Inquest into the deaths arising from the Lindt Café siege

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​Documents

This page will contain documents pertaining to the inquest.

Opening remarks 

State Coroner's opening remarks made on 29 January 2015 [PDF, 37.2KB]

Counsel Assisting's opening remarks made on 29 January 2015 [PDF, 118KB]

State Coroner's opening remarks made on 25 May 2015 [PDF, 56.1KB]

Counsel Assisting's opening remarks made on 25 May 2015 [PDF, 379KB]

State Coroner's opening remarks made on 17 August 2015 [PDF, 79.9KB]

Counsel Assisting's opening remarks made on 17 August 2015 [PDF, 240KB]

State Coroner's opening remarks made on 18 November 2015 [PDF, 60KB]

Counsel Assisting's opening remarks made on 18 November 2015 [PDF, 222KB]

State Coroner's opening remarks made on 21 March 2016 [PDF, 76.4KB]

Opening address of Counsel Assisting on 21-22 March 2016 [PDF, 465KB]

​Other remarks and addresses​​​

Statement by Jeremy Gormly SC regarding Australian Defence Force issues made on 13 May 2016 [PDF, 124KB]

Directions hearing on 7 September 2016 - preliminary opening address by Jeremy Gormly SC [PDF 78KB]

Directions hearing on 7 September 2016 - address by J Gormly SC regarding ASIO [PDF 61KB]

Directions hearing on 7 September 2016 - address by J Gormly SC regarding ADF [PDF 80KB]

Closing remarks​​

Closing remarks of State Coroner made on 7 September 2016 [PDF 37KB]​​

Non publication orders 

May 2015

Non publication orders made on 25 May 2015 [PDF, 70.4KB]

Non publication orders made on 26 May 2015 [PDF, 288KB]

Non publication orders made on 27 May 2015 [PDF, 173KB]

Non publication orders made on 28 May 2015 [PDF, 378KB]

Non publication orders made on 29 May 2015 [PDF, 182KB]

June 2015

Non publication orders made on 2 June 2015 [PDF, 193KB]

Non publication orders made on 3 June 2015 [PDF, 186KB]

August 2015

​Non publication orders made on 11 August 2015 [PDF, 396KB]

Further non publication orders made on 11 August 2015 [PDF, 351KB]

Non publication orders made on 14 August 2015 [PDF, 340KB]

Revocation of non publication orders made on 17 and 24 August 2015 - 24 April 2017 [PDF, 406KB] 

Non publication orders made on 17 August 2015 [PDF, 551KB]

Further non publication orders made on 17 August 2015 [PDF, 338KB]

Non publication orders made on 20 August 2015 [PDF, 365KB]

Non publication orders and access orders made on 24 August 2015 [PDF, 32KB]

Further non publication orders made on 24 August 2015 [PDF, 536KB]

Non publication orders made on 25 August 2015 [PDF, 19KB]

Further non publication orders made on 25 August 2015 [PDF, 72KB]

Non publication orders made on 26 August 2015 [PDF, 359KB]

Further non publication orders made on 26 August 2015 [PDF, 321KB]

Sept 2015/Nov 2015

Non publication orders made on 3 September 2015 [PDF, 338KB]

Jan 2016

Non publication orders made on 8 January 2016 [PDF, 557KB]

Non publication orders made on 22 January 2016 [PDF, 110KB]

Non publication orders made on 27 January 2016 [PDF, 449KB]

Orders made 29 January 2016 re PII claims over the Brief of Evidence [PDF 36KB]

Orders made on 12 December 2016 over transcript dated 16 August 2016 PDF 25KB] 

Feb 2016

Non publication orders made on 4 February 2016 [PDF, 112KB]

Order made on 10 February 2016 re Commonwealth PII [PDF 3.6MB]

March 2016

Further non publication order made on 5th April 2016​ [PDF 498 KB]

Non publication orders made on 7 April 2016 [PDF, 41KB]

Non publication orders made on 18 April 2016 [PDF, 29kb]

Interim Non publication orders made on 18 April 2016 [PDF, 48kb]

Amendment to interim Non publication order made on 18 April 2016 [PDF, 35kb]

Interim Non publication orders made on 19 April 2016 [PDF, 35kb]

Non publication order and interim non publication orders made on 20 April 2016 [PDF, 614kb]

