Inquest into the suspected death of missing person Luis Fernandez

Case Number: 2019/306095

Findings Date: 16 March 2023

Magistrate: Derek Lee

CORONIAL LAW | whether missing person now deceased; date and place of death; cause and manner of death; allocation of officer-in-charge if investigation; delays in NSWPF investigation; collection and preservation of evidence in a timely manner; automatic dissemination of intelligence reports; land search; Missing Persons Standard Operating Procedures; Missing Persons Unit; Missing Persons Registry

Responses

Recommendations

The Commissioner of the NSW Police Force

I recommend that consideration be given to ensuring that there are no technical or other impediments preventing an officer-in-charge of a missing person investigation from receiving disseminations regarding intelligence reports relevant to an active investigation, directly and in a timely manner.