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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Toby Vue

'Significant change': First dedicated coroner appointed to help bereaved families

Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury with the first dedicated ACT coroner Ken Archer and newly appointed magistrate Jane Campbell. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Bereaved families and advocates for coronial changes have welcomed the long-awaited appointment of the first dedicated coroner in the ACT in what they hope would lead to more and broader reforms to improve support.

The government on Friday announced that ACT Bar senior member Ken Archer, who is also a former president of the ACT Bar Association and member of the Federal Executive of the Australian Bar Association, has been recruited into the role.

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