| Date | 16 July 1984 – 20 November 1985 |
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| Duration | 1 year, 4 months |
| Also known as | McClelland Royal Commission |
| Type | Royal commission |
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| Counsel assisting | Peter McClellan[1][2] |
| Outcome | Seven recommendations[3] |
| Final Reports: Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 | |
The McClelland Royal Commission or Royal Commission into British nuclear tests in Australia was an inquiry by the Australian government in 1984–1985 to investigate the conduct of the British in its use, with the then Australian government's permission, of Australian territory and soldiers for testing nuclear weapons. It was chaired by Jim McClelland.
The child sexual abuse royal commission was McClellan's second royal commission. The first was the Maralinga Royal Commission into British Nuclear Tests in Australia, on which he served as counsel assisting, at the age of 37. Its findings were damning of the British government and former prime minister Robert Menzies. "I thought it might have accelerated our progress towards a republic, but I was wrong," recalls McClellan.