Barriers to accessibility in WA's deaths in custody public-interest coronial inquests

Team: Esther Min Jin Seow (Projects Director), Brooke Taylor, Caitlyn O'Neill, Jack He, Delina Joseph, Emily Walker. 

Partner organisation: Social Reinvestment WA.

Aim: The aim of this project is to effect policy and legislative reform of the Coroners Act 1996 (WA) to overcome the barriers to accessibility of public-interest coronial inquests in WA. The barriers include financial and resource burdens, coronial services that do not effectively support families in a culturally competent way, and limited access to justice under WA's legislative framework.  

Summary: The Report addresses each of the accessibility barriers affecting public-interest coronial inquests in WA, and contends that they ought to be addressed through a combination of legislative reform, clearer policy guidance, and operational improvements. Each recommendation is underpinned by the principles of therapeutic jurisprudence and cultural competency.  

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