An inquest should be held into the death of Corryn Rayney and the police investigation into her murder, the West Australian opposition says.
Former prominent barrister Lloyd Rayney was acquitted in November 2012 of murdering his estranged wife, with the judge ruling the case against him was circumstantial and her death could have been a random attack by strangers.
Ms Rayney, a former Supreme Court registrar and mother-of-two, went missing in August 2007 and was found buried head-first in Kings Park.
Her husband was controversially named the prime and only suspect in the case.
Opposition spokesman John Quigley called on WA's new coroner to convene an inquest to allow concerns about the police investigation to be "properly ventilated".
"This is within the coroner's jurisdiction, it's far far cheaper than a royal commission," Mr Quigley told reporters on Monday.
"We just want a good Queen's Counsel in there to assist the coroner and then that inquest can examine in detail the whole of the police investigation into the murder and all events subsequent to that, and will also be able to examine matters relevant to any new persons of interest or suspects."
Mr Quigley said it was up to the coroner to determine if and when a coronial inquest would be held but said it was important that the public's confidence in the system be maintained.
He noted that detectives had been publicly criticised, with some labelling them "incompetent" officers who had overlooked evidence.
"That, if it's allowed to go on too long, undermines confidence in the police," he said.
Mr Rayney previously called for an independent cold case review. But Mr Quigley said that was a matter for police.
"If there was a coronial inquest announced, I'm sure the police would hop to it and really gather it all up and get into order for the coroner," he said.
Mr Quigley, who knows Mr Rayney, did not speak with him before addressing the media.
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