Non publication order made on 26 April 2016 [PDF, 30KB]

Non publication and access restriction orders made on 27 April 2016 [PDF, 1.4MB]

Non publication order made on 28 April 2016 [PDF,327KB]

​Non publication order re psychiatrist made on 28 April 2016 [PDF, 432KB]

May 2016

Non publication order made on 4 May 2016 [PDF, 368KB]

Non publication order made on 5 May 2016 [PDF, 357KB]

Non publication orders made on 9 May 2016 [PDF, 385KB]

Non publication orders​ made on 10 May 2016 [PDF 440KB]​​​ 

Non publication order made on 11 May 2016 [PDF, 273KB]
Amendment to non publication and access restriction orders made on 11 May 2016 [PDF, 1MB]

Non publication orders made on 12 May 2016 [PDF, 332KB]

Non publication order made on 13 May 2016 [PDF, 352KB] 

Order made on 13 May 2016 NSW Police Force PII [PDF 351KB]

Order made on 13 May 2016 re Commissioner of Corrective Services PII [PDF 43KB]

Order made on 13 May 2016 re Commonwealth PII [PDF 384KB]

Non publication order made on 23 May 2016 [PDF, 32KB]

Further non publication orders made on 23 May 2016 [PDF,46KB] 

Non publication orders made on 25 May 2016 [PDF, 492KB]​

Further non publication orders made on 25 May 2016 [PDF, 368KB] ​

Non publication orders made on 26 May 2016 [PDF, 653 KB]

Non publication orders made on 27 May 2016 [PDF, 528KB]

Orders made on 27 May 2016 re 6 May 2016 transcript [PDF 26KB]

Orders made on 27 May 2016, 27 March 2017 and 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 11 May 2016 transcript [PDF 44KB]

Orders made on 27 May 2016, 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 10 May 2016 transcript [PDF 55KB]

Orders made on 27 May 2016, 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 12 May 2016 transcript [PDF 57KB]

Orders made on 27 May 2016, 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 5 May 2016 transcript [PDF 55KB]

Non publication order made on 30 May 2016 [PDF, 361​​KB]

Further non publication and interim non publication orders made on 30 May 2016 [PDF, 445 KB]

June 2016


Non publication orders made on 1 June 2016 [PDF, 438 KB]

​Non publication orders made on 2 June 2016 [PDF, 421KB]​

Further non-publication order made on 2 June 2016 [PDF, 371 KB]

Non publication order made on 6 June 2016 [PDF, 378 KB]

Orders made on 6 April 2017 re transcript of 15 August 2016 [PDF 36KB]

Non publication orders made on 7 June 2016 [PDF, 424 KB]

Non publication order made on 9 June 2016 [PDF, 381 KB]

Non publication order made on 10 June 2016 [PDF, 447 KB]

Non publication orders made on 14 June 2016 re psychiatrist_Redacted [PDF, 1.65MB]

Non publication order made on 15 June 2016 [PDF, 410 KB]

Non publication orders made on 21 June 2016 [PDF, 410 KB]

Non publication order made on 22 June 2016 [PDF, 360KB]

Non publication order made on 24 June 2016 [PDF, 380KB]​ 

Amendment to non publication and access restriction orders made on 27 June 2016 [PDF, 966KB]

Orders made on 27 June 2016, 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 2 June 2016 transcript [PDF 52KB]

Orders made on 27 and 28 June 2016, 27 and 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 13 May 2016 transcript [PDF 924KB]  

Orders made on 27 June 2016 over transcript dated 8 June 2016 by NSWPF [PDF 44KB]

Orders made on 28 June 2016 re 25 May 2016 transcript [PDF 52KB]

Orders made on 28 June 2016 re 31 May 2016 transcript [PDF 51KB] 

Orders made on 28 June 2016, 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 1 June 2016 transcript [PDF 816KB]

Orders made on 28 June 2016, 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 27 May 2017 transcript [PDF 993KB] 

Non publication and interim non publication orders made on 29 June 2016 [PDF, 416 KB]

Further non publication orders made on 29 June 2016 [PDF, 534 KB]

July 2016

Non publication and access restriction orders made on 1 July 2016 [PDF, 950KB]

Non publication orders made on 5 July 2016 [PDF, 411 KB​]

