Form · Coronial Inquests
Application to the State Coroner for an order to hold an inquest (Coroners Act Form 16)
Link to Coroners Court Form 16 version 2, the application to the State Coroner after a coroner has decided not to hold an inquest.
- Kind
- Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Where it applies
- Queensland
- AI use
- Red You write the text. The tool writes nothing into the document. Where permitted, it may check, clarify or collect data, and anything it checks or collects is verified.
- Law stated as at
- 23 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 23 October 2026 against the official form at coronerscourt.qld.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Queensland.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form. Licence: © State of Queensland (Coroners Court of Queensland). Link only: download the current form each time; do not copy or adapt it.
Where this comes from
The official form is published by coronerscourt.qld.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-23.
When to use it
Use when acting for a person who has the coroner's written reasons for not holding an inquest and asks the State Coroner to order that an inquest be held.
Used for these tasks
- Prepare the family's request for an inquest or for review of a decision not to hold one
- Assess whether to seek an order that an inquest be held or that a completed inquest be quashed
- Ask for written reasons when an inquest is dispensed with
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
The tool may list the date the written reasons were received and the documents to attach, and it writes nothing in the application.
AI may
- Record the date the written reasons were received and list the original application and the reasons as attachments
AI must not
- Must not write the reasons or any other part of the application
- Must not calculate or state the last day of the 14 days as a concluded date
- Must not lodge the application
The lawyer checks
- Form 16 version 2, after a coroner's written decision not to hold an inquest
- The form's 14 days after receipt of the written reasons
- The original application and the written reasons are attached if they can be
- The applicant signs
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
Official form
Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © State of Queensland (Coroners Court of Queensland). Link only: download the current form each time; do not copy or adapt it..
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