Key facts
- Senior members of the former Daniel Andrews government engaged in "serious and concerning" conduct.
- The conduct involved dealings with United Firefighter Union secretary Peter Marshall.
- The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (Ibac) released its report eight years after investigations began.
- No evidence of blackmail by Marshall against the government was found.
- The government made an undisclosed deal with Marshall, granting him significant influence over negotiations.
- Marshall was also given privileged access to responsible ministers.
Senior members of the former Daniel Andrews government engaged in "serious and concerning" conduct in their dealings with United Firefighter Union secretary Peter Marshall, according to a report by Victoria's anti-corruption watchdog, Ibac. The report, tabled in parliament on Wednesday, concluded eight years after the investigation began.
While Ibac found no evidence that individuals engaged in corrupt conduct or that Marshall blackmailed the government, it detailed "serious and concerning" actions by government members during negotiations for the Country Fire Authority (CFA) and Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) enterprise bargaining agreements, and their subsequent amalgamation into Fire Services Victoria.