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Inquiries and commissions

Current Royal Commissions and Victorian Government inquiries, commissions and responses

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Board of Inquiry

into historical child sexual abuse at Beaumaris Primary School and certain other government schools

Independent review of Victoria’s electoral and political donations system

The Victorian Government established an expert panel, the Electoral Review Expert Panel, to consider ways of further strengthening the integrity of Victoria’s electoral and political donations system.

ESTA Capability and Service Review

The Victorian Government commissioned this review to understand and address the organisational and operational failures that impact on ESTA’s service delivery.

Yoorrook Justice Commission

The Yoorrook Justice Commission is Victoria’s first and only formal truth-telling process into injustices experienced by Aboriginal people since colonisation.

Victorian Government's response

Latrobe Valley taskforce on asbestos

The Victorian Government's response to recommendations to minimise the risk of asbestos exposure.

Parliamentary inquiries

Committees are formed of members from one house or both houses. Committees hold inquiries into particular issues and call for input from the wider community.

Ministerial Taskforce on Workplace Sexual Harassment

The Victorian Government's response to the 26 recommendations by Ministerial Taskforce on Workplace Sexual Harassment to better prevent and respond to sexual harassment in workplaces.

Victorian Government response to the Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence Report

The Victorian Government accepts all the Royal Commission's findings and is introducing critical reforms to ensure the casino is operated in accordance with the highest standards of integrity.

Response to the Inquiry into Anti-Vilification Protections

The government wants to reduce hate crime and vilification in Victoria. Vilification has no place in our community.

IGEM Inquiry and Review implementation plans

Find what we are doing to implement IGEM's recommendations.

Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants – Victorian Government Response and annual reporting

The Victorian Government's response and implementation plan to the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants and annual reports l on implementation progress.

Victorian Government response to the Hotel Quarantine Inquiry

The Victorian Government's response to the Board of Inquiry into the coronavirus (COVID-19) Hotel Quarantine Program.

Victorian Government's response to the report of the Expert Reference Group on Public Drunkenness

The Victorian Government's response to the report of the Expert Reference Group on public drunkenness (ERG), 'Seeing the Clear Light of Day’.

Victorian Government Response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

In July 2018 the Victorian Government published its response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

Royal Commission into Family Violence - Recommendations

We are committed to implementing all Royal Commission recommendations. As at 30 November 2020 we have implemented 167 recommendations.

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Decriminalising sex work in Victoria

The Victorian Government is decriminalising sex work to achieve better public health and human rights outcomes.

Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence

An inquiry into the suitability of Crown Melbourne Limited to hold a casino licence.

Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System

The Commission wants to provide the community with a clear and ambitious set of actions that will change Victoria’s mental health system and enable Victorians to experience their best mental health.

COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry

Judicial inquiry into the COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Program.

Independent Investigation Into Fire Season

The Victorian Government has announced the independent investigation into the 2019-2020 Victorian fire season to be conducted by the Inspector-General for Emergency Management (IGEM).

Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants

Get more information about the Royal Commission to independently inquire into Victoria Police’s recruitment and management of a class of informants.

Royal Commission into Family Violence

The Royal Commission into Family Violence report was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday 30 March 2016. The Royal Commission into Family Violence has concluded its work.

Hazelwood Mine fire inquiry - Victorian Government response and actions

Details of the Victorian Government's implementation plan in response to the official Hazelwood Mine Inquiry 2014-16.

Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry

The Inquiry was tasked with investigating systemic problems in Victoria’s child protection system. It was tabled in Parliament on 28 February 2012.

2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission

The final report consists of a summary and four volumes.

Reviewed 21 September 2023

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