Checklist · Coronial Inquests
Closing submissions on findings and recommendations at an inquest: structure and checklist (NSW)
A structure and checklist for written submissions at the end of a NSW inquest: the s 81 findings (identity, date and place, manner and cause of death), each proposed recommendation under s 82 tested for evidence and practicality, and the limit that findings must not suggest an offence.
- Kind
- Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Where it applies
- New South Wales
- AI use
- Yellow AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at
- 18 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 18 October 2026 against the 2 authorities it cites, for New South Wales.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when preparing written or oral closing submissions for a family, institution or agency after the evidence closes, usually in response to counsel assisting's submissions. Prepare the evidence references first; submissions must be grounded in the transcript and exhibits.
Used for these tasks
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 index the transcript and exhibits against each finding and proposed recommendation and check citations; the lawyer writes the submissions and decides what to concede or oppose.
AI may
- Index the transcript and exhibits by finding and by proposed recommendation
- Check every transcript and exhibit reference in the draft against the record
- Tabulate counsel assisting's proposed recommendations and the evidence cited for each
AI must not
- Must not write the submissions or characterise a witness's evidence for filing
- Must not invent transcript references or quote evidence that is not in the record
The lawyer checks
- Every factual statement supported by a precise transcript or exhibit reference
- Position on each proposed recommendation decided by the client with the lawyer, including feasibility and cost
- Nothing invites a finding that indicates or suggests an offence
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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- Organisation's response to coronial recommendations: letter and implementation register
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