royal commission

• Royal Commission are advisory committees established by the government to investigate a matter of public concern on a one off bias.
• They are often used by the government to take a demonstrably independent look at controversial issues.
• The government dictates the size of a Royal Commission, its chairperson, membership and remit
• Royal commissions are staffed by both lawyers and non lawyers and should be independent of political concerns
• advantages

  1. it’s independent nature enables them to tackle politically sensitive issues in an unbiased way
  2. they are well informed
• disadvantages

  1. rarely used
  2. unimplemented