Coronial Investigation File (Pre-Findings)

Detects pre-publication coronial investigation files including evidence, witness statements, and draft findings. Published coronial findings are SENS_Law, not PROT_Law.

Type: keyword_proximity
Engine: universal
Confidence: medium
Confidence justification: Medium confidence: enforcement requires populated coronial record fields; the high tier also requires a pre-publication marker so published findings do not reach 85.
Jurisdictions: au
Regulations: Coroners Act 2003 (Qld), Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld)
Frameworks: QGISCF
Data categories: law-enforcement, government
Scope: wide
Risk rating: 8

Pattern

(?i)\b(coronial\s+investigation\s+(?:file|brief|report)|coronial\s+inquest\s+(?:brief|file)|autopsy\s+report\s+(?:draft|preliminary)|post[\-\s]mortem\s+(?:report|examination)\s+(?:draft|preliminary)|coronial\s+(?:findings?\s+draft|brief\s+draft|draft\s+findings?))\b

Corroborative evidence keywords

PROTECTED, Law-Enforcement, DRAFT, NOT FOR RELEASE, RESTRICTED, Coroners Act 2003, Queensland Coroner, Coroners Court, cause of death, manner of death, death in custody, workplace death, autopsy, post-mortem, toxicology, investigation, enforcement, prosecution, arrest, evidence (+25 more)

Proximity: 300 characters

Should match

PROTECTED — DRAFT — NOT FOR RELEASE. Coronial Investigation File. File No(s): 2025/0187. Deceased: Robert WHITFIELD. Cause of death pending — autopsy indicates blunt force trauma. Death in custody at Arthur Gorrie CC. Parallel criminal investigation active. — Pre-findings coronial file for death in custody (reaches 75)
RESTRICTED — NOT FOR RELEASE before inquest. Coronial inquest brief — workplace death, Toowoomba. Post-mortem (preliminary): fall from height. 7 witness statements attached. Draft findings not yet circulated. — Pre-inquest coronial brief for workplace death (65 discovery only - prose without populated record fields)
Draft Coronial Findings. Coroners Act 2003 s.45. Death of Emily CHANG. Autopsy report draft. Toxicology: elevated BAC. Manner of death under investigation. RESTRICTED — not for release prior to publication. — Draft coronial findings with toxicology (65 discovery only - prose without populated record fields)
DRAFT — NOT FOR RELEASE Coronial investigation file File No(s): 2026/0187 Deceased: Avery Teston Date of death: 03/06/2026 Place of death: Brisbane Correctional Centre Toxicology and pathologist report received; death in custody reportable to the Queensland Coroner. — Populated pre-findings file: file number, deceased, date and place of death plus toxicology / death-in-custody evidence and DRAFT marker (reaches 85)

Should not match

The Queensland Coroner published findings into the death of John Smith. Death due to natural causes. Available on the Coroners Court website. — Published coronial findings
The Courier-Mail reported on the coronial inquest, noting expert witnesses gave evidence about safety failings. — Media report on public inquest
A QUT thesis examined coronial recommendations under the Coroners Act 2003, analysing published findings from 2020-2024. — Academic thesis on published findings
Policy guidance: this procedure explains how records about Coronial Investigation are handled, who may access them and how long they are kept. It contains no records about any person or system. — Policy guidance naming the topic without any record (discovery only)
Coronial investigation file — cover sheet Deceased: __________ Date of death: __________ File No(s): __________ — Blank form / template with unfilled fields (must stay below 75)
News: the coronial inquest into the workplace death heard evidence from three expert witnesses, the Courier-Mail reported. — News or training text naming the topic (must stay below 75)

Known false positives

Published coronial findings Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'published findings', 'available on website'. Require DRAFT/NOT FOR RELEASE.
Media reporting on public inquests Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'media', 'reported', 'news', 'Courier-Mail'
Academic analysis of published findings Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'academic', 'university', 'thesis', 'published findings'