What really happened versus what we can prove: tension between the coroner and the DPP
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Article Title | What really happened versus what we can prove: tension between the coroner and the DPP |
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ERA Journal ID | 36765 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Mackenzie, Geraldine (Author), Stobbs, Nigel (Author) and Thomas, Mark (Author) |
Journal Title | Indigenous Law Bulletin |
Journal Citation | 6 (24), pp. 6-10 |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2007 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISSN | 1328-5475 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/ILB/2007/2.html |
Abstract | According to Queensland law, any death which occurs in police custody must be subject to a coronial inquest. Such an investigation is required by best practice guidelines to have regard, where applicable, for the recommendations and findings of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and to be conducted in such a way as to be more sensitive and compassionate towards families than has been the case in the past. This article considers the coronial inquest of Mulrunji, a 36-year-old Aboriginal man resident on Palm Island, who died in police custody in the Palm Island watch-house on 19 November 2004. |
Keywords | death in custody; coronial inquest; police prosecutor; Palm Island |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 480505. Legal practice, lawyering and the legal profession |
440211. Police administration, procedures and practice | |
441013. Sociology of migration, ethnicity and multiculturalism | |
Public Notes | Copyright is retained by author. Author grants publisher a non-exclusive licence. First publication rights granted to the journal. |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yz77/what-really-happened-versus-what-we-can-prove-tension-between-the-coroner-and-the-dpp
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