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- ↑ Judge Carruthers appointed new IPCA chair, TV3 News, 5 April 2012
- ↑ "New Laws To Keep Royal Commission Reforms On Track | Premier of Victoria". www.premier.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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- ↑ Schools do their bit to cut crime NZ Herald 28 November 2012
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