Royal Commission on the Charges made by D. L. Gilchrist concerning the Construction of the Western Section of the Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway
Royal Commission on the charges made by D. L. Gilchrist concerning the construction of the western section of the Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway · Gilchrist Royal Commission
23 March 1916 – 13 September 1916
Judge Eagleson inquired into charges by D. L. Gilchrist about the construction of the western section of the Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta (Trans-Australian) railway.
How it came into existence
Appointed by Letters Patent dated 23 March 1916, during the Hughes government, with Judge Eagleson as commissioner. It inquired into charges by Dudley Lynton Gilchrist, an employee of the Department of Home Affairs, about the construction of the western section of the railway, which the department was building.
How it ended
The report was laid before the Senate on 6 September 1916 and the House of Representatives on 13 September 1916. It rejected the charges and found that Gilchrist had repeatedly committed wilful and corrupt perjury; the Minister for Home Affairs terminated Gilchrist's employment and referred further action to the Attorney-General.
Main functions
- Charges about the construction of the western section of the Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta railway
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Home Affairs.
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