Reports
Royal Commission
Aged Care Quality and Safety
1 October 2020
The special report is the result of a hearing of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety into the impact of COVID-19 on aged care, which was held in Sydney from 10 to 13 August 2020.
Royal Commission
Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
14 August 2017
The Criminal Justice report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was tabled in the Australian Parliament on 14 August 2017. It addresses part of paragraph (d) of the Letters Patent.
Royal Commission
Trade Union Governance and Corruption
30 December 2015
The Final Report of the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption was handed to the Governor General on 29 December 2015. It was tabled in Parliament on 30 December 2015. The report is composed of 6 volumes, one of which is a confidential volume, and is not publicly available.
Royal Commission
Defence and Veteran Suicide
9 September 2024
Royal Commissioners, Nick Kaldas APM (Chair), The Hon James Douglas KC and Dr Peggy Brown AO presented the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide to the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC, on 9 September 2024, and it was tabled in Federal Parliament on the same day.
Royal Commission
Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
29 September 2023
The final report was first published on 29 September 2023. Subsequently, minor corrections were made and an updated report was published on 2 November 2023.
Royal Commission
Aged Care Quality and Safety
1 March 2021
In their final report, titled Care, Dignity and Respect, Royal Commissioners The Hon Tony Pagone QC and Ms Lynelle Briggs AO called for fundamental reform of the aged care system.
Royal Commission
Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry
4 February 2019
The Final Report of the Financial Services Royal Commission was tabled in Parliament on 4 February 2019.
Royal Commission
The Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory
17 November 2017
The Final Report of the Royal Commission and Board of Inquiry into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory was tabled in Parliament on 17 November 2017.
Royal Commission
Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
15 December 2017
On 15 December 2017 the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse presented its Final Report to the Governor-General, detailing the culmination of a five year inquiry into institutional responses to child sexual abuse and related matters.
Royal Commission
National Natural Disaster Arrangements
31 August 2020
The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements published Interim observations on 31 August 2020.
Royal Commission
Defence and Veteran Suicide
11 August 2022
The Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide was presented to the Governor-General, His Excellency, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) on 11 August 2022.
Royal Commission
Trade Union Governance and Corruption
19 December 2014
The Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption was handed to the Governor-General at Government House in Canberra on 15 December 2014. The Interim Report was tabled in the Australian Parliament on 19 December 2014.
Royal Commission
Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
29 September 2023
The Interim Report was published on 30 October 2020.
Royal Commission
The Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory
31 March 2017
The Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory delivered an Interim Report to the Commonwealth and Northern Territory Governments on 31 March 2017.
Royal Commission
Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
30 June 2014
On 30 June 2014, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse published an Interim report.
Royal Commission
Aged Care Quality and Safety
31 October 2019
The Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was handed to the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) on 31 October 2019, and tabled in the Australian Parliament that day.
Royal Commission
Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry
28 September 2018
The Interim Report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry covers policy-related issues arising from the first four rounds of hearings.
Royal Commission
Defence and Veteran Suicide
20 June 2024
On 20 June 2024, Royal Commissioners, Nick Kaldas APM (Chair), The Hon James Douglas KC and Dr Peggy Brown AO presented the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide’s lived experience book to the Governor-General, His Excellency, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd).
Royal Commission
Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
14 September 2015
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse released the Redress and civil litigation report on 14 September 2015. It addresses paragraph (d) of the Letters Patent.
Royal Commission
Robodebt Scheme
7 July 2023
In her final report, titled Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme, Royal Commissioner Catherine Holmes AC SC called for fundamental reform to the social welfare system and APS.
Royal Commission
National Natural Disaster Arrangements
30 October 2020
The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements drew information from a variety of sources, including public submissions and hearings, to inform the Commission’s report and recommendations for preventing, mitigating, and responding to, future natural disasters.
Royal Commission
Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
7 May 2020
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse’s terms of reference required that its work did not prejudice current or future criminal or civil proceedings. For this reason, the Commissioners delivered an un-redacted and a redacted version of certain reports and recommended that the un-redacted version should be tabled and published at the conclusion of the relevant criminal proceedings.
Royal Commission
Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
17 August 2015
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse released the Working with Children Checks report on 17 August 2015.