List of South Australian royal commissions
This is a list of royal commissions and commissions of inquiry appointed by the Government of South Australia. Royal Commissions are currently held in South Australia under the terms of the Royal Commissions Act 1917.

List of South Australian royal commissions

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Table Section Text: This is a list of royal commissions and commissions of inquiry appointed by the Government of South Australia. Royal Commissions are currently held in South Australia under the terms of the Royal Commissions Act 1917.

Year(s)	Royal Commission or Commission	Commissioners

Province of South Australia

1859	Royal Commission appointed by the Governor-in-Chief to inquire into the loss of the "SS Admella"	Captain B Douglas (Chairman) William Scott Richard Tapley Handasyde Duncan Henry Strangways

1861	Royal commission on real property law	Charles Cooper (Chairman) Richard Hanson George Waterhouse Robert Torrens John Henry Barrow

1864	Royal Commission on the Customs House	John Hart C.H. Goode John Formby GEO Young

1864	Royal Commission appointed to inquire into and report on the management, etc. of the Lunatic Asylum and Hospital	William Wyatt (Chairman) George Mayo Thomas Elder Neville Blyth A. Sidney Clark

1865	Royal Commission appointed by the Governor-in-Chief to report on colonial defences	John Hart (Chairman) Henry Strangways Peter Egerton-Warburton James Hesketh Biggs George Frederick Dashwood

1865	Royal Commission appointed by the Governor-in-Chief to inquire into the state of the northern runs	CHAS. Bonney W. Cavenagh C.J. Valentine

1865-66	Royal Commission on the Port Harbour	John Hart (Chairman) Henry Strangways Peter Egerton-Warburton James Hesketh Biggs George Frederick Dashwood

1866	Royal Commission appointed by the Governor-in-Chief to inquire into the working of the Lands Titles Registration Office	John T. Bagot (Chairman) William Kay W.M. Letchford

1866	Royal Commission appointed by the Governor-in-Chief to inquire into the management of the Northern Territory expedition	W.L. O'Halloran (Chairman) C.H. Goode H.E. Bright

1866	Commission of Inquiry into management of Police Force

1867	Royal Commission appointed by the Governor-in-Chief to inquire into the state of runs suffering from drought	John T. Bagot (Chairman) John Hodgkis William Townsend Neville Blyth Henry E. Bright

1867	Royal Commission appointed by the Governor-in-Chief to inquire charges against Waterworks Engineer	T. Reynolds (Chairman) William Milne John Colton David Bower John Carr Henry E. Bright Philip Santo

1867-68	Royal Commission appointed by the Governor-in-Chief to inquire and report upon the diseases in cereals	John H. Barrow (Chairman) THOS. Hogarth WM. Everard W Cavenagh

1869	Royal Commission to inquire into and report upon the public accounts

1872-73	Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the Intestacy, Real Property, and Testamentary Causes Acts	Rupert Ingleby (Chairman) W. C. Belt Leonard W. Thrupp WM. JNO. Brind F. E. Krichauff

1873	Commission of Inquiry appointed to inquire into matters in dispute in connection with the Hope Valley aqueduct contract	Philip Santo (Chairman) WM. Rogers James Pearce John Crozier Robert Cottrell

1873-74	Royal Commission appointed to consider the whole matter of remuneration and classification of the Civil Service	E. W. Hitchin (Chairman) J. Boothby Fred J. Sanderson James N. Blackmore Sam Deering W.T. Sheppard

1873-74	Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the whole question of the new Institute and Museum	Richard Hanson (Chairman) WM. Everard William Milne William Gosse Rowland Rees

1874	Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the alcoholic strength of South Australian wines	William Milne John William Lewis Richard Schomburgk Samuel Davenport Robert Dalrymple Ross

1874	Royal Commission appointed to inquire into and report upon the plans submitted in competition for the new Parliament houses and the new Institute and Museum, and the sites best suited for their erection	H.E. Bright (Chairman) William Milne G.S. Kingston J. Fisher JAS. Pearce George C. Hawker G.T. Light W.D. Allott

