Clinical forensic medicine

Forensic Medicine Queensland provides medicolegal services for the State of Queensland.

Our service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Our medical staff are utilised by the Queensland Police Service, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Coroners Court of Queensland.

Our scope includes:

• examining victims and alleged perpetrators in criminal investigations at the request of the Queensland Police Service
• providing state-wide education and 24/7 support to clinicians performing adult sexual assault forensic examinations
• overseeing the tertiary qualification process of sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) state-wide
• providing advice to the Queensland Police Service and the Queensland Ambulance Service around Natural Causes Deaths
• medicolegal reporting and statement writing for criminal matters including:
  • documenting and interpreting injuries of victims of crime and alleged offenders
  • interpreting toxicology reports
  • assessing clinical effects and toxicology of alcohol and drugs
  • performing traffic medicine assessments (fitness to drive, drugs and driving, medical conditions and driving)
  • assessing medical fitness to appear in court or at an interview
• medicolegal reporting and statement writing for the Coroners Court of Queensland including:
  • reviewing healthcare-related deaths
  • preparing reports for complex death investigations
  • interpreting post-mortem toxicology results
• providing expert evidence to the courts

Related resources

Forensic DNA analysis in cases of sexual violence plain language guide (PDF 2222 kB)