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title: "Statement of identification (Coroners Court of Victoria)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/coronial-inquests/form-vic-coroner-statement-identification"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a61-form-vic-coroner-statement-identification"
area_id: "A61"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A61-OB20261022-4"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-23"
---

# Statement of identification (Coroners Court of Victoria)

> Link to the Coroners Court statement used when a person identifies the body. The person states that the information is true and correct, and a witness signs.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/coronial-inquests/form-vic-coroner-statement-identification  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-23

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Coronial Inquests](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/coronial-inquests.md)
- Jurisdictions: Victoria
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-23
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-23 against the official form at coronerscourt.vic.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for Victoria.

## When to use it

Use this when the Court asks a family member, or someone else who knew the person, to complete a statement of identification. It records the identification. It is not a witness statement about the death.

## Used for these tasks

- [Map who is the senior next of kin and what each person may decide](https://ailawframework.com/practice/coronial-inquests.md#A61-OB20261022-4)

## How AI may be used

The tool indexes the identification fields and does not write the belief sentence or sign as the person or the witness.

**AI may:**

- Index the court reference, the deceased's name and the relationship from the file.
- Record the place, date and time of the identification once the Court or the family has stated them.

**AI must not:**

- Do not write the sentence that the information is believed true and correct.
- Do not sign as the person making the identification or as the witness.
- Do not turn this form into a witness statement about how the person died.

**The lawyer checks:**

- The forms page says this statement is used to confirm identity. The senior-next-of-kin page says identification may be visual, or by fingerprints, dental records, DNA or other scientific methods. This form is the visual identification statement.
- The person inserts the belief sentence and signs. A witness then signs, with organisation, position or rank, contact number, date and time.
- The form prints telephone 1300 309 519, fax (03) 9682 1206 and email CAE@vifm.org.
- Health information stays in a firm-controlled tool. Check ASCR r 9, APP 11, and whether any disclosure would be a notifiable breach under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

## Authorities

- [Coroners Court of Victoria, Statement of Identification (PDF, August 2022)](https://www.coronerscourt.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-09/Statement%20of%20ID%20Form%20August%202022.pdf)
- [Coroners Court of Victoria, Find a form, statement of identification](https://www.coronerscourt.vic.gov.au/forms-resources/find-a-form)
- [Coroners Court of Victoria, Senior next of kin, visual identification](https://www.coronerscourt.vic.gov.au/families/first-48-hours-families/senior-next-kin)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.coronerscourt.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-09/Statement%20of%20ID%20Form%20August%202022.pdf)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by coronerscourt.vic.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-23.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/coronial-inquests/form-vic-coroner-statement-identification and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*