1874	Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the organisation and working of the Post Office Department	William R. Boothby (Chairman) Fred J. Sanderson WM. G. Cuthbertson WM, Longbottom Caleb Peacock H.E. Bright

1874-75	Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the subject of railway construction	G. W. Goyder (Chairman) W. Barber SAM. Davenport Alfred Hallett WM. R. Boothby H. C. Mais W. L. Beare

1875	Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the best means of providing agricultural and technical education	Henry Ayers (Chairman) Ebenezer Ward JNO. Ingleby SAML. Davenport R. Schomburgk

1875-76	Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the whole question of sanitation for the Province	R. Rees MP (Chairman) J.

1876	Royal Commission appointed to consider and report upon the whole question of the defences of the Province	Colonel Warburton Frederick Howard Boyle Travers Finniss William Barber Benjamin D'Urban Musgrave James Hesketh Briggs

1877-78	Royal Commission appointed to report on the principles and working of tribunals of commerce, etc., etc.	Samuel Way (Chairman) Neville Blyth Philip Santo Henry Scott Rupert Ingleby Samuel Tomkinson

1878	Royal Commission appointed to report on the Parliament buildings site	Henry Scott (Chairman) William Milne Alexander Hay Philip Santo G.S. Kingston John Darling WM. Townsend

1879	Royal Commission appointed to report on the liquor laws	Samuel Tomkinson (Chairman) Joseph Fisher Henry Scott John Carr Hugh Fraser W. J. Magarey David Nock

1879-82	Royal Commission appointed to report on public finance	Ebenezer Cooke (Chairman) J. C.

1879	Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the Parliament buildings site	G. S. Kingston (Chairman) Allan Campbell Henry Scott William Sandover W. Townsend E. T. Smith W. C. Buik L. Scammell

1879-82	Royal Commission appointed to report on the public works	R. D. Ross (Chairman) George C. Hawker Lavingdon Glyde David Bower Hugh Fraser Luke L. Furner Caleb Peacock

1879	Royal Commission on sewage farm site	T. Hinginbotham (Chairman) R. Schomburgk R. Tate G. Chamier L. Scammell

1880-81	Royal Commission appointed to report on wharves and jetties	W. H. Bean (Chairman) J. G. Ramsay Henry Scott Ebenezer Ward R. H. Ferguson H. C. E. Muecke William Kay

1881	Royal Commission appointed to report on the alleged injuries by sparrows	Samuel Davenport (Chairman) John F. Pascoe John Robertson George F. Ind George L. Barnard William Rhodes Thomas Atkinson

1881-82	Royal Commission on the working of the Education Acts	J. Langdon Parsons (Chairman) JNO. W. Downer John Colton Samuel Tomkinson Robert Dixon F. Basedow Ebenezer Cooke Jenkin Coles

1882	Royal Commission appointed to report on electoral districts	J. W.

1883-85	Royal Commission appointed to report on the Destitute Act, 1881	Samuel James Way (Chairman) M. Salom W. Haines C. H. Goode Dr O'Connell H. W. Thompson

1883-84	Royal Commission appointed to report upon the Adelaide and Parkside Lunatic Asylums	John Colton (Chairman) Allan Campbell J. H. Bagster Thomas Johnson Jenkin Coles Arthur JNO. Baker SAM. D. Glyde

1883-84	Royal Commission on railways	W. E. Matttinson (Chairman) T. Playford Thomas Burgoyne J. J. Duncan J. H. Howe H. E. Bright

1886-87	Royal Commission on Government Stores	SAM. D, Glyde (Chairman) Luke L.

1887	Royal Commission on Transcontinental railway	S. Newland (Chairman) R. C. Baker Allan Campbell Thomas Burgoyne F. Basedow David Murray John A. Cockburn

1887	Royal Commission on the utilisation of River Murray waters

1888	Royal Commission on the land laws of South Australia	Clement Giles (Chairman) F. E. H. W. Krichauff F. W. Holder John Moule Jenkin Coles Thomas Burgoyne William Copley

1888-91	Civil Service Commission	SAM. D. Glyde (Chairman) H. E. Bright D. Bews WM. Longbottom David Bower Lawrence Grayson J. Langdon Parsons John Moule

1888-89	Royal Commission appointed to consider the desirability of establishing a State Bank and Royal Mint	Robert Caldwell (Chairman) S. Solomon William Copley F.

