The Coroners Court of Queensland is a court in the court hierarchy of Queensland, Australia. The Court has exclusive jurisdiction in Queensland over the remains of a person and to make findings about the cause of death of a person.
A coroner will investigate a death where the identity of the deceased is not known; the death was violent or unnatural, such as accidents, falls, suicides or drug overdoses; the death happened in suspicious circumstances; a cause of death certificate has not been issued and is not likely to be issued; the death was a health care related death; the death occurred in care or custody (such as an aged care, correctional, mental health, or juvenile detention facility); or the death occurred as a result of the operations of Queensland Police.[1]
A coroner may decide to hold an inquest which has the powers of a court, compelling witnesses to give evidence before the Court, and in making findings can make recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths. Cultural and family concerns are typically considered as part of any coronial investigation.[1]
Queensland has seven full-time coroners, presided over by the state coroner and the deputy state coroner, both based in Brisbane, and additional coroners who are located in Brisbane, Cairns, Mackay, and Southport.
coroners, court, queensland, court, court, hierarchy, queensland, australia, court, exclusive, jurisdiction, queensland, over, remains, person, make, findings, about, cause, death, person, established1958authorized, byqueensland, parliament, coroners, 2003, ap. The Coroners Court of Queensland is a court in the court hierarchy of Queensland Australia The Court has exclusive jurisdiction in Queensland over the remains of a person and to make findings about the cause of death of a person Coroners Court of QueenslandEstablished1958Authorized byQueensland Parliament via the Coroners Act 2003 Qld Appeals toDistrict Court of QueenslandNumber of positions7Websitewww courts qld gov auState CoronerCurrentlyMr Terry Ryan Contents 1 Jurisdiction 2 Composition 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksJurisdiction EditA coroner will investigate a death where the identity of the deceased is not known the death was violent or unnatural such as accidents falls suicides or drug overdoses the death happened in suspicious circumstances a cause of death certificate has not been issued and is not likely to be issued the death was a health care related death the death occurred in care or custody such as an aged care correctional mental health or juvenile detention facility or the death occurred as a result of the operations of Queensland Police 1 A coroner may decide to hold an inquest which has the powers of a court compelling witnesses to give evidence before the Court and in making findings can make recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths Cultural and family concerns are typically considered as part of any coronial investigation 1 Decisions made by the Coroners Court may be heard on appeal to the District Court of Queensland and the Coroners Court has appellate jurisdiction where the investigating coroner declines a request for an inquest 2 Composition EditQueensland has seven full time coroners presided over by the state coroner and the deputy state coroner both based in Brisbane and additional coroners who are located in Brisbane Cairns Mackay and Southport See also Edit Queensland portal Law portal Australian court hierarchy Judiciary of Australia List of Queensland courts and tribunalsReferences Edit a b Coroners Court Courts Queensland Government 8 June 2016 Retrieved 4 August 2016 Coroners Act 2003 Qld s 30External links EditCoroners Act 2003 Qld This article related to Australian law is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coroners Court of Queensland amp oldid 973217933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
