---
title: "Western Australian coronial investigation: status register"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/coronial-inquests/wa-coronial-investigation-register"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a61-wa-coronial-investigation-register"
area_id: "A61"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "green"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A61-V20261018-1"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Western Australian coronial investigation: status register

> Status register for a Western Australian coronial investigation, using the steps, timing and contacts on the Coroner's Court process and inquest pages.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/coronial-inquests/wa-coronial-investigation-register  
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: Western Australia
- AI level: Green. The tool writes the first draft inside a template you have already tested. You check it. Without that test, first drafting starts at Yellow.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the 2 authorities it cites, for Western Australia.

## When to use it

Use when a Western Australian death has been reported to the coroner and the file needs a running note of the investigation, the finding, and whether an inquest is being held.

## Used for these tasks

- [Build the coronial matter register and deadline list](https://ailawframework.com/practice/coronial-inquests/build-the-coronial-matter-register-and-deadline-list.md)

## How AI may be used

The tool may fill dates, contacts and the stage of the investigation from the file, and it does not decide the cause of death or whether an inquest should be held.

**AI may:**

- Enter the date the death was reported and which office is dealing with it.
- Tick only the investigation steps the file shows have happened.
- Record the court's stated timing as a range to revisit, not as a promised end date.
- Record whether the matter ended in a Record of Investigation of Death or went to inquest.

**AI must not:**

- Do not list who may ask for a status update under section 37(5). The process page names that section and the Coroners Act 1996 (WA) was not opened.
- Do not state a cause of death.
- Do not draft findings, comments or recommendations.
- Do not treat the regional contact list as opened. The useful-contact-numbers page was not opened.

**The lawyer checks:**

- Confirm the Perth and regional arrangement against the current process page. It was last updated on 2 December 2024 when read.
- Confirm any status enquiry is made by a person the lawyer is satisfied falls within section 37(5), after reading the Act.
- Keep the inquest note separate from any submission.

## Authorities

- [Coroner's Court of Western Australia, Coroner's Process (page last updated 2 December 2024; read 22 October 2026)](https://www.coronerscourt.wa.gov.au/C/coroners_process.aspx)
- [Coroner's Court of Western Australia, Inquests Process (page last updated 2 December 2024; read 22 October 2026)](https://www.coronerscourt.wa.gov.au/I/inquests_process_and_timelines.aspx)

## 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/wa-coronial-investigation-register 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.*