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Hearings continue for the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force MRH-90 Inquiry.
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The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF) appointed an inquiry to rigorously examine the circumstances and cause of deaths regarding the fatal crash of Australian Army MRH-90 Taipan helicopter, callsign Bushman 83, late last year.
The aircraft catastrophically crashed into the water near Lindeman Island while conducting night-time training during Exercise Talisman Sabre, resulting in the deaths of Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock, and Corporal Alexander Naggs.
The inquiry will attempt to determine whether actions or inactions by ADF personnel or others; compliance or non-compliance with policies and procedures; or other matters were contributing factors.
“Leading the inquiry is former Justice the Honourable Margaret McMurdo AC, who will be supported by Air Vice-Marshal Geoff Harland AM CSC DSM, a senior Air Force officer with considerable aviation and air safety experience who has recently retired from full-time service,” according to a public statement.
“The inquiry will be assisted by barrister, Colonel Jens Streit, who is a senior Army Reservist. Additional Assistant inspectors general ADF have also been assigned to the inquiry team.
The first public hearing was held in Brisbane on 27 February 2024. The second phase of the inquiry’s public hearing was held from Monday, 29 April 2024 to Friday, 3 May 2024. The inquiry’s third phase public hearing will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre commencing at 1000 on Monday, 17 June 2024 and will conclude by 1700 on Friday, 21 June 2024. The duration of the hearing phase is five days.
The hearings will commence at 0930 on Wednesday, 19 June and Thursday, 20 June. On Friday, 21 June, the hearing will commence at 1100. The hearing will be live streamed.
