| Description |
x, 401 pages ; 21 cm |
| Series |
Government, policy and politics series
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| Contents |
Preface / Scott Prasser and Helen Tracey -- Section 1. History, trends and issues - the story so far... -- Introduction / Scott Prasser and Helen Tracey -- 1. Towards a common legislative base for inquiries / Rosalind Croucher -- 2. The constitutional first principles of royal commissions / Nicholas Aroney -- Section 2. An inquiry by any other name ... types of public inquiries -- Introduction / Scott Prasser and Helen Tracey -- 3. Some reflections on commissions of inquiry / Geoffrey Davies -- 4. Public inquiries and political wrongdoing / Janet Ransley -- 5. Royal commissions and integrity systems / Charles Sampford -- 6. Inquiries into disasters - contrasting styles and forms / Roger Wettenhall -- 7. Making public policy in the public interest - the role of public inquiries / Gary Banks -- Section 3. What inquiries do and how they do it -- Introduction / Scott Prasser and Helen Tracey -- 8. The National Human Rights Consultation / Frank Brennan -- 9. Finkelstein Inquiry into the media / Rodney Tiffin -- 10. Inquiry into Australian intelligence agencies / Philip Flood -- 11. Making drought policy through public inquiries - managing risk or coping with disaster? / Linda Courtenay Botterill -- 12. Inquiring into government administration / Paddy Gourley -- Section 4. What is there to show for it? Assessing inquiry effectiveness -- Introduction / Scott Prasser and Helen Tracey -- 13. Sweeping the wheat under the carpet - how much have we learnt from the AWB oil for food kickbacks scandal? / Stephen Bartos -- 14. Reviewing the review of a fiscal 'stimulus' program / Tony Makin and John Humphreys -- 15. Inquiries into defence - why no difference? / Henry Ergas and Mark Thomson -- 16. Royal commissions and the press - seagulls at the lawyers' picnic / Christian Kerr -- Section 5. Other countries' inquiries -- Introduction / Scott Prasser and Helen Tracey -- 17. Public inquiries in the United Kingdom / Graeme Starr -- 18. Commissions of inquiry - the New Zealand way / Alan Simpson -- 19. Commissions of inquiry in Canada / Grant Hoole -- 20. Presidential commissions in the US political system / Kenneth Kitts -- Section 6. Conclusion -- 21. Public inquiries - living up to their potential / Scott Prasser and Helen Tracey |
| Summary |
This book explores the potential of public inquiries and royal commissions to influence policy and administration. The chapters, written by Australian and international contributors, discuss types of public inquiries, how inquiries work, and the effectiveness and impact of recent prominent inquiries |
| Analysis |
Statistics |
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History |
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Overseas item |
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Royal Commissions |
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Committees and inquiries |
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Legislation |
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Australia overseas comparisons |
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Australian |
| Notes |
Series editor: Scott Prasser |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Administrative courts -- Australia
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Independent regulatory commissions -- Australia
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Governmental investigations
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Legislative hearings -- Australia
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Governmental investigations -- Australia
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Politics and government
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| Author |
Prasser, Scott, 1954-, editor
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Tracey, Helen, editor
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| ISBN |
9781925138245 |
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1925138240 |
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