Hope steps down as WA state coroner Ninemsn Mr Hope's resignation will be effective from January 13, 2014, although he will take annual and long service leave from August 5 this year. He was appointed WA's first State Coroner in 1996, having previously been a prosecutor for the Director of Public ... WA Coroner Alastair Hope steps down State Coroner announces retirement Coroner Alastair Hope to resign |