But Ibac found no evidence of blackmail and did not substantiate the allegation, which both Andrews and Marshall denied. But the Ibac report said by the end of 2015, negotiations had “reached an impasse” and the UFU had begun industrial action. This needs to get fixed’,” Andrews told Ibac during an examination. Bates told Ibac he had led the development of the draft agreement, which led the anti-corruption watchdog to form the view the meeting was “not genuine but staged”. Ibac “did not establish that the conduct investigated met all required elements to make findings of corrupt conduct”, the report said.