Internal unions investigation 'not a conflict of interest': royal commission

By Anna Patty
Updated May 6 2015 - 5:08pm, first published 4:38pm
Robert Whyburn at the royal commission. Photo: Supplied
Robert Whyburn at the royal commission. Photo: Supplied

A solicitor who ran an internal investigation into a $500,000 loan the NSW Electrical Trade Union made to the ALP five years ago has rejected suggestions it was a conflict of interest, the royal commission into trade unions has heard.