The administration of the Lunacy Department was examined by the Royal Commission into Lunacy in 1921-22. Western Australia was found to be out of step with the other States because in WA 'the Inspector General takes part with the superintendent in the administration and management of the Claremont institution.'
The lack of oversight of the Inspector General concerned the Commissioners, who suggested that regulations be drafted to ensure that the newly-created Board of Visitors could provide an effective 'second managerial authority' in the Department. Recognising the need for the Inspector General and the Board of Visitors to 'co-operate in every particular-, the Inspector General should be either the Chair of the Board or their 'Chief Executive Officer'. The Inspector General lived and worked in the grounds of Claremont Hospital.
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