Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into and Report upon the Circumstances Associated with the Retirement of Lieutenant-Commander Alan Dermot Casey from the Royal Australian Navy
Royal Commission appointed to inquire into and report upon the circumstances associated with the retirement of Lieutenant-Commander Alan Dermot Casey from the Royal Australian Navy (1934)
11 July 1934 – 23 October 1934
Royal commission into the circumstances in which Lieutenant-Commander Alan Dermot Casey was retired from the Royal Australian Navy shortly before his death in 1934.
How it came into existence
Casey, a naval signals specialist who had entered the Royal Australian Naval College in 1916, died of coal-gas poisoning early in 1934; at the inquest a former naval medical adviser suggested his recent dismissal from the navy had preyed on his mind. After pressure from his relatives and friends, the federal Cabinet decided in June 1934 to appoint a royal commission. It was conducted by a judge, whose name was not confirmed, under Letters Patent dated 11 July 1934.
How it ended
The commission reported in 1934; press reports during the hearings suggest that the judge questioned the Naval Board's action. Its findings were not found in the sources consulted, and dates are approximate. The Parliamentary Handbook gives 23 October 1934 as the date the final report was presented.
Main functions
- Inquiry into the retirement of Lieutenant-Commander A. D. Casey
- Review of the Naval Board's action
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Sources
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