Forensic and Scientific Services
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. 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: Research and development. The research and development undertaken at  FSS is focused into two areas: Public and Environmental Health and Forensic Sciences. 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 References in the media. Forensic and Scientific Services is often, and incorrectly, referred to by news media as the John Tonge Centre. The John Tonge Centre refers specifically to the mortuary.