1889	Barossa water commission	Alfred Catt (Chairman) Alexander Hay R. Homburg A. McDonald Lawrence Grayson J. V. O'Loghlin J. H. Bagster John Warren

1889-90	Royal Commission on an Angaston railway	J. H. Howe A. R. Addison J. Martin J. Downer R. Caldwell W. Gilbert C. H. Hussey

1889-90	Mining Commission	J. H. Gordon (Chairman) Allan Campbell A. D. Handyside J. C. F. Johnson John Moule HY. Allerdale Grainger

1890	Royal Commission on the utilisation of River Murray waters	J. H.

1890	Queensland border railway commission	D. Bews (Chairman) Charles Kimber J. V. O'Loughlin J. G. Jenkins Luke L. Furner Thomas Burgoyne Allan Campbell

1890	Royal Commission on the Water Conservation Department	W.A. Horn T. Playford Alfred Catt Lawrence Grayson J. H. Howe P. McM. Glynn J. Lancelot Stirling

1890	Royal Commission on intercolonial free trade	F.W. Holder (Chairman) David Murray John Darling WM.

1890-91	Royal Commission on landing and embarking European mails	T. Playford A. R. Addison Allan Campbell J. W. Castine Lawrence Grayson F. W. Holder J. W. White

1890-91	Royal Commission on the Port Augusta and Cockburn railway	J Hancock (Chairman) Alfred Catt B. Gould Laurence O'Loughlin John Miller Ebenezer Ward John J. Osman

1891	Queensland border railway commission	J. Hancock (Chairman) Thomas Burgoyne Peter P.

1891	Royal Commission on the question of the best route for the Blyth railway extension	John Miller (Chairman) A. R.

1891	Pastoral lands commission	Robert Caldwell (Chairman) John Warren F. W. Holder J. R. Kelly William Copley Robert Kelly

1891-92	Royal Commission on the valuations of pastoral improvements	JAS. Cock Thomas Burgoyne James Hague John Miller Robert Caldwell J. Lancelot Stirling William Copley

1892	Royal Commission on the south-east drainage system	A.D. Handyside (Chairman) W.

1892	Orroroo and Port Germein railway commission	L. Grayson (Chairman) J. Warren H. Lamshed R. Kelly F. W. Holder

1892	Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the question of the expediency of constructing a graving dock in South Australia at the public expense	G. Feltham Hopkins (Chairman) Thomas Burgoyne A. R. Addison John Darling J. W. Castine A. McDonald J. G. Jenkins

1892	Shops and factories commission	C. C. Kingston (Chairman) J. A. Cockburn G. Ash Thomas H. Brooker R. S. Guthrie J. Hague J. A. McPherson

1892	Royal Commission on main roads	A.D. Handyside (Chairman) G.

1893	Royal Commission on stores	T. Playford (Chairman) Thomas H.

1893	Vermin-proof fencing commission	F. W.

1894	Royal Commission on the utilisation of River Murray waters	Alfred Catt (Chairman) E. W.

1895	Royal Commission on the Northern Territory	William Haslam (Chairman) Frederick Holder James O'Loghlin John Warren William Archibald William Gilbert Vaiben Louis Solomon

1895	Royal Commission on the Adelaide Hospital	F.W. Holder A.R. Addison Thomas H. Brooker R. S. Guthrie R. Homburg Alex S. Paterson Catherine Helen Spence

1896	Royal Commission on the Beetaloo waterworks	H. Allerdale Grainger J.

1896-97	Royal Commission on the Government wharves	Ebenezer Ward (Chairman) J.V. O'Loughlin R.S. Guthrie J. Lancelot Stirling WIlliam Russell A. McDonald J.W. Shannon

1897	Royal Commission on the Bundaleer waterworks	R.W. Foster (Chairman) John Miller A. McDonald I. MacGillivray J.G. Jenkins E.A. Roberts William Russell W.A. Robinson CH. Willcox

1897-98	Pastoral lands commission	Laurence O'Loughlin (Chairman) John G. Brice Thomas Burgoyne J.

