A CFMEU representative who was subsequently charged with murder drove union officials to interviews during an independent probe investigating allegations of violence and intimidation, a commission of inquiry has heard.

Geoffrey Watson, SC, who published a 45-page report alleging a culture of violence in the Queensland branch of the union that included threats and intimidation of women and children, suggested the inquiry investigate claims those who took part in his administration-commissioned work were transported by ousted union boss Jade Ingham or his “stepbrother or a half-brother”, Anthony Perrett.

Former CFMEU leader Jade Ingham. Credit: Cameron Atfield

Watson’s report into the Queensland CFMEU was handed down in July, three months before Perrett was charged with the torture

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