Forensic and Scientific Services (FSS) is part of Queensland Health and provides specialist scientific and medical analysis and independent expert advice in the state of Queensland, Australia. It is sometimes referred to as the John Tonge Centre.
Established | 1989 |
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Address | 39 Kessels Road |
Location | Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia |
4108 | |
Operating agency | Queensland Health |
Website | Forensic and Scientific Services |
Forensic and Scientific Services are part of the government response to threats to public health, threats to the environment, epidemics, civil emergencies, criminal investigations and coroners' inquiries into reportable deaths. Additionally they provide services to private and public sector clients in forensics, public health and environmental science. Services include:
The research and development undertaken at FSS is focused into two areas: Public and Environmental Health and Forensic Sciences.[16]
Forensic and Scientific Services have an extensive collection of reference and clinical samples. External researchers can apply to access coronial and non-coronial biological data [17]
Forensic and Scientific Services is often, and incorrectly, referred to by news media as the John Tonge Centre.[18][19] The John Tonge Centre refers specifically to the mortuary.