00:00The Union looked to the Constitution in its bid to overturn the new laws.
00:07It told the High Court the Parliament didn't have the power to make such laws,
00:12and the change placed a burden on the implied right to freedom of political communication.
00:19For its part, the government said it wanted to stamp out corruption and have a clean slate.
00:25The government argued it had the power to make the laws, and any burden on the implied right to freedom of political communication was justified.
00:34The High Court agreed, a decision welcomed already by the Master Builders Association.
00:40The time now comes for all stakeholders to recognise a union for the building and construction workers is important, but it has to be lawful.
00:50And we now need to turn to the safety and well-being of all of those in the building and construction industry
00:56to ensure that everyone is playing by the book, they're following the law,
01:01and we get rid of bad actors out of the industry once and for all.
01:05The administrator appointed to run the union has already welcomed today's High Court ruling.
01:11He had complained earlier to the Parliament that he'd been stymied in his efforts to set up the administration.
01:20The
01:32The
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