1897-98	Royal Commission on the aged poor	WM. H. Carpenter (Chairman) Richard Butler H. Adams P. McM. Glynn J. H. Howe WM. Gilbert

1898-99	South-eastern drainage commission	A.H. Peake J. Lewis John G. Brice G. McGregor J.T. Morris A. McDonald R. W. Foseter R. Hooper

1899–1901	Public service commission	J. V. O'Loghlin (Chairman) W. A. Robinson Alfred Catt T. Burgoyne William Copley James Hutchinson J. G. Jenkins

1899–1900	Royal Commission on Renmark and Murray River settlements	F. W.

1900	Royal Commission on main roads	T. Playford (Chairman) L. O'Loughlin W. O. Archibald W. Copley D. McKenzie W. H. Carpenter

1900	Royal Commission on the Taxation Acts	William Russell (Chairman) CHAS. Tucker C.M.R. Dumas John Warren A. McDonald F.W. Holder F. J. Hourigan

State of South Australia

1901	Royal Commission on the Wine and Produce Depot	J. W. Castine (Chairman) W. O. Archibald Richard Butler A. McDonald E. L. Batchelor John Miller William Copley

1902	Wine and produce commission in London	HY. Allerdale Grainger (Chairman) David Murray John H. Cockburn

1902	Royal Commission on the question of the construction of a railway to Pinnaroo	John Lewis (Chairman) A. D.

1902	Interstate Royal Commission on the River Murray representing the States of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia	Joseph Davis (President) Stuart Murray Frederick N. Burchell

1903	Royal Commission on waterworks	John Warren (Chairman) R. W. Foster John G. Brice Thomas Pascoe Henry W. Thompson W. P. Cummins A. D. Handyside

1903–04	Royal commission on railways	R. W.

1905–06	Royal Commission on the necessity for improved facilities for the trade of the south-east	WM. Senior (Chairman) A.H.

1906	Royal Commission upon the question of the treatment of inebriates	Thomas H. Smeaton (Chairman) J. M. Holder Elizabeth W. Nicholls T. Pascoe Theodore Bruce W. J. P. Giddings Thomas Leahy

1907	Royal Commission upon the charges against produce merchants	Laurence O'Loughlin (Chairman) P. Allen W. Jamieson E. A. Roberts John Travers

1907–08	Royal Commission on main roads	Laurence O'Loughlin (Chairman) John G. Brice A.

1908–09	Royal Commission on the question of the marketing of wheat	E. H. Coombe (Chairman) Richard Butler A. McDonald Laurence O'Loughlin John Newland Crawford Vaughan C. Goode

1908–09	Royal Commission on the Land Titles Office and General Registry of Deeds Office	R. Homburg (Chairman) J. G. Russel W. Strawbridge J Gordon

1908–09	Royal Commission on the conviction of Myles Flynn	JNO. W. Downer (Chairman) Eustace B. Grundy G. J. R. Murray

1909–12	Royal Commission on Eyre's Peninsula railways	Laurence O'Loughlin (Chairman) A. von Doussa T. Pascoe P. Allen C.H. Goode H. Chesson J. Miller

1909	Royal Commission upon the necessity of a railway to Willunga	A. H. Peake (Chairman) J. H. Howe A. R. Addison Harry Jackson David James F. J. T. Pflaum John Verran

1909–12	Royal commission on the Murray lands railway	Laurence O'Loughlin (Chairman) H. Chesson MP A. von Doussa T. Pascoe J. Miller C.H. Goode P. Allen

1909–11	Royal Commission upon the necessity for a railway through Kangaroo Island	A. H. Peake (Chairman) J. H. Howe A. R. Addison Harry Jackson David James F. J. T. Pflaum John Verran

