Media Release: Coronial Project Ministerial Statement Welcome Acknowledgement But More to Be Done
Coronial Project Ministerial Statement Welcome Acknowledgement But More to Be Done
Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Independent Member for Nelson Meg Webb today welcomed the Government’s delivery of a Ministerial Statement in the Lower House detailing further action on the controversial Coronial Project following the release of the Coroner’s Findings in September.
“This is an important acknowledgement of the trauma inflicted on many Tasmanians and their families,” Ms Webb said.
“The Government’s Ministerial Statement this afternoon provides a long awaited formal acknowledgment of the horror, pain and trauma experienced by families who discovered body parts of their loved ones had been retained without consent and kept as part of the R.A. Rodda Museum of Pathology collection.
“Yet there is much more to be done to provide answers still sought, and closure desperately needed.”
Ms Webb said the Government’s statement provides a formal commitment that further investigations are underway, and crucially that a formal parliamentary apology will be provided in the first half of next year.
“Unfortunately, the protracted nature of the Coronial Project investigation means that affected grieving families were facing the first year anniversary on January 25 next year without hearing anything from the State Government.
“I had argued that people needed to hear what the government intended to do about the unresolved matters surrounding the Coronial Project sooner rather than later, to clear the air, and I welcome the Health Minister’s update.”
Ms Webb stated the Legislative Council would be address its own Coronial Project Ministerial Statement next week on Wednesday, December 10.
“Many MPs across the Parliament have heard from affected Tasmanians over their grief and trauma sparked by the Coronial Project.
“I thank the Government for agreeing to my request that both Chambers are provided the opportunity to address this important matter.”
