Royal Commission to Inquire into and Report upon Certain Charges against the Administrator and Other Officers of the Northern Territory Administration
Royal Commission to inquire into and report upon certain charges against the Administrator and other officers of the Northern Territory Administration
11 May 1916 – 13 September 1916
Inquired into charges arising from disputes between officers of the Northern Territory Administration, notably between the Administrator, Dr J. A. Gilruth, and the geologist Dr H. I. Jensen.
How it came into existence
Appointed by Letters Patent dated 11 May 1916, during the Hughes government. The commissioner was Mr Barnet (so spelt in Hansard), a New South Wales police magistrate, whose appointment was criticised in the Senate. It heard the charges in Darwin.
How it ended
The report was completed in June 1916 according to the Australian Dictionary of Biography, and was laid before the Senate on 6 September and the House of Representatives on 13 September 1916, ending the commission.
Main functions
- Charges against the Administrator of the Northern Territory and other officers
- Disputes between officers of the Territory administration
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Sources
Primary sources
Government records and websites
- Parliamentary Handbook: Royal Commissions (dates of Letters Patent and final reports)
- Report (ParlInfo)
- Historic Hansard: Senate, 22 May 1916 (appointment of Mr Barnett)
- Historic Hansard: Senate, 6 September 1916 (report tabled)
- Historic Hansard: House of Representatives, 13 September 1916 (report tabled)