❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the Attorney General regarding the number of deaths referred to the Coroner in the Bunbury Coronial District, particularly suicides, and seeks comparison with the previous financial year. The Attorney General provides the requested data and confirms awareness of increasing death referrals.
AnsweredQoN 4497Legislative Council
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(1) The Office of the State Coroner for Western Australia Annual Report 2015-16 states
185 deaths in the Bunbury Coronial District were referred to the Coroner.
How does this figure compare with 2014-15? (2) Does the State
Coroner consider this to be a significantly large number of referrals? (3) Of the 322 deaths in
2015-16 determined by the Coroner to be suicides, how many were: (a) residents in the
Bunbury Coronial District; and (b) Bunbury residents? (4) How do the figures in
answer to (3) compare with the previous financial year?
185 deaths in the Bunbury Coronial District were referred to the Coroner.
How does this figure compare with 2014-15? (2) Does the State
Coroner consider this to be a significantly large number of referrals? (3) Of the 322 deaths in
2015-16 determined by the Coroner to be suicides, how many were: (a) residents in the
Bunbury Coronial District; and (b) Bunbury residents? (4) How do the figures in
answer to (3) compare with the previous financial year?
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Answered
17 November 2016
Response time
35 days
(1) 157.
(2) I can confirm that the State Coroner is aware that the deaths reported to the coroner State-wide continue to increase and that the deaths reported in the Bunbury Coronial District also continue to increase at a higher rate.
(3)
(a) 19.
(b) 5 (who at the time of their death had been residing at a property with the postcodes of 6230, 6231 and 6233).
(4)
(a) 18.
(b) 7 (who at the time of their death had been residing at a property with the postcodes of 6230, 6231 and 6233).
(2) I can confirm that the State Coroner is aware that the deaths reported to the coroner State-wide continue to increase and that the deaths reported in the Bunbury Coronial District also continue to increase at a higher rate.
(3)
(a) 19.
(b) 5 (who at the time of their death had been residing at a property with the postcodes of 6230, 6231 and 6233).
(4)
(a) 18.
(b) 7 (who at the time of their death had been residing at a property with the postcodes of 6230, 6231 and 6233).
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