 Requiring the approval of the state and territory governments, the Commonwealth Government drafted terms of reference.A number of organisations raised objections to the commission of inquiry, citing cost, length and the emotionally exhausting process; and that previous inquiries had failed to implement many of their recommendations.On 20 February 2020, Morrison released the letters patent confirming the establishment of the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements, chaired by Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin (Retd), a former Chief of the Australian Defence Force, and supported by the Hon.