An inquest beginning today will examine why it took 31 hours to medically evacuate a refugee from Nauru to Australia after he had set himself on fire.
At the time, media reported 24-year-old Omid Masoumali poured petrol over himself and lit it in front of officials from the United Nations Refugee Agency.
The Iranian man died from multiple organ failure shortly after arriving at a Brisbane hospital in April 2016
Queensland coroner Terry Ryan will look into what more could have been done to prevent the death, along with the health and medical evacuation services provided.
The National Justice Project's Principal Solicitor, George Newhouse, representing Mr Masoumali's family, says they hope the inquest will lead to change.
