---
title: "Requesting a Queensland inquest: pathway, dates and pre-inquest conference"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/coronial-inquests/qld-inquest-request-pathway"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a61-qld-inquest-request-pathway"
area_id: "A61"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A61-V20261018-3", "A61-V20261018-4", "A61-V20261018-5"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Requesting a Queensland inquest: pathway, dates and pre-inquest conference

> 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.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/coronial-inquests/qld-inquest-request-pathway  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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

## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Coronial Inquests](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/coronial-inquests.md)
- Jurisdictions: Queensland
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the authority it cites, for Queensland.

## When to use it

Use when a family or another interested person wants a Queensland coroner to hold an inquest, or an inquest has been directed and a pre-inquest conference is coming.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare the family's request for an inquest or for review of a decision not to hold one](https://ailawframework.com/practice/coronial-inquests/prepare-the-family-s-request-for-an-inquest-or-for-review-of-a-decision.md)
- [Prepare an application for leave to appear at an inquest](https://ailawframework.com/practice/coronial-inquests/prepare-an-application-for-leave-to-appear-at-an-inquest.md)
- [Build the issues-to-witness matrix for an inquest](https://ailawframework.com/practice/coronial-inquests/build-the-issues-to-witness-matrix-for-an-inquest.md)

## How AI may be used

The tool may fill the dates and the issues list from the file, and the lawyer decides whether a request is made and what is said to be in the public interest.

**AI may:**

- Record whether any mandatory-inquest category on the court's page appears to apply, and leave the conclusion for the lawyer.
- Record the date a Form 15 request was sent and the date reasons were received.
- Calculate the six-month decision date and the 14-day date after reasons, and mark both as dates to check.
- At a pre-inquest conference, list the issues, parties, witnesses, estimated length and place the coroner is asked to set.

**AI must not:**

- Do not complete Form 15 or Form 16. Both PDFs are linked from the inquests page and were not opened.
- Do not draft a witness statement. A statement to police is not this checklist.
- Do not say the coroner must hold an inquest unless a category the page calls mandatory is met and the lawyer agrees.
- Do not describe District Court procedure. The page names the Court and was not a practice direction.

**The lawyer checks:**

- Confirm the public-interest reasons are the lawyer's, not a generated conclusion.
- Confirm the six-month and 14-day dates against the current inquests page and the filed request.
- Confirm leave to participate is asked for separately from the request to hold an inquest.
- Check Form 15 and Form 16 on the court site before either is used.

## Authorities

- [Coroners Court of Queensland, Inquests (read 22 October 2026)](https://www.coronerscourt.qld.gov.au/about-our-court/inquests)

## 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/qld-inquest-request-pathway 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.*