CORONIAL RESOURCES : FORENSIC SCIENCE

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Coroners Act 2006

Coronial Services of New Zealand

• Coronial Services of New Zealand (home page)
• Coronial Data Collection
• Office of the Chief Coroner
• Coroners Recommendations Register
• Coronial Services - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Electronic Publications

When someone dies : a guide to the Coronial Services of New Zealand
Coronial Services of New Zealand, 2007.

Surveillance of chemical induced mortality in New Zealand : updated 2001 and initial 2002 Coronial Services Office Data
Prepared for the New Zealand Ministry of Health, April 2003.

Inquests in New Zealand - Media Sources

• New Zealand Herald : Try a search with these keywords: Zealand Coroners Inquest
• Index New Zealand : Allows a search of the articles within New Zealand magazines and newspapers. NOTE: The database is not full-text. Try a truncated search for these keywords: coroner? inquest?
  These search terms will look for coroner or coroners and inquest or inquests.
• Newztext Plus : Allows for full text search of several New Zealand newspapers.

Coroner's Reports.
Archives New Zealand holds the reports from about 1840 to 1992. However, their Coroner's Report page states that: "access to Coroner's Inquest reports (files) is restricted for 50 years from the date of death. Access permission can be obtained from Coronial Services of the Ministry of Justice."

Australian Resources

National Coroners Information System (Australia)
"a national internet based data storage and retrieval system for Australian coronial cases. Information about every death reported to an Australian coroner since July 2000 (January 2001 for Queensland) is stored within the system, providing a valuable hazard identification and death prevention tool for coroners and research agencies."

Role of the Coroner
Section 33.80 of this work by Freckelton & Selby:
Freckelton, I., & Selby, H. Expert Evidence. North Ryde, N.S.W. : Law Book Co.
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