1909	Royal Commission on the management of the Parkside Lunatic Asylum and treatment of criminal lunatics	James Gordon (Chairman) W. Ramsey Smith R. H. Edmunds

1909–10	Royal Commission on the suggested railway deviation at Goolwa	Laurence O'Loughlin (Chairman) P. Allen A. von Doussa H. Chesson T. Pascoe J. Miller C.H. Goode

1910–12	Royal Commission on northern railways	E.H. Coombe (Chair) Messrs Lucas MLC, Anstey MP, Jamieson MP, Blacker MP, Blundell MP, Ritchie MP, Pflaum MP

1910–11	Royal Commission on the proposed railway from Eudunda to Robertstown	Laurence O'Loughlin (Chairman) J.H. Howe John Lewis Peter Allen Thomas Burgoyne F.W. Coneybeer George Dankel K. W. Duncan J. Travers

1910–12	Royal Commission on narrow-gauge extension and break of gauge	John Verran Theodore Bruce, Alfred von Doussa Edward Anstey Percy Heggaton William Jamieson

1910–14	Royal Commission on the Sedan railway	Laurence O'Loughlin (Chairman) P. Allen F.W. Coneybeer G. Dankel T. Burgoyne J. Travers K.W. Duncan

1910–12	Royal Commission on water supply	David James (Chairman) John G. Brice John Warren J. Newland L. O'Loughlin T. H. Smeaton

1910–12	Inter-state Royal Commission on border railways	John George Bice (Chairman) A.H. Peake T. Burgoyne W. Miller G. Ritchie J.H. Howe

1911–13	Royal Commission on the Adelaide University and higher education	T Ryan MP (Chair), Messrs Coneybeer MP, Cowan MLC, Styles MLC, Green MP

1911	Royal Commission on wharves and water frontages	John George Bice (Chair), Messrs JG Moseley, J Verran, E Klauer, WJC Cole, I MacGilliway, BA Moulden

1911–12	Royal Commission on the shortage of labour in the clothing and boot trades	H. Coombe MP, Messrs F Condon, WW Forwood, J Gunn, E Henretty, A Hill, E Vardon, A Wallace and H Winterbottom

1912	Royal Commission on electoral registration	William Isbister (Chairman), Walter Dalton, Harry Gell

1912–16	Royal Commission on the Aborigines	William Angus (chair), J Jelley MLC, J Lewis MLC, G Ritcher MP, John Verran

1914–15	Royal Commission on the metropolitan abattoirs	JG Mosely MP (Chair) J Cowan MLC, FS Wallis MLC, EA Anstey MP, RP Blundell MP, HS Hudd MP, OH Duhst MP

1913–15	Royal Commission on main roads	Frederick William Young (Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration) (Chair) W Hannaford MLC, WJC Cole MP, W Miller MP, J Travers MP, J Jelly MLC, G Bodey MP, Frederick Coneybeer

1913–17	Royal Commission on the municipalisation of gas and electric services	Herbert Angas Parsons (Chair) E Lucas MLC, JH Vaughan, C Vaughan, Robert Homburg

1915–16	Royal Commission on electoral matters	John Albert Southwood (Chair), Messrs E Klauer, E Lucas, A McDonald, P Rielly

1916–18	Royal Commission on water supply	John Frederick Herbert (Chair), Messrs D James, I MacGillvary, JG Bice, FS Wallis, P Allen, T Butterfield

1916–19	Royal Commission on North Terrace reserves and railway centres	Thomas Hyland Smeaton (Chair), Messrs J Carr, JH Cooke, T Green, J Gunn, GR Laffer, RA O'Connor

1916	Royal Commission on Port Adelaide road contracts	Thomas Colbatch, Peter Whitington

1917–18	Royal Commission on government land purchases	Noel Webb (Deputy President of the Industrial Court of South Australia)

1917–18	Royal Commission on Hannaford's quarry	W.L. Stuart (Master of the Supreme Court)

1917–21	Royal Commission on the wheat scheme and rural industries	William Angus (Chairman)

