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The National Coronial Information System (NCIS) is a
national internet based data storage and retrieval
system for Australian coronial cases. Information about
every death reported to an Australian coroner since July
2000 (January 2001 for Queensland) is stored within the
system, providing a valuable hazard identification and
death prevention tool for coroners and research agencies.
The NCIS has a primary role to assist coroners in their
role as death investigators, by providing them with the
ability to review previous coronial cases that may be
similar in nature to current investigations, enhancing
their ability to identify and address systematic hazards
within the community.
Approved research and government agencies also utilise
the NCIS to obtain valuable information concerning the
circumstances of reported fatalities, to assist in the
development of community health and safety strategies.
The NCIS is an initiative of the Australasian Coroners
Society, is based at the Victorian
Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) and managed by the Victorian
Department of Justice. The NCIS is
funded
by a range of Commonwealth and State/Territory agencies.
NCIS Latest News
22/10/2012 -
NCIS Fact Sheet: Deaths Related to Fentanyl Misuse.
Fact Sheet on deaths resulting from the Misuse of Fentanyl
- National statistics for cases closed on the NCIS as at date of extraction (24 July 2012).
19/07/2012 -
Latest Edition of Fatal Facts Now Available
Edition 22 of
Fatal Facts features 51 coronial cases where recommendations were
made between 1 June and 30 September 2009. This edition's
area of interest is Deaths in Custody / Police Pursuit. Refer
to our Publications/Fatal Facts
page for this and previous Fatal Facts editions.
New Email
Addresses for NCIS Staff
As of 1 July 2012, NCIS staff can be contacted
using the following email format: firstname.lastname@ncis.org.au
Operational Statistics,
May 2012
Click
here for the most up to date case closure
and document attachment statistics, or go to our
Operational
Statistics page for a more detailed analysis.
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01/05/2012 -
Operational Statistics, April 2012
Click
here for the most recent case closure and
document attachment statistics for April 2012, or head to our
Operational Statistics page
for a more detailed analysis.
NCIS Annual
Report (2010-2011) Now Available
Click
here to read up on the news, achievements, financial reports and
more undertaken by the NCIS during 2010-11, or visit our
Corporate
Publications page.
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17/02/2012 -
Operational Statistics, January 2012
The
Operational
Statistics page has now been updated to include the most recent
case closure and document attachment statistics for January 2012.
Updated NCIS
Fact Sheet on Electrocution Related Deaths Now Available
Updated in January 2012, this Fact Sheet
details the frequency and nature of electrocution related fatalities
in Australia between 2000 and 2011 and provides useful safety tips.
Click
here to view, or visit our
Publications / NCIS Data Uses
page.
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03/11/2011 -
Operational Statistics, October 2011
The
Operational
Statistics page has now been updated to include the
most recent case closure and document attachment statistics for
October 2011.
Updated Animal
Related Deaths Fact Sheet Now Available
Click
here to view the most recent publication on animal-related
deaths reported to an Australian coroner over the last decade.
Other NCIS produced bulletins can be viewed on our
Publications / NCIS Data Uses
page.
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15/07/2011 - Latest Edition of Fatal
Facts Now Available
Fatal
Facts Edition 21 (March 2011) is now available, featuring 46
coronial cases closed between March and May 2009 where
recommendations were made.
Quad bike and SIDS related fatalities are
featured as areas of interest in this edition.
NCIS News
Edition 9 Now Available
Click
here for the latest news on NCIS developments, initiatives,
staff, user tips, upcoming events and much more.
Go to our Publications Page for current and
previous editions of Fatal Facts
and NCIS News.
NCIS Research
Requests - Hourly Rate Increase
Effective 1 July 2011, the revised hourly rate
for NCIS Research Requests is $165.00 per hour (GST
Inclusive).
For more information on how to request
statistical information from the NCIS or apply for online access, go
to our Applications
page.
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20/04/2011 - Emergency Lane Collisions
Claim Lives
Almost 30 people have died in emergency lane
collisions over the last 10 years according to recently released
NCIS data. View the latest
Media Release
(20 April 2011) and
Fact Sheet
for more details.
Go to
the NCIS Data Uses page
of this website to view these and other information sheets produced
by the NCIS team.
The NCIS Celebrates 10 Years of
Contributing to Public Health and Safety!
Refer
to our
Anniversary publication outlining some of the key contributions
NCIS data has made to improving public health and safety over the
last 10 years.
