A review sparked by the CFMEU scandal has been slammed as a "whitewash" after it recommended mandatory reporting of suspected criminal conduct.
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan released former justice department chief Greg Wilson's final report on the state's construction sector, sparked by allegations of intimidation and coercion within the CFMEU.
The state government has accepted all eight of his recommendations, with the premier reiterating her determination to tear out the union's "rotten culture out by its roots".
"We have zero tolerance," she told reporters on Wednesday.
Among the recommendations were a central complaints body to help rid the CFMEU of criminal and unlawful conduct, and a requirement for principle contractors on taxpayer-funded worksites to report suspected criminal behaviour.
Others measures included the establishment of an alliance involving state and federal law enforcement, changing labour hire licensing rules and redefining the "fit and proper person" test.
This definition would exclude people found guilty of an indictable offence over the past decade and anyone part of a criminal organisation or with a close associate who would not be deemed fit and proper.
The recommendations and their impact will be evaluated after two years.
At this point, further reforms would be needed to provide Victorian government bodies with powers to investigate and respond to allegations of criminal or other unlawful conduct in Victoria's construction sector.
"No agency on its own can resolve these issues," Mr Wilson wrote.
The review was sparked by allegations aired in media reports in July 2024 of bikie and organised crime figures infiltrating the CFMEU and other serious criminal activity that led to the union being placed in administration.
It considered whether Victoria’s main integrity watchdog, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission, should be given stronger powers to investigate corruption on government worksites but stopped short of recommending "major reform" to its remit.
Opposition Leader John Pesutto, who has previously criticised the review's terms of reference and lack of public hearings, branded the report a "whitewash".
"This was not a serious report that took evidence, held public hearings, investigated criminal allegations," he said.
Mr Pesutto doubted the recommendations would be effective in the cleaning up the sector, saying it had simply created a mailbox for complaints.
It comes as the Queensland government pulled a contract for the $530 million Townsville University Hospital expansion after suspending the so-called "CFMEU building tax".
The Liberal Nationals claim the Best Practice Industry Conditions have been a factor in the major infrastructure project cost blowouts in the state as the policy saps productivity.
Queensland’s Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie said the project can be re-tendered and re-tested without the conditions to garner a cheaper price and quipped the CFMEU were on his "naughty list" this Christmas.
