e/Royal Commissions Act 1902

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has gloss	eng: __NOTOC__ The Royal Commissions Act of 1902 is a piece of Australian legislation giving the Australian Governor-General the power to initiate an investigation, referred to as a Royal Commission. Royal Commissions are a major independent public inquiry into an issue, initiated by the government. They often investigate cases of Political corruption or matters of significant public concern. A Royal Commissioner is appointed to chair the Commission. The Commissioner has considerable powers, generally greater even than those of a judge. However, the powers of the Commissioner are restricted to the "Terms of Reference" of the Commission. Once a Commission has started the government cannot end it, and thus the government is usually very careful in framing the Terms of Reference.
lexicalization	eng: Royal Commissions Act 1902
instance of	e/Public inquiry