Dear Fair Work Building and Construction,

I seek access under FOI to the document referred to in an article entitled, 'No regrets': Turnbull's building watchdog Nigel Hadgkiss says his last goodbye” published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 27 September 2017. The document I seek is the document described in the article as a letter to colleagues on his final day as head of the Australian Building and Construction Commission.

Some context to the FOI request:

The following is an extract from an article published in the Australian Financial Review on 12 Sept 2017:

Australian Building and Construction Commission director Nigel Hadgkiss is facing thousands of dollars in penalties after he admitted to recklessly misrepresenting union rights to employers for more than two years.
The head of the building industry watchdog made the admission on Tuesday in the face of Federal Court action brought by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and internal ABCC emails that revealed his personal involvement in ensuring the information was not corrected despite staff concerns.

The following is an extract from an article published in the Australian Financial Review on 15 Sept 2017:

In submissions entered on Thursday, Mr Hadgkiss expressed "contrition and remorse for his actions and failures in this case".
"He unreservedly apologises for his actions," the submission said. "Further still, as the immediate public commentary on the statement of agreed facts and Mr Hadgkiss' resignation shows, including that from the [CFMEU] and some of its officials, he has suffered enough."

The following is an extract from an article published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 27 Sept 2017:

The outgoing boss of the Turnbull government's controversial construction industry watchdog says he has no regrets about his sometimes turbulent career. In a letter to colleagues on his final day as head of the Australian Building and Construction Commission, Nigel Hadgkiss also anointed his preferred replacement. Hadgkiss resigned from his $426,000 job earlier this month after admitting to breaching workplace laws during his earlier tenure as head of the Fair Work Commission's building industry office. After a two-week transition he officially left the job on Wednesday. "It brings to an end a 48-year career in law enforcement. In no way do I regret any of that time, challenging though much of that journey has been," he said in the internal memo. "I could have retired some years ago. However, I have thoroughly enjoyed the challenges that the last decade or so have brought."

The following is an extract from a Federal Court Judgement delivered on 29 Sept 2017.

“I note the contrition expressed by the director, his remorse for his actions, the fact that he has no record of previous contravention of the FW Act, and that fact that he has paid a high personal price in the loss of his position as a result of his contravention,’’

Yours faithfully,

JS

Dear ABCC - FOI,

Yes - I agree agree to withdraw my FOI request dated 11 October 2017

Yours sincerely,

JS

Dear ABCC - FOI,

Thank you for letting me know about the proposed consultation.

Yours sincerely,

JS

Dear ABCC - FOI,

Thank you for providing access to the document.

Yours sincerely,

JS