The Politics of Premature Adjudication: The Bondi Royal Commission

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Royal commissions are often held to confirm the obvious and squeak for modest change.  They offer no binding remedies, have no compellable powers against the government of the day, and can, despite claiming to be independent, be susceptible to interest groups.  They are also expensive, laborious, often lengthy and serve as a pacifying agent, absorbing pressure and enabling the governors of the day to delay action.  Scott Prasser, a scholar long versed in the pitfalls of public administration...