Lynette Cecil v Attorney General of New South Wales & Anor [2012] NSWSC 1186

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lynette Cecil v Attorney General of New South Wales & Anor [2012] NSWSC 1186 Hearing dates: 25 October 2011 & 26 October 2011,written submissions December 2011 Decision date: 04 October 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hidden J Decision: Findings of coroner quashed, new inquest ordered Catchwords: CORONERS - finding at inquest that deceased had taken his own life - application for orders that finding be quashed and a new inquest be held - examination of evidence before the coroner - new expert evidence Legislation Cited: Coroner's Act 2009 Coroner's Act 1980 Cases Cited: - Herron v Attorney General of New South Wales (1987) 8 NSWLR 601 - Country Energy v Deputy State Coroner Paul McMahon & Anor [2010] NSWSC 943 - Director-General Department of Community Services v Crombie & Anor, an unreported decision of Master Harrison 19 August 1998 - Veitch v The State Coroner [2008] WASC 187 - R v Huntbach, Ex parte Lockley [1944] 2 All ER 453 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lynette Cecil (applicant) Attorney General of New South Wales (1st respondent) Deputy State Coroner, Magistrate Paul MacMahon (2nd respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Miller QC with A Davis (applicant) D Arnott SC (1st respondent) Solicitors: John Isaksen, Adams & Partners Lawyers (applicant) I V Knight, Crown Solicitor (1st respondent) File Number(s): 2011/102707 Publication restriction: Yes