Current Royal Commissions
There are no current Royal Commissions. All recent Royal Commissions have concluded.
Current Royal Commissions
There are no current Royal Commissions. All recent Royal Commissions have concluded.
This page provides an overview of what a Royal Commission is, how and when one is established, and has information about current Royal Commissions established by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia.
The document library includes documents from Royal Commissions that ceased after January 2015. It can be filtered by document type and by Royal Commission.
A list of all Royal Commissions and Commissions of Inquiry appointed by the Australian Government from 1902 is available on the Parliament of Australia website.
Recent Royal Commissions
The Royal Commission into the Defence and Veteran Suicide was established on 8 July 2021. The Royal Commission inquired into systemic issues and risk factors relevant to suicide and suicide behaviours of serving and ex-serving Defence members.
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability was established on 4 April 2019 by the former Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK CVO MC (Retd), in response to community concern about widespread reports of violence against, and the neglect, abuse and exploitation of, people with disability.
The Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme was established on 18 August 2022 by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), to inquire into the establishment, design and implementation of the Robodebt scheme; the use of third-party debt collectors under the Robodebt scheme; concerns raised following the implementation of the Robodebt scheme; and the intended or actual outcomes of the Robodebt scheme.
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was established on 8 October 2018 by the former Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK CVO MC (Retd), to inquire into the quality of aged care services in Australia, whether those services are meeting the needs of the community, and how they can be improved in the future.
The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements was established on 20 February 2020 by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), in response to the extreme bushfire season of 2019-20 which resulted in loss of life, property and wildlife and environmental destruction.
The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry was established on 14 December 2017 by former Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK CVO MC (Retd) to enquire into misconduct in the banking, superannuation and financial services industry.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was established on 11 January 2013 by the former Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO, in response to allegations of sexual abuse of children in institutional contexts that had been emerging in Australia for many years.
The Royal Commission into the Detention and Protection of Children in the Northern Territory was established on 1 August 2016 by former Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK CVO MC (Retd), to enable the swift inquiry into the treatment of children detained in detention facilities and child protection in the Northern Territory.
The Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption was established on 13 March 2014 by the former Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO to enquire into and report upon the governance arrangements of separate entities established by employee associations or their officers.