Note: See section 9.
Item | Historical Royal Commissions |
1 | Royal Commission appointed to inquire into and report upon the arrangements made for the transport of troops returning from service in South Africa in the S.S. Drayton Grange, established by Letters Patent dated 12 August 1902 |
2 | Royal Commission on sites for the seat of government of the Commonwealth, established by Letters Patent dated 1 4 January 1903 |
3 | Royal Commission on the Bonuses for Manufactures Bill, established by Letters Patent dated 15 January 1903 |
4 | Royal Commission on the butter industry, established by Letters Patent dated 11 April 1904 |
5 | Royal Commission on the Navigation Bill, established by Letters Patent dated 29 June 1904 |
6 | Royal Commission on the affray at Goaribari Island, British New Guinea, on the 6th of March, 1904, established by Letters Patent dated 25 July 1904 |
7 | Royal Commission on customs and excise tariffs, established by Letters Patent dated 12 December 1904 |
8 | Royal Commission on old - age pensions, established by Letters Patent dated 27 February 1905 |
9 | Royal Commission on the tobacco monopoly, established by Letters Patent dated 30 December 1905 |
10 | Royal Commission on ocean shipping service, established by Letters Patent dated 11 January 1906 |
11 | British New Guinea--Royal Commission of inquiry into the present conditions, including the method of government, of the Territory of Papua, and the best means of their improvement, established by Letters Patent dated 27 August 1906 |
12 | Royal Commission on secret drugs, cures, and foods, established by Letters Patent dated 11 December 1906 |
13 | Royal Commission on postal services, established by Letters Patent dated 22 June 1908 |
14 | Royal Commission on insurance, established by Letters Patent dated 15 December 1908 |
15 | Royal Commission on stripper harvesters and drills, established by Letters Patent dated 15 December 1908 |
16 | Royal Commission on Tasmanian customs leakage, established by Letters Patent dated 30 December 1910 |
17 | Royal Commission on the sugar industry, established by Letters Patent dated 24 October 1911 |
18 | Royal Commission on the pearl - shelling industry, established by Letters Patent dated 3 April 1912 |
19 | Royal Commission on the fruit industry, established by Letters Patent dated 12 April 1912 |
20 | Royal Commission appointed to inquire into certain charges against Mr. Henry Chinn, established by Letters Patent dated 4 January 1913 |
21 | Royal Commission on Northern Territory railways and ports, established by Letters Patent dated 28 March 1913 |
22 | Royal Commission on powellised timber, established by Letters Patent dated 19 December 1913 |
23 | Royal Commission upon the Commonwealth electoral law and administration, established by Letters Patent dated 20 January 1914 |
24 | Royal Commission on meat export trade, established by Letters Patent dated 5 June 1914 |
25 | Royal Commission on food supplies and trade and industry during the war, established by Letters Patent dated 31 August 1914 |
26 | Royal Commission on mail services and trade development between Australia and the New Hebrides, established by Letters Patent dated 31 March 1915 |
27 | Royal Commission on Liverpool Military Camp, New South Wales, established by Letters Patent dated 12 July 1915 |
28 | Royal Commission on the charges made by D. L. Gilchrist concerning the construction of the western section of the Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway, established by Letters Patent dated 23 March 1916 |
29 | Royal Commission to inquire into and report upon certain charges against the Administrator and other officers of the Northern Territory Administration, established by Letters Patent dated 11 May 1916 |
30 | Royal Commission on Federal Capital Administration, established by Letters Patent dated 14 June 1916 |
31 | Royal Commission on Java and the East Indies, Singapore and the Straits Settlements, established by Letters Patent dated 7 February 1917 |
32 | Royal Commission on Navy and Defence Administration, established by Letters Patent dated 2 July 1917 |
33 | Royal Commission on the war--Australian Imperial Force. Report as to number of members fit for active service and number of reinforcements and enlistments required, established by Letters Patent dated 6 March 1918 |
34 | Royal Commission on Public Service administration, Commonwealth of Australia, established by Letters Patent dated 2 October 1918 |
35 | Royal Commission upon the public expenditure of the Commonwealth of Australia with a view to effecting economies, established by Letters Patent dated 21 November 1918 |
36 | Royal Commission on taxation of leasehold estates in Crown lands, established by Letters Patent dated 18 December 1918 |
37 | Royal Commission on the sugar industry, established by Letters Patent dated 31 March 1919 |
38 | Royal Commission on industrial troubles on Melbourne wharfs, established by Letters Patent dated 7 June 1919 |
