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"ELIZABETH THE SECOND, BY THE GRACE OF GOD QUEEN OF AUSTRALIA AND HER OTHER REALMS AND TERRITORIES, HEAD OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

         To our Trusty and Well-beloved

      JOHN SPENCE WINNEKE, ESQUIRE, Q.C.

      GREETINGS:

      WHEREAS the Governor of the State of Victoria, in the Commonwealth of Australia, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of the said State, has deemed it expedient that a Commission shall forthwith issue to inquire into and report upon the following matters, namely:

      To inquire whether The Australian Building Construction Employees' and Builders Labourers' Federation (hereinafter referred to as "the Federation") or any officer or member of the Federation in the course of or in relation to the affairs of the Federation, has engaged in any illegal, improper or corrupt activities (other than activities involving only breaches of the law whether of the Commonwealth or a State relating to trade unions).

      AND, without restricting the scope of your inquiry, we direct you, for the purposes of your inquiry, to give particular attention to the following questions:

          (a) whether any executive, administrative or other body forming part of, or established by, or associated with, the Federation has been used, or is being used, for the purposes of illegal, improper or corrupt activities, (other than activities involving only breaches of laws, whether of the Commonwealth or a State, relating to trade unions):

          (b) whether the Federation or any of its officials or members have been or are engaged in demanding or receiving directly or indirectly any payment, reward or other benefit or in causing any payment, reward or other benefit to be received by any other person (other than in the ordinary course of commercial dealing or pursuant to a contract of employment in respect of work actually performed or to be performed) from employers or other persons) and, if any payment, reward or benefit has been made or given -

             (i) the persons by whom and to whom any such payment, reward or benefit has been made or given;

             (ii) the reasons for, or the purpose of, any such payment, reward or benefit;

             (iii) the subsequent or proposed use or disposal of any such payment, reward or benefit.

          (c) whether the Federation or any officers or members of the Federation have engaged in illegal, improper or corrupt activities in relation to the election or appointment of officers of the Federation or the purported conduct of the Federation's affairs.

      AND WE DO by these presents give and grant you full power and authority to call before you such person or persons as you shall judge likely to afford you any information upon the subject of this Our Commission, and to inquire of and concerning the premises by