ACTU seeks more time in Heydon matter

Unions want more time to consider whether to take action to remove royal commissioner Dyson Heydon.

ACTU secretary Dave Oliver told reporters outside the commission hearing in Sydney that lawyers needed time to review a series of emails which indicate Mr Heydon was aware as early as April 2014 that an event he had agreed to address was being organised by the Liberal Party.

"We have a genuine concern that he appears to be biased and we would expect commissioner Heydon to give the unions time to consider the evidence and time to determine what our next course of action should be," he said.