NCIS
Annual Report (2009-2010) Now Available
Click
here
to view or go to our
Corporate Publications page.
Operational Statistics - February 2011
The
Operational
Statistics page of our website has recently been updated, with
statistics available in relation to case closure and document
attachment for February 2011.
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30/09/2010 - Fact
Sheet: Deaths in the Home (2003-2007) Now Available
Click
here to view the latest NCIS produced fact sheet outlining the
frequency of particular unintentional deaths that occur in the home.
Two thirds of unintentional deaths in the home
reported to Australian coroners between 2003 and 2007 involved
either drowning, fire, falls or vehicle impacts. These four
causes of death are featured in this report.
Revised ICD-10 Codes for 2007 Cause of
Death data now available on the NCIS
The first revision of 2007 Cause of Death
coding has been performed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics,
and the newly revised ICD-10 codes have now been uploaded to the
NCIS. Click
here to view the results of the 2007 revision
process.
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22/09/2010 - AMDIG Draft Workshop Program
The Draft Workshop Program is now available
ahead of November's AMDIG Workshop. Click
here
to view details on presentation topics, speakers and times.
2008 ABS Codes Now Available
ICD-10 and ASGC codes provided by the
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) are now available on the NCIS
for deaths registered during 2008.
Please note that Death Registration Numbers
have not yet been provided for 2008 deaths, as the ABS is currently
reviewing its information provision process.
Should additional data be added to the NCIS 2008 dataset in future,
users will be notified.
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26/08/2010 - Registrations Welcome for
2010 AMDIG Workshop
We are pleased to invite you to the 2010
Australasian Mortality Data Interest Group Workshop, to be held at
the Mantra on Little
Bourke, Melbourne, from Thursday 18 November to Friday 19
November 2010.
Early Bird
Registration is now open until 30 September!
Access the
Conference Program
and Registration Forms here, or contact us on +61(3) 9684 4442 /
catherined@vifm.org for
more information.
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18/08/2010 - Updated NCIS User Manual:
'Practical Tips for Using NCIS' is now available.
Following the recent upgrade to the NCIS
interface, the newest edition of the Practical Tips for Using NCIS
manual is now available.
Click
here for the latest version or download it directly from the
'Documents' menu on the NCIS.
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13/07/2010 - Abstracts Welcome For 2010
AMDIG Workshop
Abstracts for the 2010 Australasian Mortality
Data Interest Group (AMDIG) workshop are now open. The
workshop is titled "Improving, Investigating and Using Mortality
Data", and themes cover suicide, drugs and alcohol,
international developments and methodology, and death investigation
processes.
The closing date for abstracts is 16 July
2010.
To access the details on how to format and
submit abstracts, click
here.
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12/07/2010 - NCIS News Edition 8, July
2010
Click
here to view the latest news and updates, upcoming activities
and NCIS user tips in the latest edition of NCIS News.
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24/06/2010 - New Version Release of NCIS!
On its 10th Anniversary, the NCIS is also
celebrating rolling out its latest software version 5.0. This
version will enable users to improve the amount of information to
search on, return and obtain generally from the database.
Please note that during the upgrade, NCIS
will be unavailable for use between 7pm on Friday 25th June and 9am
on Monday 28th June (Melbourne time).
Key features of the latest NCIS version
include:
Auto Notification - allows users to proactively monitor
particular deaths of interest;
Multiple Fatality Event - links cases where an incident
resulted in the death of two or more individuals;
Geo-coded Address Information - allows users to search by
particular geographic areas (available for external cause fatalities
only);
Responses to Recommendations - allows users to view agencies
that coronial recommendations have been referred to and track their
progress.
Updated training manuals will be available
shortly. For further information on the upgrade or new
version, please contact the NCIS team on +61(3) 9684 4442 or
ncis@vifm.org
21/06/2010 - Operational Statistics
The
Operational
Statistics page of our website has recently been updated, with
statistics available in relation to case closure and document
attachment.
04/06/2010 - Australasian Mortality Data
Interest Group (AMDIG) Conference, 18-19 November 2010
Hosted by the NCIS and Monash University's
Department of Forensic Medicine, this year's
AMDIG conference
focuses on improving, investigating and using mortality data.
Workshop themes include: Suicide; Drugs and
Alcohol; Methods, Data Sources & International Perspectives; Death
Investigation Processes.
To register interest or for further
information, please email
catherined@vifm.org or call +61(3) 9684 4442.
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