1918	Royal Commission on the acquisition and disposal of wheat and material in connection with the South Australian wheat scheme	Noel Webb

1918	Railway inquiry commission	PA Anthony

1918–20	Second Royal Commission on the acquisition and disposal of wheat and material in connection with the South Australian wheat scheme	Noel Webb

1919	Royal Commission on the Yatala Mental Hospital site	Walter Hannaford (Chair), Alfred Blackwell, John Albert Southwood

1919–20	Royal Commission on Loxton	Thomas Hewitson

1919–20	Royal Commission on the Port Adelaide coal wharf	Henry Crosby (Chair), Messrs JG Bice, T Pascoe, HR Buxton, VG Petherick, RS Richards, JA Southwood

1921–22	Royal Commission on the Public Service of South Australia	Peter Whitington Thomas Gill

1923–27	Royal Commission on law reform	FW Birrell MP (Chairman), J Carr MLC, H Tassie MLC, T Butterfield MP, P Reidy MP, AW Robinson MP, HD Young MP

1923–25	Royal Commission on south-eastern drainage	George Kermode, Walter Colebatch, Daniel Findlater

1923–25	Irrigation Royal Commission under section 22 of Irrigation Act, 1922	Edgar Field, Richard Horsfield, Howard Jolley

1923–25	Royal Commission on Eyre Peninsula transport charges and facilities	J Carr MLC, H Tassie MLC, Herbert Hudd MP, Stanley Whitford MP, Henry Crosby MP

1925	Royal Commission on plumbism	Keith R. Moore J. L. Pearson Herbert W. Gepp W. Robinette

1925–26	Royal Commission on rural settlement	Walter Colebatch (Chairman), Walter Spafford, John Fraser

1925	Royal Commission on Port Pirie Police	John Halcombe

1925	Royal Commission on the thousand homes contract	Samuel James Mitchell (Commissioner of Insolvency)

1925	Second Royal Commission on Port Pirie Police	Reginald Nesbit (Chair), Duncan Fraser, James Geddes

1926–27	Royal Commission on manufacturing and secondary industries	FJ Condon MP (Chairman), T Gluyas MLC, W Morrow MLC, EC Vardon MP, E Anthoney MP, W Harvey MP, SR Whitford MP

1926–28	Royal Commission on traffic control	AJ Blackwell (Chairman), T Gluyas, H Tassie, PF Heggaton, LA Hopkins, JAS McLauchlan, J Stanley Verran

1926	Royal Commission on release of prisoners	Sir Herbert Kingsley Paine (Judge in Insolvency)

1926–27	Royal Commission on the pastoral industry

1926–27	Second Royal Commission on allegations of bribery against police officers

1927	Royal Commission on electoral districts

1928	Royal Commission on electoral districts	Theo E Day (Chair), O.H. Stephens, C.L. Matthews

1930–33	Local government commission appointed under the Local Government Areas Re-arrangement Act, 1929	Sir Edgar Bean (Parliamentary Draftsman), Walter Rogers (Auditor General), Richard Gibbins, Samuel Reeves, Frederick Wilson

1932–33	Royal Commission on betting	Walter Ray, Walter Hannaford, George Laffer, John Critchley, Arthur McArthur

1933	Royal Commission on dairy industry prices	WJ Dawkins (Chair), Arthur J Perkins, JW Wainwright

1934–35	Royal Commission on the fishing industry	Reginald Rudall, Herbet Hale, Ernest Sheridan

1935	Royal Commission on matters concerning the promotion and operations of certain companies in South Australia	Alexander Briskham (Registrar of Companies)

1936	Royal Commission on afforestation	FT Perry MP, VG Petherick MP, RC Mowbray MLC, EA Oates MLC, H Tasie MLC, J McInnes MP

1936	Royal Commission on lotteries	Harold Piper (Chairman), Horace Hogben MP, Collier Cudmore MLC, Frank Condon MLC, Frederick Beerworth MP

1936–37	Inquiry commission by the South Australian Government into the system of management of libraries maintained or assisted by the State	Grenfell Price (Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Adelaide)

