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A coroner investigating a jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania cannot yet access certain documents because doing so would put potential criminal proceedings at risk, a judge has ruled. Zane Mellor, Peter Dodt, Jalailah Janyne-Maree Jones, Addison Stewart, Jye Sheehan and Chace Harrison died after the incident at Hillcrest Primary School on December 16, 2021.
He said the coroner wouldn’t be allowed to access the documents until the time limit for laying charges expired, or until the conclusion of any criminal proceedings. Under Tasmania’s workplace safety laws, prosecutions can only be brought within two years of an incident, meaning there is a December deadline. “Disclosure to the coroner of the identified records has the potential to defeat the investigative/prosecutorial processes and functions which are underway,” Justice Geason said.
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