Non publication orders made on 6 July 2016 [PDF, 408 KB]

Non publication order made on 7 July 2016 [PDF, 371 KB]

Non publication order made on 11 July 2016 [PDF, 373 KB]

Access restriction and non publication orders made re ANZCTC documents on 11 July 2016 [PDF, 5MB]

Amendment to non publication and access restriction orders made on 12 July 2016 [PDF, 364KB]

Non publication orders made on 13 July 2016 [PDF, 448KB]​

Further non publication orders made on 13 July 2016 [PDF, 439KB]

Short Minutes of Order dated 13 July 2016 [PDF 4.8MB]

Orders made on 13 July 2016 over transcript of 16 June 2016 claims by NSWPF on 10 March 2017 [PDF 57KB]

Orders made on 13 July 2016 re claims made by the Commissioner of Police over the brief of evidence [PDF 1.3MB]

Orders made on 13 July 2016 re transcript dated 30 June 2016 [PDF 26 KB]

Orders made on 13 July 2016 re transcript dated 4 July 2016 [PDF 114KB]

Orders made on 13 July 2016 re transcript of 27 June 2016 re claims by NSWPF on 10 March 2017 [PDF 27KB]

Orders made on 13 July 2016 re transcript of 28 June 2016 and on 27 and 31 March and 6 April 2017 by NSWPF on 10 March 2017 [PDF 47KB]

Orders made on 13 July 2016, 27 and 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 14 June 2016 transcript [PDF 2.9MB]

Orders made on 13 July 2016 re transcript of 23 June 2016 re claims by NSWPF on 10 March 2017 [PDF 39KB]

Non publication and access restriction orders made on 17 June 2016 [PDF 2MB]

Non publication orders made on 18 July 2016 [PDF, 511KB]​

Non publication order made on 19 July 2016 [PDF, 369KB]​

Non publication order made on 20 July 2016 [PDF, 351KB]​​

Non publication order made on 21 July 2016 [PDF, 375KB]​

Non publication and access restriction orders made on 25 July 2016 [PDF, 496KB]​

Non publication orders made on 25 and 26 July 2016 [PDF, 2.4MB]

Amendment to non-publication orders made on 25 and 26 July 2016, made on 25 October ​2016 [PDF, 357KB]​​

Non publication orders made on 26 July 2016 [PDF, 2370KB]

Non publication orders made on 26 July 2016 [PDF, 309KB]

Aug 2016

Non publication orders made on 16 August 2016 [PDF, 281KB]

Non publication orders made on 17 Au​gust 2016 [PDF, 294KB]

Revocation of non publication orders made on 17 and 24 August 2015 - 21 April 2017 [PDF, 406KB]

Sept 2016

Non publication and access restriction orders made on 5 and 21 September 2016 [PDF, 1.8MB]​

Non publication order made on 7 September 2016 [PDF, 12KB]

Non publication and access restriction orders made on 7 September 2016 [PDF 16KB]

Non publication and access restriction orders made on 7 September 2016 (2) [PDF 20KB]

October 2016

Revoked non publication orders made on 25 October 2016 [PDF, 357KB]

Non publication and access restriction orders made 26 October 2016 [PDF, 16KB]

December 2016

Orders made on 12 December 2016 re 27 July 2016 transcript [PDF 38KB]

Orders made on 12 December 2016 re 29 July 2016 transcript [PDF 50KB]

Orders made on 12 December 2016 re transcript dated 12 July 2016 [PDF 258KB]

 Orders made on 12 December 2016 re transcript dated 14 July 2016 [PDF 59KB]

Orders made on 12 December 2016 re transcript dated 20 July 2016 [PDF 185KB]

Orders made on 12 December 2016 re transcript dated 25 July 2016 [PDF 20KB]

Orders made on 12 December 2016 re transcript dated 5 July 2016 [PDF 23KB]

Orders made on 12 December 2016 re transcript dated 7 July 2016 [PDF 67KB]

Orders made on 12 December 2016 re transcript of 24 June 2016 [PDF 23KB]

Orders made on 12 December 2016, 27 and 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 11 July 2016 transcript [PDF 733KB]

Orders made on 12 December 2016, 27 and 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 13 July 2016 transcript [PDF 806KB]

January 2017

Non publication order on 24 January 2017 [PDF, 270KB]