39 | Royal Commission on late German New Guinea, established by Letters Patent dated 12 August 1919 |
40 | Royal Commission to inquire into complaints by the munition worker passengers to Australia by the transport Bahia Castillo, established by Letters Patent dated 15 October 1919 |
41 | Royal Commission on Northern Territory Administration, established by Letters Patent dated 12 November 1919 |
42 | Royal Commission on the basic wage, established by Letters Patent dated 6 December 1919 |
43 | Royal Commission on the matter of uniform railway gauge, established by Letters Patent dated 8 February 1921 |
44 | Royal Commission on pillaging of ships' cargoes, established by Letters Patent dated 12 February 1921 |
45 | Royal Commission on Cockatoo Island Dockyard, established by Letters Patent dated 25 April 1921 |
46 | Royal Commission upon the loyalty to the British Crown of German Nationals resident in Australia whose property is liable to a charge created by the Treaty of Peace Regulations made under the Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919-1920, established by Letters Patent dated 7 July 1921 |
47 | Royal Commission on the circumstances attending the supposed loss at sea of the steamship Sumatra, established by Letters Patent dated 25 July 1923 |
48 | Royal Commission in connection with sugar purchases by the Commonwealth through Mr. W. E. Davies in September and October, 1920, established by Letters Patent dated 24 August 1923 |
49 | Royal Commission in connection with joinery supplied to the War Service Homes Commissioner in March, 1920, established by Letters Patent dated 7 September 1923 |
50 | Royal Commission on the Navigation Act, established by Letters Patent dated 7 September 1923 |
51 | Royal Commission on national insurance, established by Letters Patent dated 7 September 1923 |
52 | Royal Commission on the method for determining the unimproved value of land held under Crown leases, established by Letters Patent dated 12 July 1924 |
53 | Royal Commission on the assessment of war service disabilities, established by Letters Patent dated 27 August 1924 |
54 | Royal Commission to inquire into extracts from the reports in Parliamentary Debates of speeches made by Mr. Scullin in the House of Representatives on 7th and 19th August, 1924, in relation to land tax matters, established by Letters Patent dated 9 September 1924 |
55 | Royal Commission on the finances of Western Australia, as affected by Federation, established by Letters Patent dated 5 November 1924 |
56 | Royal Commission on health, established by Letters Patent dated 7 January 1925 |
57 | Royal Commission on Norfolk Island affairs, established by Letters Patent dated 20 January 1926 |
58 | Royal Commission on certain matters in connexion with the British Phosphate Commission, established by Letters Patent dated 13 June 1926 |
59 | Royal Commission on wireless, established by Letters Patent dated 28 January 1927 |
60 | Royal Commission on the Edie Creek (New Guinea) leases, established by Letters Patent dated 2 March 1927 |
61 | Royal Commission on the moving picture industry in Australia, established by Letters Patent dated 28 May 1927 |
62 | Royal Commission on the Constitution, established by Letters Patent dated 18 August 1927 |
63 | Royal Commission on child endowment or family allowances, established by Letters Patent dated 28 September 1927 |
64 | Royal Commission of inquiry into fatalities at Bundaberg, established by Letters Patent dated 1 February 1928 |
65 | Royal Commission appointed to inquire into statements in the press in regard to offers alleged to have been made to members to resign seats in the Federal Parliament, established by Letters Patent dated 28 May 1928 |
66 | Royal Commission on the finances of South Australia, as affected by Federation, established by Letters Patent dated 28 July 1928 |
67 | Royal Commission on the coal industry, established by Letters Patent dated 3 June 1929 |
68 | Royal Commission appointed to inquire into allegations affecting members of the Parliamentary Joint Committee of Public Accounts in connexion with claims made by broadcasting companies against the Commonwealth Government, established by Letters Patent dated 15 May 1930 |
69 | Royal Commission on Jacob Johnson, established by Letters Patent dated 29 August 1931 |
70 | Royal Commission on performing rights, established by Letters Patent dated 19 September 1932 |
71 | Royal Commission on taxation, established by Letters Patent dated 6 October 1932 |
72 | Royal Commission on mineral oils and petrol and other products of mineral oils, established by Letters Patent dated 6 April 1933 |
73 | Royal Commission on the wheat, flour and bread industries, established by Letters Patent dated 25 January 1934 |
74 | Royal Commission appointed to inquire into and report upon the circumstances associated with the retirement of Lieutenant - Commander Alan Dermot Casey from the Royal Australian Navy, established by Letters Patent dated 11 July 1934 |
