Yes it does sound as though the info has been known for a while deugirtni.
September 19, 2015
DAN BOX
The disappearance of William Tyrrell has been officially referred as a “suspected death’’ to NSW Coroner Michael Barnes, who helped solve the murder of Queensland schoolboy Daniel Morcombe.
A spokesman for the NSW Coroner’s Court yesterday confirmed that the matter was referred by police on
January 30......................................and was opened in February, paving the way for a possible inquest into the suspected abduction.
With a NSW police strike force actively investigating William’s disappearance, however, an inquest into what took place is not expected to happen soon.
The strike force, codenamed Rosann, would normally be expected to exhaust its inquiries before submitting a brief of evidence for Mr Barnes to then formally consider whether an inquest should be held.
Any such decision by the coroner would typically be made after consultation with the homicide squad detectives leading the investigation, as well as William’s family.
The Newcastle Herald can also reveal one of the state’s most respected homicide investigators, Detective Inspector Gary Jubelin, has taken over the lead role in the investigation just days after police searched two properties belonging to a local handyman.
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2850333/top-investigator-appointed-in-search-for-william-tyrrell/
“All coronial matters, not just this matter, take a significant amount of time and resources to proceed to inquest.
Some matters can take a few years,” said one of the letters, written by Coroner’s Court registrar Ann Lambino.
Well it has been a few years lets hope the inquest is soon