Reconciliation and Social Justice Library

ROYAL COMMISSION INTO

ABORIGINAL DEATHS IN CUSTODY

REPORT OF THE INQUIRY INTO THE DEATH OF

MALCOLM BUZZACOTT

• MALCOLM BUZZACOTT
  • SYNOPSIS
  • PROFILE OF MALCOLM BUZZACOTT
  • EVENTS SURROUNDING THE CUSTODY AND DEATH OF THE DECEASED
    • 3.1 EVENTS PRIOR TO 19 JULY 1982
    • 3.2 THE EVENTS OF 19 JULY 1982
    • 3.3 CAUSE OF DEATH
    • 3.4 WOULD A MORE ADEQUATE HEALTH SERVICE AT THE GAOL HAVE BEEN LIKELY TO ASCERTAIN THAT MALCOLM WAS SUFFERING CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE?
    • 3.5 WAS IT APPROPRIATE FOR MALCOLM TO BE DOING THE WORK WHICH HE WAS DOING ON THE DAY OF HIS DEATH?
    • 3.6 SHOULD PRISON OFFICER DOHNT HAVE ACTED DIFFERENTLY?
  • THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLARKSON COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
    • 4.1 SYSTEM OF HEALTH SERVICES TO PRISONERS
    • 4.2 HEALTH SERVICES IN PORT AUGUSTA GAOL 1982
  • POST DEATH INVESTIGATIONS
    • 5.1 THE POLICE INVESTIGATION
    • 5.2 THE POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION
    • 5.3 THE CORONIAL INQUEST
  • UNDERLYING ISSUES
    • 6.1 INTRODUCTION
    • 6.2 THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
      • 6.2.1 IMPRISONMENT FOR NON-PAYMENT OF FINES
    • 6.3 ABORIGINAL HEALTH
      • 6.3.1 ALCOHOL
    • SCHEDULE 1
    • SCHEDULE 2: LIST OF WITNESSES
    • SCHEDULE 3: LIST OF EXHIBITS