"From Fact Finding to Truth-Telling: An Analysis of the Changing Functions of Commonwealth Royal Commissions"

(2022) 45 University of New South Wales Law Journal 341

Tjandra, Jonathan

University of New South Wales Law Journal

Australia

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Royal Commissions Amendment Bill 2013 (Cth)
Royal Commissions Amendment (Private Sessions) Bill 2019 (Cth)
Productivity Commission Act 1998 (Cth)	s6, s11
Royal Commissions Act 1902 (Cth)	s1A, s2, s3, s4, s6, s6A, s6AA, s6AB, s6B, s6DD, s6FA, s6M, s6OAB, s6OC, s6P
Royal Commissions Regulations 2019 (Cth)
Royal Commissions Amendment (Private Sessions) Act 2019 (Cth)
Royal Commissions Amendment (Defence and Veteran Suicide Private Sessions) Regulations 2021 (Cth)
Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 (NSW)	s30, s31, s35, s57D

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
"Royal Commissions and Policy Influence"	(2021) 80 Australian Journal of Public Administration 80	Australian Journal of Public Administration	Australia	circa 2021	Informit	4
"Law, Politics and Ideology: The Regulatory Response to Trade Union Corruption in Australia"	(2017) 40 University of New South Wales Law Journal 1336	University of New South Wales Law Journal	Australia	circa 2017	HeinOnline	3
"Reframing Public Inquiries as 'Procedural Justice' for Victims of Institutional Child Abuse: Towards a Hybrid Model of Justice"	(2016) 38 Sydney Law Review 277	Sydney Law Review	Australia	circa 2016	AustLII	2
"Giving Voice to Narratives of Institutional Sex Abuse"	(2015) 41 (2) Australian Feminist Law Journal 289	Australian Feminist Law Journal	Australia	circa 2015	HeinOnline / Informit	1
"More than Words: Restorative Justice Concepts in Transitional Justice Settings"	(2012) 12 International Criminal Law Review 339	International Criminal Law Review	Netherlands	circa 2012	HeinOnline	1
Australia, Canada, Guatemala, and Peru ’	(2008) 9 (4) Human Rights Review 465	Human Rights Review	Netherlands	circa 2008		1
X v Australian Prudential Regulation Authority	[2007] HCA 4; (2007) 226 CLR 630; (2007) 232 ALR 421; (2007) 97 ALD 241; (2007) 81 ALJR 611; (2007) 14 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-720	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Feb 2007	AustLII	53
"Royal Commissions in Australia: When Should Governments Appoint Them?"	(2006) 65 (3) Australian Journal of Public Administration 28	Australian Journal of Public Administration	Australia	circa 2006	Informit	1
"The Deep Colonizing Practices of the Australian Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody"	(2006) 33 (3) Journal of Law and Society 451	Journal of Law and Society	United Kingdom	circa 2006	HeinOnline	4
"Should Judges Conduct Public Inquiries?"	(2005) 121 Law Quarterly Review 221	Law Quarterly Review	United Kingdom	circa 2005	Westlaw	2
"Critical Reflections upon Australia's Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody"	(2005) 5 Macquarie Law Journal 103	Macquarie Law Journal	Australia	circa 2005	AustLII	2
"Royal Commissions of Inquiry"	(2002) 35 (3) Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology 289	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology	Australia	circa 2002		1
"Evaluating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission"	(2001) 39 (3) Journal of Modern African Studies 525	Journal of Modern African Studies		circa 2001		1
"Restorative Justice: Assessing Optimistic and Pessimistic Accounts"	(1999) 25 Crime and Justice A Review of Research 1	Crime and Justice: A Review of Research	United States	circa 1999	HeinOnline	5
"Institutions for Restorative Justice: The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission"	(1999) 49 (3) University of Toronto Law Journal 355	University of Toronto Law Journal	Canada	circa 1999	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	1
"Commissioning the Truth: Further Research Questions"	(1996) 17 Third World Quarterly 19	Third World Quarterly		circa 1996		1
Carruthers v Connolly	[1988] 1 Qd R 339		Australia - Queensland	circa 1988	LexisNexis AU	1
"Land rights and land use: a view from the sidelines"	(1985) 59 Australian Law Journal 413	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1985	Legal Online	6
Sorby v The Commonwealth	[1983] HCA 10; (1983) 152 CLR 281; (1983) 46 ALR 237; (1983) 57 ALJR 248	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Mar 1983	AustLII	430
Hammond v The Commonwealth	[1982] HCA 42; (1982) 152 CLR 188; (1982) 42 ALR 327; (1982) 56 ALJR 767	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Aug 1982	AustLII	197
Victoria v Australian Building Construction Employees' & Builders Labourers' Federation	[1982] HCA 31; (1982) 152 CLR 25; 41 ALR 71; 56 ALJR 506	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 May 1982	AustLII	295
"Royal Commissions: Their Influence on Public Policy"	(1969) 12 (3) Canadian Public Administration 365	Canadian Public Administration	Canada	circa 1969		1
"Royal Commissions"	(1955) 29 Australian Law Journal 253	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1955	Legal Online	7
Lockwood v The Commonwealth	[1954] HCA 31; (1954) 90 CLR 177; [1954] ALR 625	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Jul 1954	AustLII	144
McGuinness v Attorney-General (Vic)	[1940] HCA 6; (1940) 63 CLR 73; [1940] ALR 110; 16 A Crim R 351	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Apr 1940	AustLII	169
"British Royal Commissions of Inquiry"	(1934) 49 Political Science Quarterly 84	Political Science Quarterly	United States	circa 1934		1
Attorney-General (Cth) v Colonial Sugar Refining Co Ltd	[1913] UKPCHCA 4; (1913) 17 CLR 644	Privy Council	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Dec 1913	AustLII	44
Huddart, Parker & Co Pty Ltd v Moorehead	[1909] HCA 36; (1909) 8 CLR 330; 15 ALR 241; 345 ALJR 485	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Jun 1909	AustLII	526
Clough v Leahy	[1904] HCA 38; (1904) 2 CLR 139; 11 ALR 32	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Dec 1904	AustLII	140

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