Inquiries and commissions

The Yoorrook Justice Commission is Victoria’s first and only formal truth-telling process into injustices experienced by Aboriginal people since colonisation.

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.

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

The Victorian Government's response to recommendations to minimise the risk of asbestos exposure.

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.

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.

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.

The government wants to reduce hate crime and vilification in Victoria. Vilification has no place in our community.

Find what we are doing to implement IGEM's recommendations.

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.

The Victorian Government's response to the Board of Inquiry into the coronavirus (COVID-19) Hotel Quarantine Program.

The Victorian Government's response to the report of the Expert Reference Group on public drunkenness (ERG), 'Seeing the Clear Light of Day’.

In July 2018 the Victorian Government published its response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

We are committed to implementing all Royal Commission recommendations. As at 30 November 2020 we have implemented 167 recommendations.

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

The Board of Inquiry into historical abuse at Beaumaris Primary School and certain other Victorian Government schools has delivered its report.

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.

The Victorian Government has decriminalised sex work to achieve better public health and human rights outcomes.

An inquiry into the suitability of Crown Melbourne Limited to hold a casino licence.

Judicial inquiry into the COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Program.

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).

Get more information about the Royal Commission to independently inquire into Victoria Police’s recruitment and management of a class of informants.

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.

Details and final report into the Victorian Government's response to the official Hazelwood Mine Inquiry 2014-16.

The Inquiry was tasked with investigating systemic problems in Victoria’s child protection system. It was tabled in Parliament on 28 February 2012.

The final report consists of a summary and four volumes.