This list identifies the coronial jurisdictions of Australia's states and territories. Unlike some other common law countries, Australia does not have a single national coronial system; each state and territory operates its own Coroners Court under its own Coroners Act, though the systems share similar core principles inherited from English common law. Each court investigates "reportable deaths" occurring within its jurisdiction, which includes deaths where "the cause is unknown, there are violent/unnatural circumstances, the death is as a result of an anesthetic or medical procedure, the death occurred whilst held in care/custody, or the identity of the deceased is unknown".
List JurisdictionCourtEstablishedLocationChief/State CoronerLegislationNew South WalesCoroners Court of New South Wales1988LidcombeMagistrate Teresa O'SullivanCoroners Act 2009 (NSW)VictoriaCoroners Court of Victoria1 November 2009MelbourneJudge Liberty SangerCoroners Act 2008 (Vic)QueenslandCoroners Court of Queensland1958BrisbaneTerry RyanCoroners Act 2003 (Qld)Western AustraliaCoroner's Court of Western AustraliaCoroners Act 1996 (WA)South AustraliaCoroner's Court of South Australia2005AdelaideMagistrate Naomi KereruCoroners Act 2003 (SA)TasmaniaCoroners Court of TasmaniaCoroners Act 1995 (Tas)Australian Capital TerritoryCoroner's Court of the Australian Capital TerritoryCanberraLorraine WalkerCoroners Act 1997 (ACT)Northern TerritoryCoroner's Court of the Northern TerritoryCoroners Act 1993 (NT)
See also
Inquest Coroner Courts of Australia
References