REPORT Special Commission of Inquiry into the Ruby Princess Report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Ruby Princess ISBN 978-0-646-82315-7 (print version) 978-0-646-82316-4 (online version) Published 14 August 2020 © State of NSW through the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Ruby Princess SPECIAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE RUBY PRINCESS 3 SPECIAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE RUBY PRINCESS 4 Special Commission of Inquiry into the Ruby Princess 14 August 2020 Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC Governor of New South Wales Office of the Governor Macquarie Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Your Excellency I was appointed by Letters Patent dated 15 April 2020, issued pursuant to the Special Commissions of Inquiry Act 1983 (NSW), to conduct a Special Commission of Inquiry into the voyage of the Ruby Princess from 8 to 19 March 2020 and subsequent efforts to diagnose and treat, and to contain the community transmission of COVID-19 by, Ruby Princess passengers. I now present to you the Report of the Special Commission, comprising one volume. Pursuant to s 10(3) of the Act, I respectfully recommend that the whole of the Report be made public promptly as it deals with important matters of public concern.