Select Committee of Inquiry into Tasmanian Police Force, 1961-1962

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Box 38 (MS 2505)

Component identifier:

Series 25

Content Summary:

A select committee under the chairmanship of W.G. Wedd was appointed by the Tasmanian Government in November 1961 to inquire into the state's Police Force, and related matters. Barry was invited to submit evidence to the committee for consideration.

This small series contains the committee's terms of reference, letters from L.A. Thompson, the committee's clerk, and J.N. Harrison concerning details of the inquiry, S. Johnston's submission entitled Legislative sentencing in Tasmania, and the report tabled in the Tasmanian Parliament in August 1962.

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