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ARTICLE · 10 AUGUST 2023

Royal Commissions: The rules regarding evidence and how can it be used

Privilege against self-incrimination does not apply at Royal Commissions, so any given evidence cannot later be used.

AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration

The final report of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme made 57 recommendations to the Federal Government and included a secret sealed section which holds the names of several individuals to be considered for further investigation and potential prosecution for criminal offences.

But after so much time and money spent on the Commission, and its damning findings against unnamed senior politicians and bureaucrats, many believe it's high time criminal charges are brought and the matter left for the courts to determine guilt whether the criminal offence of misconduct in public office any of many other potential offences were committed.

So why isn't this already happening.

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