This is a list of royal commissions and commissions of inquiry appointed by the

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. Royal Commissions are currently held in Victoria under the terms of the ''Inquiries Act 2014''. This list includes Royal Commissions that were conducted jointly with the

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. Note that this list excludes Select Committees.

History

Timeline

, James Turnbull , - , - , 1928 , Royal Commission Of Inquiry Into The Victorian Railways Department , - , - , - , 1931-1933 , Royal Commission on Migrant Land Settlement ,

George Dethridge George James Dethridge (2 November 1863 – 29 December 1938) was an Australian judge. He was the inaugural Chief Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, in office from 1926 until his death in 1938. Dethridge was born in ...

, - , - , 1944 , Royal Commission On Yallourn Bushfires , - , - , - , 1946-1947 , Royal Commission On Forest Grazing , - , - , - , 1947 , Royal Commission On Electricity Supply , - , - , - , 1949 , Royal Commission On Bread Industry , - , - , - , 1949-1950 , Royal Commission Inquiring into the Origins, Aims, Objects and Funds of the Communist Party in Victoria and Other Related Matters , Sir Charles Lowe , - , 1952 , Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into Certain Allegations of Improper Conduct , Sir

Edmund Herring Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Francis Herring, (2 September 1892 – 5 January 1982) was a senior Australian Army officer during the Second World War, Lieutenant Governor of Victoria, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Cour ...

, - , 1956 , Royal Commission to Inquire into the Operation of the Housing Acts of Victoria and the Administration of the Housing Commission , Alan John Moir , - , 1958-1959 , Royal Commission into Off-The-Course Betting , Russell Martin , - , 1959-1960 , Royal Commission on Motor Car Third-Party Compulsory Insurance , Elias Coppel , - , 1960 ,

Victoria Market Royal Commission Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, R. A. Smithers , - , 1962-1963 ,

Royal Commission into the Failure of Kings Bridge Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a c ...

, Edward Barber , - , 1963-1965 , Royal Commission into the Sale, Supply, Disposal or Consumption of Liquor , Philip Phillips , - , 1970-1971 ,

Royal Commission into the Failure of the West Gate Bridge The West Gate Bridge is a steel, box girder, cable-stayed bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, spanning the Yarra River just north of its mouth into Port Phillip. It carries the West Gate Freeway and is a vital link between the inner ci ...

, Edward Barber , - , 1977-1979 ,

Australian Royal Commission of Inquiry into Drugs Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Aus ...

(joint) , Edward Williams , - , 1979-1982 ,

Royal Commission into Certain Housing Commission Land Purchases and Other Matters Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a c ...

, Sydney Frost , - , 1980-1984 , Royal Commission on the Activities of the Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union (joint) ,

Frank Costigan Francis Xavier Costigan, , (14 January 1931 – 13 April 2009) was an Australian lawyer, Royal Commissioner and social justice activist. Costigan is renowned for presiding over the Costigan Commission into organised crime. Background and ...

, - , 1981-1982 ,

Royal Commission into the Australian Meat Industry Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a c ...

(joint) ,

Edward Woodward Edward Albert Arthur Woodward, OBE (1 June 1930 – 16 November 2009) was an English actor and singer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he began his career on stage. Throughout his career, he appeared in productions ...

, - , 1981-1983 ,

Royal Commission of Inquiry into Drug Trafficking The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Drug Trafficking (1981–1983), also known as the Stewart Royal Commission, was a Royal Commission set up in 1981 by the Commonwealth, Queensland, New South Wales and Victorian governments to inquire into ...

(joint) , Donald Stewart , - , 1981-1982 , Royal Commission into the Activities of the Australian Building Construction Employees and Builders Labourers' Federation (joint) ,

John Winneke John Spence Winneke, (19 March 1938 – 4 April 2019) was a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria and President of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria, which is the Australian court hierarchy, highest ranking court in the Aust ...

, - , 1985-1986 , Royal Commission of Inquiry into Alleged Telephone Interceptions (joint) , Donald Stewart , - , 1986-1998 ,

Royal Commission into Grain Storage, Handling and Transport Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a c ...

(joint) ,

Jim McColl James Allan McColl OBE (born 22 December 1951) is a Scottish businessman who is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Clyde Blowers. He is a member of the Council of Economic Advisors. In 2007, he was placed tenth on the '' Sunday Ti ...

, - , 1990-1992 ,

Royal Commission into the Tricontinental Group of Companies Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a c ...

, - , 1998-1999 , Longford Royal Commission ,

Daryl Dawson Sir Daryl Michael Dawson, (born 12 December 1933) is a former Australian judge who served as a Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1982 to 1997. Before being appointed to the High Court, he served for periods as a legal officer in the R ...

, - , 1999-2001 , Metropolitan Ambulance Service Royal Commission ,

Lex Lasry Lex Lasry (born 8 July 1948) is an Australian lawyer and a retired judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria from 2007 to 2018. Early life and education Lasry grew up in the Victorian country town of Healesville where his father worked as a soli ...

, - , 2009-2010 ,

2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission is a Victorian Royal Commission that concluded on 31 July 2010 that investigated the circumstances surrounding the Black Saturday bushfires on Saturday 7February 2009 which caused 173 fatalities. ...

Bernard Teague Bernard George Teague, AO, was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, in Australia, between 13 October 1987 and 15 February 2008. Education Teague was educated at De La Salle College, Malvern and then at the University of Melbourne, where ...

, - , 2015-2016 ,

Royal Commission into Family Violence Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a ci ...

, Marcia Neave , - , 2018-2021 , Mental Health Royal Commission , Penny Armytage , - , 2018-2020 ,

Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants The Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants - An inquiry into Victoria Police’s use of Nicola Gobbo as a human source, referred to in the press as Lawyer X Royal Commission, was a royal commission in Victoria, Australia se ...

- An inquiry into Victoria Police’s use of

Nicola Gobbo Nicola Maree Gobbo, sometimes known as Nikki Gobbo, (born 16 November 1972) is an Australian former criminal defence barrister and police informant. Drug charge at law school In 1993, while she was a law student, police raided a house owned by ...

as a human source , Hon

Margaret McMurdo Margaret Anne McMurdo (born 30 August 1954) is the former president of the Queensland Court of Appeal. Appointed on 30 July 1998, she was the first female president of an appellate court in Australia. She resigned effective 24 March 2017 afte ...

, - , 2021- ,

Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence Crown Melbourne (also referred to as Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex) is a casino and resort located on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia. Crown Casino is a unit of Crown Limited, and the first casino of the ...

- An inquiry into the suitability of

Crown Melbourne Crown Melbourne (also referred to as Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex) is a casino and resort located on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia. Crown Casino is a unit of Crown Limited, and the first casino of the n ...

Limited to hold a casino licence ,

Raymond Finkelstein Raymond Antony Finkelstein (born 16 July 1946) is an Australian lawyer and judge. From 1997 until 2011, he served as a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. His judgments were highly influential in commercial law, giving rise to new approach ...

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External links

Current Victorian government inquiries and Royal Commissions

Archive of website of The Royal Commission into Family Violence

The Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System

Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants

Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence

History

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See also

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