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Inquest into the deaths of Kate Goodchild, Luke Dorsett, Cindy Low & Roozbeh Araghi at Dreamworld, October 2016

Findings and Recommendations February 2020

CORONERS COURT OF QUEENSLAND

INQUEST INTO THE DEATHS OF KATE LOUISE GOODCHILD, LUKE JONATHAN DORSETT, CINDY TONI LOW, & ROOZBEH ARAGHI

Coroner, Southern Region

Credit for the above photograph is given to Mr. Richard Gosling, Newspix

CORONERS COURT OF QUEENSLAND

FINDINGS OF INQUEST

CITATION:

Inquest into the deaths of Kate Louise GOODCHILD, Luke Jonathan DORSETT, Cindy Toni LOW, & Roozbeh ARAGHI

TITLE OF COURT:

Coroners Court

JURISDICTION:

SOUTHPORT

FILE NO(s):

2016/4486, 2016/4485, 2016/4480, 2016/4482

DELIVERED ON:

24 February 2020

DELIVERED AT:

BRISBANE

HEARING DATE(s):

18 June 2018 to 29 June 2018 8 October to 19 October 2018 12 November to 22 November 2018 6 & 7 December 2018

FINDINGS OF:

James McDougall, Coroner

CATCHWORDS:

Coroners: inquest, Dreamworld, amusement device, Theme Park, safety management systems, ride maintenance, training, amusement device regulation, amusement device designer, amusement device modification, external safety audits.

REPRESENTATION:

Counsel Assisting

Mr Ken Fleming, QC Ms Rhiannon Helsen, CCoQ

Family of Cindy Low

Mr Matthew Hickey, Counsel instructed by Clayton Utz

Findings of the inquest into the death of Kate Louise Goodchild

Luke Jonathan Dorsett, Cindy Toni Low & Roozbeh Araghi

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Families of Kate Goodchild & Luke Dorsett

Mr Steven Wybrow, Counsel instructed by Aulich Civil Law

Family of Roozbeh Araghi

Mr Toby Nielsen, Counsel instructed by Gordon & Barry Law

Mrs Kim Dorsett (mother, Kate & Luke)

Mr Robert Davis, Counsel instructed by Sneddon, Hall & Gallop Lawyers

Office of Industrial Relations (Workplace Health & Safety Queensland) Mr Stephen Gray, Counsel instructed by Crown Law

Ms Courtney Williams

Mr Peter Callaghan SC, instructed by Gilshennan & Luton

Ms Chloe Brix, Ms Sarah Cotter, Mr Wayne Cox, Ms Amy Crisp, Mr Generic Cruz, Mr Francoire De Villiers, Mr Christopher Deaves, Mr Quentin Dennis, Mr Andrew Fyfe, Mr Peter Gardner, Mr Mark Gordon, Ms Nichola Horton, Mr Jason Johns, Ms Jennie Knight, Mr John Lossie, Mr Troy Margetts, Mr Steven Murphy, Mr Grant Naumann, Mr Peter Nemeth, Mr Kamlesh Prasad, Mr Scott Ritchie, Mr Matthew Robertson, Mr Michael Stead, Mr Mark Watkins, Mr Timothy Williams, Mr Jacob Wilson

Mr Ralph Devlin QC & Mr Liam Dollar, Counsel instructed by K & L Gates LLP

Ardent Leisure Ltd trading as Dreamworld

Mr Bruce Hodkinson QC & Mr James Bell QC, instructed by Baker McKenzie Lawyers & DWF (Australia)

CEO, Dreamworld, Craig Davidson

Mr Gavin Handran, Counsel instructed by Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhardt & Sullivan LLP

Findings of the inquest into the death of Kate Louise Goodchild

Luke Jonathan Dorsett, Cindy Toni Low & Roozbeh Araghi

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Queensland Police Service

Mr Adrian Braithwaite, Counsel instructed by QPU Legal Group

DANFOSS Australia (Mr Eduardo Gie) Mr Sean Farrell, Counsel instructed by Mills Oakley

Mr John Clark, Mr Shane Green, Mr Benjamin Hicks, Mr Nigel Irwin, Ms Rebecca Ramsay, Mr Mark Thompson

Mr Anthony Harding, Counsel instructed by Rankin & Co Lawyers

Mr Angus Hutchings

Mr Craig Eberhardt, Counsel instructed by Robertson O'Gorman Solicitors

Mr Tom Polley (Danski Pty Ltd)

Ms Polina Kinchina, Counsel instructed by Colin, Biggers, Paisley Lawyers

Mr Bob Tan

Mr John Bremhorst, Counsel instructed by Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors

Findings of the inquest into the death of Kate Louise Goodchild

Luke Jonathan Dorsett, Cindy Toni Low & Roozbeh Araghi

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