Emma Roper has been appointed to the position, following an extensive recruitment process.

Most recently, Ms Roper has been working as Special Counsel in the Coroner’s Court, following more than a decade working with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions as Solicitor, Prosecutor, Acting Manager and Senior Solicitor.

In her time with the ODPP she had worked on numerous, high profile and complex matters including the NCA bombing prosecution.

Ms Roper fills the vacancy left by the departure of Ian White, who was appointed to the District Court earlier this year.

The appointment sees the Coroner’s Court continue to have 3 full-time Coroners. This follows the State Government’s allocation of $1.1 million per annum in last year’s state budget for an ongoing third Coroner.