▁an ▁unusual ▁case ." ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ret rial , ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁Chief ▁Cor on er ▁consult ed ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁coron er ▁and ▁others ▁to ▁decide ▁whether ▁to ▁conduct ▁in quest s ▁into ▁the ▁death s , ▁as ▁the ▁ver dict ▁imp lied ▁the ▁death ▁certific ates ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁accurate . ▁However ▁no ▁in quest s ▁were ▁held ; ▁a ▁Law ▁Society ▁sp okes man ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁even ▁if ▁the ▁coron er ' s ▁find ings ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁the ▁ret rial ▁ver dict , ▁this ▁could ▁not ▁lead ▁to ▁any ▁further ▁legal ▁action ▁against ▁B ain . ▁ ▁Comp ens ation ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁B ain ▁lod ged ▁an ▁application ▁for ▁compens ation ▁for ▁wrong ful ▁imprison ment . ▁His ▁case ▁fell ▁outside ▁Cab inet ▁rules ▁on ▁compens ation , ▁meaning ▁the ▁government ▁was ▁not ▁obliged ▁to ▁pay ▁him ▁anything , ▁but ▁may ▁do ▁so ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁establish ▁his ▁innoc ence ▁on ▁" the ▁balance ▁of ▁prob abilities " ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁" v ict im ▁of ▁exception al ▁circumstances ". ▁ ▁Ian ▁B inn ie ' s ▁report ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁high - profile ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁case , ▁Justice ▁Minister ▁Simon ▁Power ▁chose ▁an ▁over se as ▁judge   – ▁retired ▁Canadian ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Justice ▁Ian ▁B inn ie   – ▁to ▁examine ▁B ain ' s ▁application ▁for ▁compens ation . ▁After ▁a ▁year - long ▁investigation , ▁B inn