Coronial Finding Published

Detects published coronial findings and recommendations under the Coroners Act 2003 (Qld). Although coronial findings are public documents, they contain sensitive details about the circumstances and cause of death, manner of death, and identity of deceased persons. Government agencies handling these documents should classify them as SENSITIVE Legal due to the distressing nature of the content.

Type

keyword_proximity

Engine

universal

Confidence

high

Confidence justification

High confidence: requires co-occurrence of coronial investigation terminology with specific findings about cause of death, manner of death, and recommendations. General mortality statistics and health reports do not contain these detailed finding terms in combination.

Jurisdictions

au

Regulations

Coroners Act 2003 (Qld)

Frameworks

QGISCF

Data categories

law-enforcement, government

Scope

narrow

Risk rating

7

Pattern

(?i)\b(coronial\s+(?:finding|inquest|investigation|report)|(?:cause|manner|circumstances)\s+of\s+death|coroner(?:'s|s)?\s+(?:finding|recommendation|report|court)|Coroners\s+Act\s+2003|inquest\s+(?:into|findings?|recommendations?))\b

Corroborative evidence keywords

SENSITIVE, Legal, coronial finding, coroner, inquest, cause of death, manner of death, autopsy, post-mortem, Coroners Court, Coroners Act 2003, State Coroner, Deputy State Coroner, recommendations, investigation, enforcement, prosecution, arrest, evidence, forensic (+24 more)

Proximity: 300 characters

Should match

• Coroners Court of Queensland — Findings of Inquest. Coroners Act 2003 (Qld) s.45. Inquest into the death of [Name]. Delivered by Deputy State Coroner J. Hutton on 12 February 2026. Findings: The deceased [Name], aged 34, died on 18 September 2025 at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane. Cause of death: multi-organ failure secondary to sepsis. Manner of death: natural causes complicated by delayed diagnosis. I make the following recommendations pursuant to s.46: (1) Queensland Health review triage protocols for presentations with fever and abdominal pain. — Coronial finding with cause of death, manner of death, and recommendations
• Coronial Investigation Report — Non-Inquest Finding. Coroners Act 2003 s.45(2). Death of [Name], aged 78. Reported death investigated by Coroner M. Bentley, Cairns Coroners Court. Autopsy performed by forensic pathologist Dr R. Singh at Cairns Hospital mortuary on 4 October 2025. Post-mortem finding: acute myocardial infarction. Cause of death: ischaemic heart disease. Circumstances: the deceased was found unresponsive at home by a neighbour. No suspicious circumstances identified. No inquest required. — Non-inquest coronial finding with autopsy details and cause of death
• Inquest into the deaths arising from the Ravensbourne bus incident. State Coroner T. Ryan. Coroners Court of Queensland. Findings delivered 28 January 2026 pursuant to Coroners Act 2003 s.45. Four persons deceased. Cause of death (all four): multiple blunt force trauma consistent with high-speed vehicle collision. Manner of death: accident. Circumstances of death: the bus departed the Toowoomba Range road at a curve travelling at approximately 95 km/h. Recommendations: (1) Department of Transport and Main Roads install crash barriers at the identified curve. (2) Mandatory fatigue management for bus operators on mountain routes. — Multi-death inquest finding with recommendations to government agencies

Should not match

• The Australian Bureau of Statistics published its annual Causes of Death report for 2024. The leading cause of death was ischaemic heart disease (17,331 deaths), followed by dementia (15,209 deaths). Queensland recorded 34,127 registered deaths. — Published ABS causes of death statistics
• The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital published its 2024-25 annual report noting a mortality rate of 1.2% for admitted patients, consistent with national benchmarks. The hospital recorded 847 deaths during the reporting period. — Hospital annual report with aggregate mortality statistics
• A forensic pathology textbook chapter explains the process of coronial investigation in Queensland, including the role of the State Coroner, the circumstances requiring investigation under the Coroners Act 2003, and the types of findings available. — Forensic pathology textbook on coronial process

Known false positives

• ABS published causes of death statistics and mortality data Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'ABS', 'Australian Bureau of Statistics', 'leading cause', 'registered deaths', 'published'
• Hospital and health service annual reports with aggregate mortality data Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'annual report', 'mortality rate', 'national benchmarks', 'reporting period'
• Forensic pathology and coronial law textbooks Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'textbook', 'chapter', 'explains', 'academic', 'university'
• Media articles reporting on coronial findings already publicly released Mitigation: Require proximity to specific deceased person details, autopsy findings, or recommendation text rather than summary news reporting.