Inquiries and commissions

Current Royal Commissions and Victorian Government inquiries, commissions and responses

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Rapid Child Safety Review

The Victorian Government will undertake a rapid review to identify the immediate actions that can be taken to improve the safety of children in early childhood education and care settings.

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

Victorian Government response to McCrae Landslide Board of Inquiry

Reforming Victoria’s triple zero service

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

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.

Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System - final report

The Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System (RCVMHC) delivered its final report on 3 February 2021.

Operation Sandon Progress Report

The Victorian Government’s progress update on implementing recommendations from the 2023 Operation Sandon Special Report.

Board of Inquiry into historical child sexual abuse in Beaumaris Primary School and certain other government schools

The Board of Inquiry delivered its report to the Governor on 26 February 2024 in accordance with its Terms of Reference.

Formal Review into Victorian Government Bodies’ Engagement with Construction Companies and Construction Unions

An independent review to strengthen the power of Victorian Government bodies who are engaged with construction companies and construction unions to respond to allegations of criminal or other unlawful conduct in the Victorian construction sector.

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.

Decriminalising sex work in Victoria

The Victorian Government has decriminalised 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.

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

Details and final report into the Victorian Government’s 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.

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