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<p>A <b>public inquiry</b>, also known as a <b>tribunal of inquiry</b>, <b>government inquiry</b>, or simply <b>inquiry</b>, is an official <a href="page.php?w=review">review</a> of events or actions ordered by a government body. In many <a href="page.php?w=common_law">common law</a> countries, such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and Canada, such an inquiry differs from a <a href="page.php?w=royal_commission">royal commission</a> in that a public inquiry accepts evidence and conducts its hearings in a more public forum and focuses on</p><p>
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