Re Royal Commission on Thomas Case - [1982] 1 NZLR 252

Commission of Inquiry — Judicial review — After Thomas had been granted a free pardon, a Royal Commission was established to inquire into the circumstances of his conviction for the murders of the Crewes — Whether the appointment of the Commission was beyond the jurisdiction of the Governor-General — Whether certain findings by the Commission of criminal misconduct by individual police officers were outside the terms of reference contained in the warrant of appointment — Meaning and effect of a pardon — Whether Commission had given the police a fair hearing — Whether Commission had acted with bias by predetermination — Crimes Act 1961, s 407 — Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908, s 2.