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1901–1920 |
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1901–1910 | 1901–1905 |
- to inquire into and report upon the arrangements made for the transport of troops returning from service in South Africa in the S.S. "Drayton Grange" (1902)
- on sites for the seat of government of the Commonwealth (1903)
- on the Bonuses for Manufactures Bill (1903–1904)
- on the butter industry (1904–1905)
- on the Navigation Bill (1904–1906)
- on the affray at Goaribari Island, British New Guinea, on the 6th of March, 1904 (1904)
- on customs and excise tariffs (1904–1907)
- on old-age pensions (1905–1906)
- on the tobacco monopoly (1905–1906)
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1906–1910 |
- on ocean shipping service (1906)
- British New Guinea—Royal Commission of inquiry into the present conditions, including the method of government, of the Territory of Papua, and the best means of their improvement (1906–1907)
- on secret drugs, cures, and foods (1906–1907)
- on postal services (1908–1910)
- on insurance (1908–1910)
- on stripper harvesters and drills (1908–1909)
- on Tasmanian customs leakage (1910–1911)
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1911–1920 | 1911–1912 |
- on the sugar industry (1911–1912)
- on the pearl-shelling industry (1912–1916)
- on the fruit industry (1912–1914)
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1913–1914 |
- to inquire into certain charges against Mr. Henry Chinn (1913)
- on Northern Territory railways and ports (1913–1914)
- on powellised timber (1913–1914)
- upon the Commonwealth electoral law and administration (1914–1915)
- on meat export trade (1914)
- on food supplies and trade and industry during the war (1914)
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1915–1916 |
- on mail services and trade development between Australia and the New Hebrides (1915)
- on Liverpool Military Camp, New South Wales (1915)
- on the charges made by D. L. Gilchrist concerning the construction of the western section of the Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway (1916)
- to inquire into and report upon certain charges against the Administrator and other officers of the Northern Territory Administration (1916)
- on Federal Capital Administration (1916–1917)
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1917–1918 |
- on Java and the East Indies, Singapore and the Straits Settlements (1917–1918)
- on Navy and Defence Administration (1917–1919)
- on the war—Australian Imperial Force. Report as to number of members fit for active service and number of reinforcements and enlistments required (1918)
- on Public Service administration, Commonwealth of Australia (1918–1920)
- upon the public expenditure of the Commonwealth of Australia with a view to effecting economies (1918–1921)
- on taxation of leasehold estates in Crown lands (1918–1919)
- on the basic wage (1919–1920)
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1919–1920 |
- on the sugar industry (1919–1920)
- on industrial troubles on Melbourne wharfs (1919–1920)
- on late German New Guinea (1919–1920)
- to inquire into complaints by the munition worker passengers to Australia by the transport "Bahia Castillo" (1919)
- on Northern Territory Administration (1919–1920)
- on taxation (1920–1923)
- on the increase of the selling price of coal (1920)
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1921–1940 |
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1921–1930 | 1921–1922 |
- on the matter of uniform railway gauge (1921)
- on pillaging of ships' cargoes (1921)
- on Cockatoo Island Dockyard (1921)
- upon the loyalty to the British Crown of German Nationals resident in Australia whose property is liable to a charge created by the Treaty of Peace Regulations made under the Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919–1920 (1921)
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1923–1924 |
- on the circumstances attending the supposed loss at sea of the steamship "Sumatra" (1923)
- in connection with sugar purchases by the Commonwealth through Mr. W. E. Davies in September and October, 1920 (1923–1924)
- in connection with joinery supplied to the War Service Homes Commissioner in March, 1920 (1923–1924)
- on the Navigation Act (1923–1925)
- on national insurance (1923–1927)
- on the method for determining the unimproved value of land held under Crown leases (1924–1925)
- on the assessment of war service disabilities (1924–1925)
- to inquire into extracts from the reports in Parliamentary Debates of speeches made by Mr. Scullin in the House of Representatives on 7 and 19 August 1924, in relation to land tax matters (1924–1925)
- on the finances of Western Australia, as affected by Federation (1924–1925)
