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| Inquiry period | 8 July 2021 – 17 June 2024 |
| Constituting instrument | Royal Commissions Act 1902 (Cth) |
| Website | defenceveteransuicide |
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide is a royal commission established on 8 July 2021 by the Australian government pursuant to the Royal Commissions Act 1902. The Governor-General, His Excellency David Hurley, issued the Letters Patent, which established the Royal Commission
Under the Letters Patent, Nick Kaldas APM, James Douglas KC, and Dr Peggy Brown AO were appointed as Royal Commissioners. They delivered an interim report on 11 August 2022. The Letters Patent set out the Royal Commissioners’ terms of reference.
They were originally to produce a final report by 17 June 2024, but it was actually presented on 9 September 2024 to the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC. It was tabled in Federal Parliament on the same day. The report made 122 recommendations.