-7 - Sections 10 and 11 of the KPGB Work Health and Safety Management Plan at KPGB as at February 2023 (PDF, 4.1 MB)

JJM-1 - Witness Statement of James John Maher, 8 pages, 66 paragraphs with 10 annexures
(PDF, 4.5 MB)

GJL-1 - Witness Statement of Gary John Lappin, 18 September 2026, 2 pages, 21 paragraphs with 2 annexures (as amended on the stand at paragraph 4)
(PDF, 2.6 MB)

GJL-2 - Affidavit of Lauren Mead 4 Nov 2021, 3 pages, 10 paragraphs (PDF, 273.6 KB)

NRF-1 - Witness Statement of Nicholas Robert Forde, 19 September 2026, 10 pages, 76 paras, 10 annexures (as amended by the witness in the witness box) (PDF, 13.0 MB)

JJM-2 - Police Body Worn Camera Footage of Albert Street Site Attendance, 25 May 2023, 7:29am

JJM - 3 - Police Body Worn Camera Footage of Albert Street Site Attendance, 25 May 2023, 7:53am

JJM - 4 -  Police Body Worn Camera Footage of Albert Street Site Attendance, 25 May 2023, 8:33am

JJM - 5 -  Police Body Worn Camera Footage of Albert Street Site Attendance, 25 May 2023, 8:37am

JJM - 6 -  Police Body Worn Camera Footage of Albert Stre

JJM - 7 -  Police Body Worn Camera Footage of Albert Street Site Attendance, 25 May 2023, 10:28am

JJM - 8 -  Police Body Worn Camera Footage of Albert Street Site Attendance, 25 May 2023, 10:35am

JJM - 9 -  Police Body Worn Camera Footage of Albert Street Site Attendance, 25 May 2023, 10:40am

JJM - 10 -  Police Body Worn Camera Footage of Albert Street Site Attendance, 25 May 2023, 10:45am

JJM - 11 - Police Body Worn Camera Footage of Albert Street Site Attendance, 25 May 2023, 10:59am

CRR-20 - Body worn camera footage from QLD police questioning Dylan Alexanderson on 30 April 2024

CRR-21 -  Body worn camera footage from QLD police questioning Anthony Perrett on 30 April 2024

NRF-11 -  Affidavit of Nicholas Robert Forde, 11 November 2021, 18 pages, with 4 annexures
(PDF, 11.5 MB)

NRF-2 - video

TPP-1 -  Witness Statement of Terry Paul Prior,   (PDF, 17.1 MB)

TPP-16 - Video

TPP-17 - Video

TPP-26 - Video

TPP-27 - Video

TPP-49 - Video

TPP-54 -  90 pages of CRR Notification WhatsApp group messages from 20 September 2019 to 8 August 2024
(PDF, 344.8 KB)

TPP-55 - Email from Matthew Papworth to Grace Dunn, 16 July 2024, incorporating screenshots
(PDF, 1.8 MB)

TPP-56 -  Letter from Matrix Unlimited to Mr Paul Elliott 23 July 2024
(PDF, 689.7 KB)

PJR-1 - Witness Statement of Phillip James Robinson, 7 October 2026, 2 pages, 69 paragraphs, 2 annexes
(PDF, 842.5 KB)

PJR-1
(MP4, 12.5 MB)

JLB-1 - Witness Statement of Jonathan Lawrence Bekkers, 22 October 2026, 13 pages, 129 paragraphs with 208-page bundle with 26 annexures
(PDF, 20.9 MB)

CRR-22 - Letter from Tayla Heinrich, Constructions Pty Ltd, to Jade Ingham dated 25 July 2023
(PDF, 539.0 KB)

Block 17 Day 2 Transcript - 28 October 2026   (PDF, 588.0 KB)

29 October 2026

Public hearing block 17, day 3

RG-1 - Independent Expert Report of Professor Ronald Goldstock dated 16 September 2026
(PDF, 3.1 MB)

RG-2 - Various documents provided to Professor Ronald Goldstock for the purposes of producing his expert report dated 16 September 2026 (PDF, 41.3 MB)

RG-3 – Goldstock, R. and Others, Corruption and Racketeering in the New York City Construction Industry : The Final Report of the New York State Organized Crime Task Force, New York University Press, 31 January 1991. Available for purchase online here.

COG-6 - Bundle of materials comprising 816 pages of documents used in cross examination of Professor Goldstock
(PDF, 27.1 MB)

Block 17 Day 3 Transcript - 29 October 2026   (PDF, 520.4 KB)

Last updated: November 2026