The Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants - An inquiry into Victoria Police’s use of Nicola Gobbo as a human source, referred to in the press as Lawyer X Royal Commission,[1] was a royal commission in Victoria, Australia set up to examine the actions of Nicola Gobbo and Victoria Police whilst Gobbo, also referred to as Informer 3838 (Victoria Police), Lawyer X (media), and EF (litigation),[2] was working as a lawyer and acting as a registered informer. It was announced on 3 December 2018, in response to the High Court AB v CD; EF v CD judgement, and was established on 13 December 2018 under Hon Margaret McMurdo[3] to examine the adequacy and effectiveness of the processes of Victoria Police for the recruitment, handling and management of human sources who are subject to legal obligations of confidentiality or privilege and the effect of using such sources on past cases.[4]
The commission delivered its final report and recommendations to the Governor of Victoria on 30 November 2020.[5] In response, the Victorian Government appointed Sir David Carruthers to the role of Royal Commission Implementation Monitor[6] and Geoffrey Nettle, who was one of the High Court justices who had decided AB v CD; EF v CD,[7] to the position of Special Investigator.[8]
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