Information System (NCIS)

Data Sources – Coronial
The data contained in the NCIS is sourced from the coronial brief created as part of the investigation conducted by a Coroner into the death of an individual. The purpose of the investigation is to determine the identity of the deceased and the cause of death and where appropriate, to make recommendations to prevent similar deaths from occurring.

The NCIS database contains both coded and non-coded data as well as searchable legal, medical and scientific reports such as the coroners finding, post mortem report, toxicology report and police summary of death report.

Cases are coded by court appointed staff in each jurisdiction. Coded fields are completed once the coronial investigation is complete. The NCIS conducts a quality assurance review of closed cases to ensure coding is correct and to facilitate searching of the data.

Collection of data to populate the NCIS is a secondary purpose of the coronial investigation and data collection is the result of operational processes which differ between the nine jurisdictions.

Online Resource: National Coronial Information System