The Inquiry’s Terms of Reference directed the production of an administrative interim report by 28 December 2020. The administrative interim report was released by the then Minister of Internal Affairs and can be viewed here: 

Administrative Report

When the government established the Royal Commission in 2018 it recognised that the initial funding given would be insufficient to enable the full completion of the Inquiry. The administrative interim report provided the government with the Royal Commission’s estimate of the additional workload and cost required to complete the Inquiry as per its Terms of Reference over and above the initial funding allocation on establishment. This assisted the government in its decision making around the final funding allocation and delivery date for the Inquiry.

The analysis includes a breakdown of the proposed workstreams, detailed budgets, and comparisons to similar inquiries in other countries. The administrative interim report factors in early estimates that the number of possible survivors is around 200,000, although this could be a considerable underestimation.

After receiving the Inquiry’s administrative report in late 2020, the Government made amendments to the Inquiry's Terms of Reference in mid-2021 and allocated the Inquiry funding through Budget 2021.