Matthew Hickey OAM KC represented the Attorney General (amicus curiae), instructed by the Crown Solicitor.
This case concerns the Nort Coroners finding in respect to an inquest into the death of Ms Gwen Grover. The applicant, who is the sister of the deceased applied under s 50 of the Coroners Act 2003 (Qld) to set aside the North Coroners finding, and to order the State Coroner to hold a new inquest. The applicant contended that the paucity of the evidence available did not enable the Coroner to find that the Ms Gwen Grover committed suicide. The court held that the findings as to the death being self-inflicted should be set aside, however declined to order the State Coroner hold a new inquest.
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