Royal Commissions and Public Inquiries in Australia 2nd edition provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of this important, but sometimes overlooked, instrument of public policy.
Written by an expert in the field, this authoritative book comes with several new chapters covering international trends; key issues and controversies; inquiry impacts and effectiveness; and comparison between public inquiries and permanent anti-corruption bodies.
This book is a perfect companion to Advocacy in Practice 7th edition by James Glissan QC which provides practical insights to counsel appearing before Royal Commissions, Inquiries and anti-corruption bodies.
Features
• considers new legislation governing public inquiries in Australia and overseas
• explores historical and recent examples of royal commissions and inquiries and current concerns about their powers, roles, impacts and possible misuse
Dr Scott Prasser BA (Hons), M Pub Admin (Qld) PhD (Griffith), has worked in federal and state governments in senior policy
and research advisory positions. He has written extensively on royal commissions and public inquiries and a wide range of issues concerning national and state politics and public policy in Australian and international publications.