1937–38	Royal Commission on transport	Geoffrey Reed (Lecturer in law at the University of Adelaide), John Wainwright, William Fowler

1937–38	Royal Commission on betting laws and practice	Harold Piper, Kenneth Sanderson, Sidney Powell

1945	Royal Commission on the Adelaide Electric Supply Company	Geoffrey Reed (Supreme Court Justice), Professor Arthur Lang Campbell, John William Wainwright

1947–51	Royal Commission on state transport services	Herbert Paine (Local court judge and special magistrate), William Bishop, Edmund Daly, Albert Thompson, Kenneth Wills (replaced by) Samuel Fisk

1956–57	Royal Commission on local government; Report on creation of an additional district council district in the Upper South-East and adjustment of existing district council districts together with maps	Lawrence Johnston (Stipendiary Magistrate)

1959	Royal Commission in regard to Rupert Max Stuart	Sir J. Mellis Napier (Chairman), Geoffrey Reed (Supreme Court Justice), Bruce Ross

1965–66	Royal Commission into the grape growing industry	G. H. P. Jeffery (Chairman and Auditor General)

1966–67	Royal Commission into the law relating to the sale, supply and consumption of intoxicating liquors and other matters	Keith Sangster (Her Majesty's Counsel)

1967	Royal Commission into State Transport Services	Joseph Nelligan QC, Thomas Shanahan, George Jeffery (Auditor General)

1967	Royal Commission into John Douglas Murrie, Headmaster of Larrakeyah Primary School	George Walters (Supreme Court Justice)

1971–72	Royal Commission into September Moratorium Demonstrations	Charles Bright (Supreme Court Justice)

1973–75	Royal Commission into Local Government Areas	Gerald Ward (Chairman), Donald Pitt, Keith Hockrdige

1974–75	Royal Commission into Monarto land transactions	Gerald Ward

1974–75	Royal Commission into suspension of a high school student	Gordan Combe (Ombudsman)

1975	Royal Commission into allegations made by prisoners at Yatala Labour Prison	Laurence Johnston (Judge)

1977	Royal Commission into Juvenile Courts Act and other associated matters	R. F. Mohr (Supreme Court Justice)

1977	Royal Commission into law relating to shop trading hours and ancillary matters	William Lean (Industrial Commissioner)

1978	Royal Commission into law relating to the sale by retail of petroleum products	William Lean (Industrial Commissioner)

1978	Royal Commission into dismissal of Harold Hubert Salisbury	Roma Mitchell

1979	Royal Commission into the non-medical use of drugs	Ronald Sackville (Chairman, Dean of UNSW Law Faculty), Earle Hackett, Richard Nies

1979	Royal Commission into the floodlighting of Football Park at West Lakes	Peter Allan (Judge of the Industrial Court)

1981–82	Royal Commission on allegations in relation to prisons under the charge, care and direction of the Director of the Department of Correctional Services and certain related matters	Gresley Clarkson (Queen's Counsel)

1983–84	Splatt Royal Commission	Judge Carl Shannon (former Supreme Court Judge in NSW)

1991–93	Royal Commission into the State Bank of South Australia	Samuel Jacobs QC (replaced by) John Mansfield

1995	Hindmarsh Island Royal Commission	Former District Court Judge, Iris Stevens, former Supreme Court Justice

2004–08	Commission of Inquiry into Children in State Care	Ted Mullighan (Supreme Court Justice)

2004–08	Commission of Inquiry into Children on the APY Lands	Ted Mullighan (Supreme Court Justice)

2005	Kapunda Road Royal Commission	Greg James QC

2012–13	Royal Commission – Report of Independent Education	Bruce Debelle (Supreme Court Justice)

2014–16	Child Protection Systems Royal Commission	Margaret Nyland (former Supreme Court Justice)

2015–16	Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission	Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce

2018-19	Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission	Bret Walker SC

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The State Bank of South Australia became the subject of a two-year South Australian Royal Commission in 1991.

final_sentence: The State Bank of South Australia became the subject of a two-year South Australian Royal Commission in 1991.