Bohemian
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No, I really cant go through all the legal docos at the moment. If William was confirmed as deceased, an inquest would be called at the coroner's convenience. As he is missing, the investigation must run its course first.
BBM
“an inquest will proceed in William’s case” after it was referred to Coroner Michael Barnes for consideration in Jan*uary 2015. The letters, which represent the first time such a commitment has been made public, caution that any such inquiry* will take place only after the current police investigation, which has identified hundreds of “persons of interest”, is complete.
“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.
“In William’s case it has not even been established if he is in fact deceased,” another said.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/ne...l/news-story/33ee25ca733a981ec54c7a091d1a7cb2
Thanks anyway, SA. I’ll refresh my memory of the Act tomorrow. It’s pretty vague after all of these years (and the Act was amended in July 2017 IIRC), but I was under the impression that either the Minister or the Coroner was responsible for the timing of an inquest (in consultation with investigators, of course).
Maybe it hasn’t been held due to the reason stated in the last paragraph. BBM.
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btw I hope you and yours had an enjoyable Easter break.