The implementation of the upgrade to the latest version of the coding system used for many fields on the NCIS (ICECI) is now underway.

The rollout of these new codes to the NCIS system means that there will be a short period where we will not be uploading new data to the NCIS for certain states.

For example, as from Monday 23 June, no new uploads are being received from Tasmania, ACT, NT or QLD.
From Tuesday the 7th August, no new uploads will be received from SA.
NSW and Victoria will continue to upload data to the NCIS as per usual during this period, as their rollout is scheduled last.

The suspension of data uploads is to accommodate for the new code sets being rolled out to the local systems used by the Coroners Courts.

While all states are having their local systems updated, we will also be updating the codes on the NCIS database and web interface, and mapping the old codes to their corresponding new codes. This will be done offline, so users will still be able to access the existing database with the old code sets while this process is occurring. We expect that by the end of August, we should be ready to release the NCIS database with its new code sets for use by all users. At this time we will also do a full upload of all data from local systems to ensure NCIS data is back in sequence with local system information.

In summary, the ICECI upgrade may affect you in the following ways:

• No new data uploads from most states for around 1 month (from this week)
• Ultimate change to codesets which you may use to regularly identify cases of interest (you may need to redesign any saved queries once the new codesets come into force)

We believe the benefits of this new codeset upgrade will outweigh any short term inconvenience and we ask for your patience during this time. The important thing to note is that the NCIS system via the web will continue to be available throughout this process….it will just not be constantly updated as would normally occur.

Click here to access the new data dictionary, or select one of the hyperlinks below for an explanation of how certain code sets have changed.