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1925–1926 |
- on health (1925–1926)
- on Norfolk Island affairs (1926)
- on certain matters in connexion with the British Phosphate Commission (1926)
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1927–1928 |
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1929–1930 |
- on the coal industry (1929)
- to inquire into allegations affecting members of the Parliamentary Joint Committee of Public Accounts in connexion with claims made by broadcasting companies against the Commonwealth Government (1930)
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1931–1940 | 1931–1935 |
- on Jacob Johnson (1931)
- on performing rights (1932–1933)
- on taxation (1932–1934)
- on mineral oils and petrol and other products of mineral oils (1933–1935)
- on the wheat, flour and bread industries (1934–1936)
- to inquire into and report upon the circumstances associated with the retirement of Lieutenant-Commander Alan Dermot Casey from the Royal Australian Navy (1934)
- to inquire into the monetary and banking systems at present in operation in Australia (1935–1937)
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1936–1940 |
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1941–1960 |
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1941–1950 |
- to inquire into and report upon the contract or contracts with Abbco Bread Co. Pty. Limited for the supply of bread to the Department of the Army, and other matters (1941)
- to inquire into circumstances under which certain public monies were used and to whom, and for what purposes such moneys were paid (1941)
- an inquiry into a statement that there was a document missing from the official files in relation to "The Brisbane Line" (1943)
- to inquire into and report upon certain transactions of the Sydney Land Sales Control Office, and the Canberra Land Sales Control Office of the Treasury (1947)
- to inquire into certain transactions in relation to timber rights in the Territory of Papua-New Guinea (1949)
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1951–1960 |
- on the Port Augusta to Alice Springs Railway (1951–1952)
- on television (1953–1954)
- on espionage (1954–1955)
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1961–1980 |
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1961–1970 |
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1971–1980 | 1971–1975 |
- Aboriginal Land Rights Commission (1973–1974)
- Australian Post Office Commission of inquiry (1973–1974)
- of Inquiry into land tenures (1973–1976)
- on petroleum (1973–1976)
- of Inquiry into the maritime industry (1973–1976)
- Independent Inquiry into Frequency Modulation Broadcasting (1973–1974)
- of Inquiry into transport to and from Tasmania (1974–1976)
- on Australian Government Administration (1974–1976)
- on human relationships (1974–1978)
- on intelligence and security (1974–1977)
- into alleged payments to maritime unions (1974–1976)
- to inquire into and report upon certain incidents in which Aborigines were involved in the Laverton area (1975–1976)
- on Norfolk Island (1975–1976)
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1975–1980 |
- of Inquiry into drugs (1977–1980)
- of Inquiry into matters in relation to electoral redistribution Queensland, 1977 (1978)
- of Inquiry into the efficiency and administration of hospitals (1979–1981)
- of Inquiry into the viability of the Christmas Island phosphate industry (1979–1980)
- on the activities of the Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union (1980–1984)
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1981–2000 |
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1981–1990 | 1981–1985 |
- of Inquiry into Drug Trafficking (1981–1983)
- into the activities of the Australian Building Construction Employees' and Builders Labourers' Federation (1981–1982)
- into Australian meat industry (1981–1982)
- of Inquiry into the activities of the Nugan Hand Group (1983–1985)
- on the use and effects of chemical agents on Australian personnel in Vietnam (1983–1985)
- on Australia's security and intelligence agencies (1983–1985)
- of Inquiry into compensation arising from social security conspiracy prosecutions (1984–1986)
- into British nuclear tests in Australia (1984–1985)
- of inquiry into alleged telephone interceptions (1985–1986)
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1986–1990 |
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1991–2000 |
- of Inquiry into the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (1994–1995)
- of Inquiry into the leasing by the Commonwealth of accommodation in Centenary House (1994)
- of Inquiry into the relations between the CAA and Seaview Air (1994–1996)
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Royal Commissions Act 1902 |