Coronial jurisdiction in New South Wales

Introduction

This inquiry was established on 6 May 2021 to inquire into and report on the coronial jurisdiction in New South Wales.
Terms of reference
Timeline
DateMilestone
Thu 06 May 2021Referred
Sun 11 July 2021Submissions closed
Wed 29 September 2021Hearing - Virtual hearing, Video conference, Sydney
Tue 30 November 2021Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Mon 31 January 2022Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Fri 29 April 2022Final Report
Mon 31 October 2022Government Response to Final Report due
Mon 31 October 2022Government Response to Final Report
Submissions

Submissions to this inquiry closed on 11 Jul 2021.

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Hearings and transcripts
DateVenue details
Wed 29 September 2021Virtual hearing, Video conference, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Tue 30 November 2021Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 31 January 2022Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Reports and government responses

Government response - Report No 1 - Select Committee on the coronial jurisdiction in New South Wales

Tabled date:
Mon 31 October 2022
PDF620.06 KB

Report No 1 - Select Committee on the coronial jurisdiction in New South Wales

Tabled date:
Fri 29 April 2022
Government response due:
Mon 31 October 2022
PDF2.42 MB
Other documents
DateTypeTitle
Fri 29 April 2022Media ReleaseReport to be tabled (pdf, 126.89 KB)
Mon 18 April 2022Correspondence 18 November 2022: Letter from the Hon Mark Speakman, Attorney General – Regarding statutory review of the Coroners Act 2009 (NSW) (pdf, 1.73 MB)
Wed 13 April 2022Correspondence Correspondence from Ms Louise Blazejowska, Director, Programs Specialist Courts and Judicial Support Courts Tribunals and Service Delivery, Department of Communities and Justice, to secretariat, dated 13 April 2022 (pdf, 117.67 KB)
Thu 24 March 2022Correspondence 5 April 2022: Letter from NSW State Coroner, Magistrate Teresa O'Sullivan, to Chair (pdf, 8.75 MB)
Thu 17 March 2022Correspondence Correspondence from Paul Miller, NSW Ombudsman to Chair – NSW Child Death Review Team (pdf, 191.38 KB)
Thu 03 March 2022Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Mitch Wright, Transport Workers Union of NSW - Answers to Questions on Notice (pdf, 125.49 KB)
Fri 11 February 2022Answers to Questions on Notice Department of Communities and Justice - Answers to questions on notice (pdf, 201.30 KB)
Fri 11 February 2022Correspondence Department of Communities and Justice - Response to questions regarding the NSW coronial jurisdiction (pdf, 528.36 KB)
Thu 27 January 2022Media ReleaseThird hearing (pdf, 286.43 KB)
Thu 27 January 2022Answers to Questions on Notice Aboriginal Legal Service NSW-ACT - Answers to questions on notice (pdf, 183.85 KB)
Mon 10 January 2022Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Health - Answers to Questions on Notice (pdf, 117.44 KB)
Wed 29 December 2021Correspondence Correspondence from Independent Bushfire Group – Further information to the Select Committee Inquiry into Coronial Jurisdiction in NSW – 29 December 2021 (pdf, 253.51 KB)
Fri 17 December 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Jonathon Hunyor, Public Interest Advocacy Centre - Answers to Questions on Notice (pdf, 199.50 KB)
Fri 17 December 2021Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Police - Answers to Questions on Notice (pdf, 37.97 KB)
Thu 09 December 2021Correspondence Letter from NSW State Coroner, Magistrate O'Sullivan, to Hon Adam Searle MLC, Chair – Public hearing – 9 December 2021 (pdf, 21.82 KB)
Fri 03 December 2021Correspondence Letter from NSW State Coroner, Magistrate O'Sullivan, to Hon Adam Searle MLC, Chair – Public hearing – 3 December 2021 (pdf, 1.69 MB)
Fri 26 November 2021Correspondence Correspondence from Hon Mark Speakman, Attorney General, and Hon Brad Hazzard, Minister for Health and Medical Research – Improving the Timeliness of Coronial Procedures Taskforce Report (pdf, 10.91 MB)
Thu 25 November 2021Media ReleaseSecond public hearing (pdf, 124.77 KB)
Thu 11 November 2021Answers to Questions on Notice NSW Bar Association - Answers to Questions on Notice (pdf, 122.92 KB)
Thu 28 October 2021Answers to Questions on Notice Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research - Answers to Questions on Notice (pdf, 256.98 KB)
Wed 29 September 2021Tabled DocumentSad news, Sorry business: Guidelines for caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through death and dying - Queensland Health (pdf, 452.83 KB)
Wed 29 September 2021Tabled DocumentState Coroner's Guidelines Qld 2013 Chapter 2 (pdf, 64.52 KB)
Wed 29 September 2021Tabled DocumentCoroners Court of Queensland Findings of Inquest - Inquest into the death of Master Carr and Jaylen (pdf, 1.78 MB)
Mon 27 September 2021Media ReleaseFirst virtual public hearing (pdf, 307.69 KB)
Mon 13 September 2021OtherAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families in Australian Coroners Courts: A review of the research literature on improving court experiences. (pdf, 1.68 MB)
Thu 13 May 2021Media ReleaseSubmissions open for the Inquiry into the Coronial Jurisdiction in NSW (pdf, 306.88 KB)
Contact us

Tina Higgins

Role:
Clerk Assistant – Black Rod
Phone:
9230 2976
Email:
coronial.jurisdiction@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Email:
coronial.jurisdiction@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Jessie Halligan

Role:
Principal Council Officer
Phone:
9230 2064
Email:
coronial.jurisdiction@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Irene Penfold

Role:
Council Officer - Regulation Committee
Phone:
9230 2272
Email:
coronial.jurisdiction@parliament.nsw.gov.au

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