John Setka warns Labor he plans to appeal court decision to allow expulsion

Unionist’s lawyers threaten injunction as MPs weigh Coalition’s ‘ensuring integrity’ bill

John Setka has warned Labor he intends to appeal a court decision allowing the national executive to expel him from the party, raising the stakes as parliament considers new laws to grant courts power to disqualify unionists.

In a letter to Labor’s lawyers on 27 August, seen by Guardian Australia, the controversial unionist’s lawyers revealed they have been instructed to file an application for leave to appeal against the Victorian supreme court justice Peter Riordan’s decision.

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