▁Police . ▁ ▁Ret ired ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁judge ▁Kenneth ▁Car r uth ers ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁inqu iry , ▁which ▁also ▁investig ated ▁an ▁alleg edly ▁impro per ▁agreement ▁between ▁the ▁Labor ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁Sport ing ▁Sho ot ers ' ▁Association . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁became ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁a ▁war ▁of ▁words ▁with ▁the ▁C J C , ▁and ▁Sh eld on ' s ▁first ▁budget ▁as ▁Tre as urer ▁reduced ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁body . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁government ▁announced ▁an ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁the ▁C J C ▁itself . ▁ ▁This ▁had ▁a ▁dram atic ▁sequ el ▁when ▁after ▁the ▁new ▁inqu iry , ▁led ▁by ▁retired ▁Queensland ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁jud ges ▁Peter ▁Con n olly ▁and ▁Kevin ▁Ryan , ▁requested ▁that ▁Car r uth ers ▁hand ▁over ▁all ▁records ▁from ▁his ▁inqu iry , ▁he ▁res igned ▁without ▁comple ting ▁his ▁inqu iry , ▁alleg ing ▁inter ference . ▁ ▁The ▁Car r uth ers ▁In qu iry ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁Bob ▁Got ter son ▁and ▁Br end an ▁Butler , ▁who ▁ultimately ▁ex on er ated ▁all ▁the ▁participants ▁from ▁facing ▁potential ▁criminal ▁charges . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Car r uth ers ▁and ▁the ▁C J C ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Queensland , ▁applying ▁for ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁Con n olly - R yan ▁inqu iry . ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁closed ▁the ▁inqu iry ▁in ▁August