Forensic Medicine and Coroners Court Complex

Forensic Medicine employs a multi-disciplinary team of experts across three sites in NSW - Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong. This team includes forensic pathologists, radiologists, radiographers, forensic odontologists, anthropologists, forensic post-mortem technicians, social workers and specialist administrative staff.

We are responsible for conducting post-mortem examinations on behalf of the NSW Coroner as part of investigations into reportable deaths under the NSW Coroners Act (2009). This includes unexplained and unexpected deaths, and deaths of a suspicious nature. We utilise a full spectrum of forensic pathology ancillary testing, such as post-mortem toxicology, histology, clinical chemistry, microbiology, and industry-leading technology in our post-mortem radiology services (CT scanning and X-rays), to assist in our examinations. This allows us to: Provide information to the judicial system to assist in criminal investigations. Provide expert testimony on all aspects of forensic medicine. Attend crime scenes to provide in-field expertise. Support disaster victim identification. Provide pivotal input and assistance to help identify unclaimed and unidentified bodies. Offer anthropological examination of skeletal remains. We also provide teaching and training for medical students as well as health, emergency and law enforcement professionals.