维多利亚州启动皇家委员会调查大建设项目中的犯罪腐败

维多利亚州州长本·卡罗尔宣布了针对州大建设项目的皇家委员会调查职权范围1。该委员会由前南澳大利亚法官克里斯·库拉基斯主持1，预算为5000万澳元1，将在11月选举前启动，于明年8月前提交报告1。

调查将覆盖建筑、林业和海事员工工会（CFMEU）、建筑公司、分包商和劳务派遣公司在大建设项目中的腐败和犯罪行为1。卡罗尔表示，职权范围具有"最广泛、最远大的权力"，"没有任何限制"1，他指出"有贪污、有暴力、有厌女症和暴力行为在纳税人资助的建筑工地上"1。委员会还将调查部长和政府机构对这些项目的监督和治理是否充分1。

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has unveiled the terms of reference for a royal commission investigating corruption and criminality within the state's major construction projects 1. The inquiry, to be chaired by former South Australian judge Chris Kourakis, carries a budget of AUD 50 million and will commence operations before the November election, with a final report due by August of the following year 1.

The commission's scope encompasses alleged corrupt and criminal conduct involving the Construction, Forestry, Maritime and Energy Union (CFMEU), building contractors, subcontractors, and labor hire companies participating in Big Build projects 1. Carroll characterized the terms of reference as "the broadest, widest and most far-reaching powers" with "no constraints," while asserting that "there is corruption, there is violence, there is misogyny and violent behavior on taxpayer-funded construction sites" 1. The investigation will also examine whether ministers and government agencies exercised adequate oversight and governance of these projects 1.