Checklist · Coronial Inquests
Non-publication or closed-court order at a NSW inquest: structure (s 74)
Structure for asking a NSW coroner to close the court or prohibit publication of evidence or of submissions about an indictable offence, using the public-interest matters in s 74.
- Kind
- Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Where it applies
- New South Wales
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the authority it cites, for New South Wales.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when a person with leave to appear at a NSW inquest wants a closed court or a non-publication order under s 74. The lawyer writes the application. The checklist keeps it to the matters the section allows the coroner to consider.
Used for these tasks
- Prepare an application for leave to appear at an inquest
- Prepare the submissions on findings and recommendations at the end of an inquest
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may list the evidence sought to be withheld and the s 74(2) matters it might bear on; the lawyer decides the order sought and writes the application.
AI may
- List the passages or topics for which an order is being considered, from the brief
- Place each topic beside one of the matters named in s 74(2)
AI must not
- Must not draft the application or the submissions
- Must not invent a ground that is not the public interest as s 74 states it
- Must not include a witness statement
The lawyer checks
- The order sought is one of the three orders in s 74(1), not a general suppression invented for the case
- The application deals with the principle that coronial proceedings should generally be open
- The client knows that contravening an order is an offence, and the maximum stated in s 74(3)
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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