Prepare the family's request for an inquest or for review of a decision not to hold one
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Working with the lawyer from the coroner's decision, the brief and the family's concerns, draft the written request or review submission addressing the statutory grounds for holding an inquest.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides the grounds, checks each statement about the death against the brief, confirms the request goes to the right decision-maker in time, and confirms the family approves it.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Working with the lawyer from the coroner's decision, the brief and the family's concerns, draft the written request or review submission addressing the statutory grounds for holding an inquest. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Identify whether the death falls within a mandatory inquest category.
- Check each concern raised against the evidence in the brief.
- Confirm the reviewer and time limit for the request.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Request for an inquest into a death (Coroners Court of Victoria Form 26) | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to Coroners Court Form 26, the request for an inquest into a death. |
| Asking for an inquest after a coroner has dispensed with one (NSW) | Checklist | AI use Yellow | The NSW steps when a family or another interested person wants an inquest that a coroner has dispensed with: reasons, a direction from the State Coroner, and an application to the Supreme Court. |
| Letter asking a NSW coroner for reasons for dispensing with an inquest | Letter | AI use Yellow | A letter asking the coroner for written reasons for dispensing with an inquest, and stating the writer's interest in the death. |
| Requesting a Queensland inquest: pathway, dates and pre-inquest conference | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Pathway for asking a Queensland coroner to hold an inquest, including the six-month decision period, the 14-day next step, and what a pre-inquest conference decides. |
| Family conference before an inquest: agenda | Checklist | AI use Yellow | An agenda for a conference with a family before a NSW inquest: leave to appear, the issues list, what the family will and will not hear, and who speaks to the coroner. |
| Request for consideration of concerns (Coroners Court of Victoria) | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to the Coroners Court's request for consideration of concerns. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Queensland Law Handbook: The decision to hold an inquest · 2026-10-18
- Judicial Commission of NSW: Local Court Bench Book — Coronial matters · 2026-10-18
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.