4533.0 - Directory of Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence Statistics, 2018
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 19/12/2018
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NATIONAL CORONIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
CONTACT DETAILS Data custodian: National Coronial Information System Telephone: (03) 9684 4414 Email: ncis@ncis.org.au Web address: www.ncis.org.au DESCRIPTION The National Coronial Information System (NCIS) is a data repository containing information about deaths reported to a Coroner in Australia and New Zealand. Established as a resource for Coroners, the NCIS was launched in 2000 with the objective to securely share case information beyond state and territory borders for the purpose of coronial investigation and death prevention. Data collection for all Australian states and territories commenced on 1 July 2000, with the exception of Queensland, which commenced on 1 January 2001, and New Zealand, which commenced on 1 July 2007. NCIS data is utilised by coroners, death investigators, public sector agencies, researchers and community groups in obtaining evidence to identify mortality trends and risk factors, and to inform death and injury prevention initiatives and policy development. COLLECTION HISTORY Collection commenced: Deaths reported to a coroner from 1 July 2000 (1 Jan 2001 for Queensland) and from 2007 for New Zealand data. Breaks in series: None Other details: COLLECTION METHODOLOGY The NCIS maintains a licence agreement between each state and territory in Australia and New Zealand, and the Victorian Department of Justice and Regulation which authorises the transfer of coronial information to the NCIS for storage and access. Court staff in each jurisdiction code data directly into local case management systems. Coded data is securely uploaded to the NCIS on a regular basis (nightly or weekly). Full text documents are attached to the local case management systems by the coroner’s courts or are transferred directly to the NCIS from the originating organisation (eg. post-mortem reports from the Forensic Science Centre). Court staff use the information contained within the coronial file as the basis for their data entry. Access to identifying information is restricted to most users until the case has been finalised by the coroner. For cases where a criminal investigation is conducted, the coronial investigation will often be put on hold until the completion of the criminal process. Cases of suspected or alleged family and domestic violence or sexual violence may therefore remain open on the NCIS for a significant period of time from the date of reporting, before a coronial determination is made. SCOPE AND COVERAGE The NCIS contains cases of reportable deaths only. This is not all deaths that occur; it refers to all deaths that are reported to a coroner for investigation in Australia or New Zealand. Reportable deaths are sudden, unexpected or unexplained deaths. Deaths reported directly to Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages are therefore excluded from the NCIS. Cases where the coroner begins an investigation but then determines that the case does not to constitute a reportable death are removed from the NCIS. Data entered into the NCIS is collected from source material such as the police notification of death report, autopsy report, toxicology report and coronial finding from the nine Australian and New Zealand jurisdictions. It is acknowledged that the level of detail contained in these documents may vary between and within each jurisdiction. Information collected as part of the coronial investigation is for the purpose of that investigation and the provision of information to the NCIS is a secondary purpose. Each coronial jurisdiction is governed by its own Coroners Act. Legislative differences can impact on the type and quantity of the information collected and reported by each jurisdiction. These differences will have an impact on the information available in the NCIS. DEFINITION OF FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Family and domestic violence is not specifically defined within the NCIS database. Possible cases of family and domestic violence are coded with an intent code of ‘assault’, and a perpetrator relationship that indicates an existing or prior familial relationship between the perpetrator and the deceased. The NCIS does not include any other data fields with information relating to the perpetrator. Identifying cases where the death of an individual was the result of a family or domestic violence assault is only possible by searching on this intent type data field. The attached case documentation may contain more information about the nature of the relationship between the deceased and the perpetrator, including previous physical or non-physical types of abuse. DEFINITION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE Sexual violence is not specifically defined within the NCIS database. Possible cases of sexual violence are coded with an intent code of ‘assault’, and a perpetrator relationship indicating any relationship between the perpetrator and the deceased. The NCIS does not include any other data fields with information relating to the perpetrator. In addition, individuals who have died (by any reportable means) and had a history of sexual violence (as victim or perpetrator) could be identified through manual review of case documentation if the information is recorded in the available documents. The terminology used to describe sexual violence could vary greatly within, and between, jurisdictions and types of attached case documents. Researchers could use the keyword search function on the NCIS to search attached case documentation for words relating to sexual violence. It should be noted that in addition to the variety of language across jurisdictions and between document types, references to sexual violence may only appear if considered relevant to the death as part of the coronial investigation. DATA AVAILABILITY AND DISSEMINATION Direct system access is available to approved Death Investigators and Third Party users. Death Investigators require approval from the State or Chief Coroner to access the NCIS. A Third Party is an Australian or New Zealand individual or organisation with a role or interest in public health and safety or with a statutorily mandated statistical role. This includes commonwealth, state and territory government departments and agencies, university research centres, and other research organisations/agencies with a role or interest in public health and safety or death and injury surveillance. Third Party Researchers requesting access to the NCIS must obtain approval through the Victorian Department of Justice and Regulation ethics committee for Australian data and through the New Zealand Chief Coroner for New Zealand data. An annual fee applies for direct access for Third Party users. Commercial or media organisations are not eligible for direct system access to the NCIS but may request a data report presenting aggregate statistical data. A service fee is applicable and the release of all data reports is subject to the approval of the relevant State or Chief Coroner(s). PUBLICATIONS NCIS Fact Sheets External reports using NCIS data HOW THE STATISTICAL COLLECTION INFORMS NATIONAL DATA INITIATIVES This section provides an overview of if/how the statistical collection informs or aligns with key initiatives relating to family, domestic, and sexual violence statistics. These assessments are not an ABS endorsement or indication of data quality, but are intended to assist readers in determining whether the data will meet their data needs. Relationship to 'Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence' The summary table below is designed to indicate whether the data source informs the six statistical elements outlined in Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2013 (cat. no. 4529.0). FDV - Family and domestic violence data SV - Sexual violence data
Relationship to the 'Foundation for a National Data Collection and Reporting Framework for Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence' The three tables below provide an indication of which data items can be informed by the data source. The data items have been conceptually grouped into the key information units - Person, Event, and Transaction - as described in the Foundation for a National Data Collection and Reporting Framework for Family, Domestic, and, Sexual Violence, 2014 (cat. no. 4529.0.00.003). PERSON FDV - Family and domestic violence data SV - Sexual violence data
EVENT FDV - Family and domestic violence data SV - Sexual violence data
TRANSACTION FDV - Family and domestic violence data SV - Sexual violence data
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