75 | Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the monetary and banking systems at present in operation in Australia, established by Letters Patent dated 15 November 1935 |
76 | Royal Commission on doctors' remuneration for national insurance service and other contract practice, established by Letters Patent dated 18 July 1938 |
77 | Royal Commission regarding the contract for the erection of additions to the General Post Office, Sydney, established by Letters Patent dated 7 June 1939 |
78 | Royal Commission to inquire into and report upon the contract or contracts with Abbco Bread Co. Pty. Limited for the supply of bread to the Department of the Army, and other matters, established by Letters Patent dated 28 March 1941 |
79 | Royal Commission to inquire into circumstances under which certain public monies were used and to whom, and for what purposes such moneys were paid, established by Letters Patent dated 27 September 1941 |
80 | Royal Commission in the matter of an inquiry into a statement that there was a document missing from the official files in relation to The Brisbane Line, established by Letters Patent dated 29 June 1943 |
81 | Royal Commission to inquire into and report upon certain transactions of the Sydney Land Sales Control Office, and the Canberra Land Sales Control Office of the Treasury, established by Letters Patent dated 13 June 1947 |
82 | Royal Commission appointed to inquire into certain transactions in relation to timber rights in the Territory of Papua New Guinea, established by Letters Patent dated 11 January 1949 |
83 | Royal Commission on the Port Augusta to Alice Springs Railway, established by Letters Patent dated 14 December 1950 |
84 | Royal Commission on television, established by Letters Patent dated 11 February 1953 |
85 | Royal Commission on espionage, established by Letters Patent dated 3 May 1954 |
86 | Royal Commission on alleged improper practices and improper refusal to co - operate with the Victoria Police Force on the part of persons employed in the Postmaster - General's Department in Victoria in relation to illegal gambling, established by Letters Patent dated 23 May 1962 |
87 | Royal Commission on loss of H.M.A.S. Voyager, established by Letters Patent dated 14 February 1964 |
88 | Royal Commission on the statement of Lieutenant Commander Cabban and matters incidental thereto, established by Letters Patent dated 31 May 1967 |
89 | Aboriginal Land Rights Commission, established by Letters Patent dated 8 February 1973 |
90 | Australian Post Office Commission of inquiry, established by Letters Patent dated 22 February 1973 |
91 | Commission of inquiry into land tenures, established by Letters Patent dated 4 May 1973 |
92 | Royal Commission on petroleum, established by Letters Patent dated 12 September 1973 |
93 | Commission of Inquiry into the maritime industry, established by Letters Patent dated 25 September 1973 |
94 | Independent Inquiry into Frequency Modulation Broadcasting, established by Letters Patent dated 27 November 1973 |
95 | Commission of Inquiry into transport to and from Tasmania, established by Letters Patent dated 10 April 1974 |
96 | Royal Commission on Australian Government Administration, established by Letters Patent dated 6 June 1974 |
97 | Royal Commission on human relationships, established by Letters Patent dated 21 August 1974 |
98 | Royal Commission on intelligence and security, established by Letters Patent dated 21 August 1974 |
99 | Royal Commission into alleged payments to maritime unions, established by Letters Patent dated 5 September 1974 |
100 | Royal Commission into Matters Relating to Norfolk Island, established by Letters Patent dated 15 May 1975 |
101 | Royal Commission of inquiry into matters in relation to electoral redistribution Queensland, 1977, established by Letters Patent dated 24 April 1978 |
102 | Commission of inquiry into the viability of the Christmas Island phosphate industry, established by Letters Patent dated 20 December 1979 |
103 | Royal Commission into Australian meat industry, established by Letters Patent dated 12 September 1981 |
104 | Royal Commission on the use and effects of chemical agents on Australian personnel in Vietnam, established by Letters Patent dated 13 May 1983 |
105 | Commission of inquiry into compensation arising from social security conspiracy prosecutions, established by Letters Patent dated 9 February 1984 |
106 | Royal Commission into British nuclear tests in Australia, established by Letters Patent dated 16 July 1984 |
107 | Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Leasing by the Commonwealth of Accommodation in Centenary House, established by Letters Patent dated 16 May 1994 |
108 | Commission of Inquiry into the Relations Between the CAA and Seaview Air, established by Letters Patent dated 25 October 1994 |
109 | Royal Commission to Inquire into the Centenary House Lease, established by Letters Patent dated 24 June 2004 |