Former Qld minister engages lawyers to represent her at CFMEU inquiry

I have not yet been called, but if so, I will then put my side," she said.The move comes a day after CFMEU Administrator Mark Irving announced he was stepping down, which was subject to discussion at the inquiry on Tuesday morning.Counsel assisting Eddy Gisonda SC said while Mr Irving said in his statement the union was moving to a "rebuilding" phase, the investigation into the union in Queensland was "nowhere near complete"."We hope Mr Irving's [replacement] … understands the importance of the work of the commission," Mr Gisonda said."It is a mistake .. to think that proper rebuilding can occur without the full understanding that only a commission of inquiry can deliver."He said he hoped Mr Irving's replacement, Michael Crosby, would work with the commission and cooperate with its needs.The barrister representing the CFMEU at the inquiry, Chris O'Grady KC, said "no" when asked by Commissioner Stuart Wood KC if he had anything he wished to say in response.Tuesday's hearing is occurring in the Brisbane Magistrate's Court precinct as CFMEU members join with the Electrical Trades Union and other unions, just across the road, to commemorate International Workers Memorial Day, honouring people killed or injured at work.The inquiry this week is hearing from major contractors tasked with building the Cross River Rail project.