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Labor says it can’t force coronial inquests in WA. The opposition wants to change that
The amendment would let the attorney general order an inquest without prior refusal or fresh evidence, as pressure mounts over missed child protection warnings.
Shadow attorney general Nick Goiran will introduce an amendment to the Coroners Act in parliament on Thursday that would give Attorney General Tony Buti unambiguous power to direct the coroner’s office to begin an inquest into a death.