An former advisor to ex-premier Daniel Andrews has been named as a public servant who has "disrupted" the royal commission into public projects.
Counsel assisting the commission says the Big Build authority has made an extremely late disclosure of text messages from advisor to the premier, Matt Toner, which are directly about the issues it's been investigating all week.
The text messages have not yet been made public by the commission. The hearings continue.
A former advisor to ex-premier Daniel Andrews is among public servants accused by Victoria's Big Build royal commissioner of delaying his inquiry and flouting their legal obligations.
At the royal commission into alleged corruption on major public projects today, counsel assisting Chris Young KC said the inquiry was being thwarted by heavy redactions and last-minute submissions of key evidence.
Just two days ago, he said, the Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority (VIDA) told to the commission about text messages in 2022 from senior public servants directly concerning work stoppages and the CFMEU at a level crossing removal project in Sunbury the commission has been investigating all week.
"Those messages included reference to the PPO, which we understand to be a reference to the premier's private office, and some named individuals," Mr Young said.
"Steps are now being taken to secure evidence from those persons.
