Coroner's Court of Western Australia

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The Coroner's Court of Western Australia is a specialist court responsible for investigating reportable deaths, fires, and disasters within Western Australia to determine their causes and circumstances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coroner's court ⓘ
court of record ⓘ
specialist court ⓘ
abbreviation WA Coroner's Court ⓘ
canMake comments on administration of justice ⓘ
comments on public health and safety ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
courtSystem courts of Western Australia ⓘ
decisionType finding as to cause of death ⓘ
finding as to manner of death ⓘ
recommendation to relevant authorities ⓘ
doesNotDetermine civil liability ⓘ
criminal guilt ⓘ
focusArea prevention of similar deaths in the future ⓘ
hasOfficer Deputy State Coroner ⓘ
linked to: Coroner

coroner ⓘ
hasPower compel production of documents ⓘ
enter and inspect premises relevant to an investigation ⓘ
order post-mortem examination ⓘ
summon witnesses ⓘ
headedBy State Coroner of Western Australia ⓘ
hearingType non-public directions hearing ⓘ
public inquest hearing ⓘ
jurisdiction Western Australia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis Coroners Act 1996 (Western Australia) ⓘ
locatedIn Perth, Western Australia ⓘ
linked to: Perth
mayHold inquest ⓘ
pre-inquest conference ⓘ
parentOrganization Department of Justice (Western Australia) ⓘ
purpose determine causes of reportable deaths ⓘ
determine circumstances of reportable deaths ⓘ
make findings and comments to prevent future deaths ⓘ
regionServed State of Western Australia ⓘ
linked to: Western Australia
reportsTo Attorney General of Western Australia ⓘ
responsibleFor investigation of certain disasters ⓘ
investigation of certain fires ⓘ
investigation of reportable deaths ⓘ
standardOfProof balance of probabilities ⓘ
typeOfCase death during or following police operations ⓘ
death in care ⓘ
death in custody ⓘ
disaster causing multiple deaths ⓘ
fire causing death or serious risk to life ⓘ
reportable death ⓘ
sudden unexpected death ⓘ
suspected homicide ⓘ
website https://www.coronerscourt.wa.gov.au ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Judiciary of Western Australia → hasCourt → Coroner's Court of Western Australia ⓘ
Coroner's Court of Western Australia → headedBy → State Coroner of Western Australia ⓘ
linked to: Coroner's Court of Western Australia