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ARTICLE · 19 APRIL 2010

Australian Law Reform Commission Report on Royal Commissions

Clayton Utz
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Could a cheaper and quicker form of public inquiry be established at the Federal level? Quite possibly, if the ALRC's recommendations are accepted, as Philip Harrison explains.

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The ALRC has recommended a two-tier system of public inquiries, and some procedural changes.

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has reported on its review of the Royal Commissions Act 1902 (Cth) - Making Inquiries: A New Statutory Framework.

The ALRC's key recommendation involves the establishment of two tiers of public inquiry. Royal Commissions would continue as the highest form of inquiry, to look into matters of substantial public importance. In addition, there would be introduced a second tier of inquiry, to be called "Official Inquiries", established by Ministers to look into matters of lesser public importance. The amended Royal Commissions Act would be renamed the InquiriesAct, to reflect the (new) multi-layered nature of statutory inquiries.

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