Orders and Rulings
A coroner may make an order or ruling regarding an investigation, or during an inquest.
Orders and rulings are not written findings. They can include, but are not limited to:
- a non-publication order restricting the release or publication of some information
- a ruling to re-open an investigation
- a ruling on whether the coroner has jurisdiction to investigate.
For cases where a non-publication order is in place please call 1300 309 519 and speak to our Communications Manager to obtain a copy.
Orders and rulings list
| Case Id | Name | Type | Date | Coroner | Expiry date Sort descending | Download PDF |
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| COR 2012 4886 | Sarah Louise Cafferkey | Ruling on scope of inquest | State Coroner Judge Ian L Gray | Order and Ruling | ||
| COR 2012 0293 | Caroline Lovell | Non-Publication Order | Coroner Peter White | Order and Ruling | ||
| COR 2005 1376 | Anthony Hogarth-Clarke | Non-Publication Order | Coroner Kim M. W. Parkinson | Order and Ruling | ||
| COR 2012 2038 | Anitha Mathew | Non-Publication Order | State Coroner Judge Ian L Gray | Order and Ruling | ||
| COR 2009 3369 | Co Sleeping Deaths | Non-Publication Order | Coroner John Olle | On Monday 3 October 2011, Coroner John Olle made a non publication order in relation to the deaths of five infants who died in a co-sleeping setting. Coroner Olle made an order suppressing the full names of each of five infants but allowed them to be identified by their first names. He made a further order that the full names of the infants parents and carers were not to be published. For a full copy of the order contact the court's Publications and Communications Officer on 1300 309 519. |
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| COR 2006 4974 | Sarah Booth | Non-Publication Order | Coroner John Olle | Order and Ruling | ||
| COR 2009 0447 | Darcey Iris Freeman | Non-Publication Order | State Coroner Judge Ian L Gray | On Wednesday 15 July 2015, Judge Gray made a Proceeding Suppression Order relating to the investigation into the death of Darcey Iris Freeman. The order prohibits the publication or broadcast of the names of Darcey's siblings. A full copy of the order can be obtained by contact the Court's Communications Manager on 1300 309 519. |
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| COR 2015 4327, COR 2016 2914, COR 2017 1028 & COR 2017 2630 | Child 1, 2, 3 & 4 | Ruling on application to make suppression order | State Coroner Judge John Cain | Order and Ruling | ||
| COR 2008 1434 | RGF | Ruling as to whether an inquest should be held | State Coroner Judge Jennifer Coate | Order and Ruling | ||
| COR 2012 2049 | David Allan Ronald Sinclair | Non-Publication Order | State Coroner Judge Ian L Gray | On Thursday 2 July 2015, Judge Gray made a Proceeding Suppression Order relating to the investigation into the death of David Allan Ronald SINCLAIR. The order prohibits the publication or broadcast of certain paragraphs of the written findings with inquest. A full copy of the order can be obtained by contact the Court's Communications Manager on 1300 309 519. |