February 2017

Non publication and access restriction orders made on 14 February 2017 [PDF, 2MB]

Variation to confidentiality and non publication orders made by the State Coroner - 23 February 2016 [PDF, 434KB]

March 2017

Access restriction order made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 29 June 2016 transcript [PDF 23KB]

Non publication and access restriction orders made 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 18 July 2016 transcript [PDF 47KB]

Orders made on 27 and 31 march and 6 April 2017 re claims by NSWPF on 10 March re transcript of 26 May 2016 [PDF 48KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2 re 7 June 2016 transcript [PDF 30KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 10 June 2016 transcript [PDF 28KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 2 May 2016 transcript [PDF 21KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 23 May 2016 transcript [PDF 50KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 24 May 2016 transcript [PDF 26KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 30 May 2016 transcript [PDF 59KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 6 June 2016 transcript [PDF 26KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 20 June 2016 transcript [PDF 27KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 19 July 2016 transcript [PDF 36KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 21 July 2016 transcript [PDF 29KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 21 June 2016 transcript [PDF 50KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 22 June 2016 transcript [PDF 38KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 6 July 2016 transcript [PDF 28KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 26 July 2016 transcript [PDF 34KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 7 September 2016 transcript [PDF 23KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re exhibits [PDF 67KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re NSW Police Force PII over the brief of evidence [PDF 319KB]

Orders made 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 3 May 2016 transcript [PDF 23KB]

Orders made 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 4 May 2016 transcript [PDF 26KB]

Orders made on 28 June 2016, 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 27 May 2016 transcript [PDF 933KB]

Orders made 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 9 June 2016 transcript [PDF 28KB]

Orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April re 15 June 2016 transcript [PDF 46KB]

Further orders made on 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re 7 September 2016 transcript [PDF 54KB]

Orders made 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re Brief of Evidence - Part 1 of 2 [PDF 917KB]

Orders made 27 March 2017, 31 March 2017 and 6 April 2017 re Brief of Evidence - Part 2 of 2 [PDF 10MB]

Orders made on 31 March 2017 re Commissioner of NSW Police PII [PDF 23KB]

April 2017

Access restriction orders made on 10 April 2017 re Commonwealth claims over the brief of evidence [PDF 337KB]

Access restriction order made on 20 April 2017 over Exhibit 69 [PDF, 222KB]

Variation to confidentiality and non publication orders made by the State Coroner - 21 April 2017 [PDF, 2MB]​​

Amended non publication orders re consultant psychiatrist - made on 24 April 2017.pdf [PDF, 512KB]

May 2017

Variation to ANZCTC orders made on 11 July 2016 - amendment made on 5 May 2017 [PDF, 409KB]

Variation to ANZPAA orders made on 11 July 2016 - amendment made on 12 May 2017 [PDF, 392KB]

Access restriction orders made re tender and public brief of evidence 11 May 2017 [PDF, 518KB]


Directions

Orders made by the State Coroner on 3 December 2015 [PDF, 492KB]

Orders made by the State Coroner on 18 November 2015 [PDF, 368KB]

Decisions

Decision of State Coroner Barnes in relation to ruling on scope - 5 June 2015 [PDF, 114KB]

Decision of State Coroner Barnes in relation privilege claim - 13 August 2015 [PDF, 279KB]

Decision of State Coroner Barnes concerning DPP’s claim for LPP over para 156 documents - 20 August 2015 [PDF, 85KB]

Decision of State Coroner Barnes in relation to the application to set aside non publication orders - 26 August 2015 [PDF, 176KB]

Application made for orders under s. 74 and s. 65 made on 21 March 2016 [PDF, 389KB]

Reasons for decision re application made for orders under s. 74 and s. 65 on 21 March 2016 [PDF, 1,223KB]

Ruling re siege segment submissions - 7 September 2016 [PDF 983KB]

Variation dated 13 November 2016 to Order 3 made by the State Coroner on 7 September 2016 [PDF, 380KB]

Reasons re application for NPO and ARO re submissions - 9 September 2016​ [PDF 129KB] ​

Decision of State Coroner Barnes in relation to the claim for public interest immunity made by the Commissioner of Police - 14 November 2016 [PDF 783 KB]

Media statements

Media statement from the State Coroner of New South Wales - 15 December 2015 [PDF, 52KB]

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