Treasury & financeRoyal commission
Royal Commission on Tasmanian Customs Leakage
30 December 1910 – 3 October 1911
A commission of members of Parliament that inquired into the alleged “leakage” of customs revenue from Tasmania: duty on goods consumed in Tasmania but imported through other States and credited to them.
How it came into existence
Appointed by Letters Patent dated 30 December 1910, during the Fisher government, following a select committee on the same subject. Its members included F. W. Bamford.
How it ended
Its report was presented on 3 October 1911, and the commission then ended. The Commonwealth began paying Tasmania special grants under the Tasmania Grant Act 1912.
Main functions
- Extent of customs revenue lost to Tasmania through interstate trade
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