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

high

Confidence justification

High confidence: requires coronial terminology with pre-publication markers (DRAFT, NOT FOR RELEASE). Published findings excluded.

Jurisdictions

au

Regulations

Coroners Act 2003 (Qld), PPRA 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. Coroners Court File COR-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
• 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
• 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

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

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'