Hon AUPITO WILLIAM SIO (Minister for Courts): On Wednesday night, I presented the first reading of the Coroners Amendment Bill. This bill will address the coronial backlog in a number of ways. Significantly, it will establish a new judicial position called associate coroner to reduce the coroners' workload by doing the more administrative, straightforward functions of the coroner. The introduction of this bill, with cross-party support, amends the Coroners Act to give piece of mind to our grieving families who have had loved ones in the coronial system.