List of Queensland commissions of inquiry

This is a list of commissions of inquiry in Queensland.

19th Century

• Royal Commission on the management of the Woogaroo Lunatic Asylum and the Lunatic Reception Houses of the Colony (1877)
• Royal Commission into the Constitution, Administration and Working of the Criminal Investigation Branch of the Police Force of Queensland (1899)

20th Century

1900–1949

• Royal Commission of Inquiry on Licensing and Liquor Laws (1901)

• Royal Commission into the Kedron Park Racecourse (1921)
• Royal Commission of Inquiry into Collinsville State Coal Mine (1923)
• Royal Commission on Racing and Racecourses (1930)
• Commission of Inquiry into the Escape of Certain Prisoners from HM Prison, Brisbane (1947)
• Commission of Inquiry into the Sawmilling Industry, the Industry of the Manufacture of Plywood and the Industry of the Manufacture of Joinery in the State of Queensland (1949)

1950–1969

• Royal Commission into Allegations of Corruption relating to dealing with certain Crown Leaseholds in Queensland (1956)
• Commission of Inquiry into the Farm Home for Boys, Westbrook (1961)
• Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into and Report on Certain Matters Relating to Members of the Police Force and the National Hotel (1963)
• Herberton Hospital Inquiry (1963)
• Committee of Inquiry into Matters Concerning The Valuation of Lands In Queensland (1966)

1970–1989

• Commission Of Inquiry Into Circumstances Surrounding Certain Matters Relating To Robert Andrew Somerville (1972)
• Commission of Inquiry into the Status of Women in Queensland (1974)
• Royal Commission of Inquiry into Drug Trafficking (1981)
• Fitzgerald Inquiry (1987–1989)
• Parliamentary Judges Commission of Inquiry (1988–1989)

1990–1999

• Commission of Inquiry into the Care and Treatment of Patients in the Psychiatric Unit of the Townsville General Hospital (1991)
• Commission of Inquiry into Operation Trident (1993)
• Commission of Inquiry into Abuse of Children in Queensland Institutions – commonly known as the Forde Inquiry (1998–1999)

21st Century

2000–2009

• Racing Industry Review Panel (2004)
• Queensland Public Hospitals Commission of Inquiry (2005)
• Queensland Fuel Subsidy Commission of Inquiry (2007)

2010–2019

• Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry (2011)
• Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry (2012–2013)
• Queensland Health Payroll System Commission of Inquiry (2013)
• Queensland Racing Commission of Inquiry (2013–2014)
• Queensland Organised Crime Commission of Inquiry (2015)
• Grantham Floods Commission of Inquiry (2015)
• Barrett Adolescent Centre Commission of Inquiry (2015–2016)
• Queensland Rail Train Crewing Practices Commission of Inquiry (2016–2017)

2020–2029

• Commission of Inquiry into Forensic DNA Testing in Queensland (2022)
• Subsequent Inquiry: Commission of Inquiry to examine DNA Project 13 concerns (2023)
• Commission of Inquiry relating to the Crime and Corruption Commission (2022)
• Independent Commission of Inquiry into Queensland Police Service responses to domestic and family violence (2022)
• Child Safety Commission of Inquiry (2025–)
• Commission of Inquiry into the CFMEU and Misconduct in the Construction Industry (2025–)

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