Overview

• The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions ruled there is insufficient evidence to prosecute the Department of Defence over workplace safety breaches linked to the July 2023 MRH-90 Taipan helicopter crash.
• Relatives of Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class 2 Phillip Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs have signalled plans to request a formal review of the CDPP’s decision.
• The Australian Defence Force has accepted all 46 recommendations from the Defence Flight Safety Bureau report and begun implementing reforms to address spatial disorientation and equipment deficiencies.
• An independent inquiry led by former judge Margaret McMurdo has concluded its hearings and is preparing a detailed report into helmet-visor inconsistencies and crew fatigue uncovered during the investigation.
• A Queensland coroner’s probe remains active, examining alleged fatigue management failures and night-vision device breaches identified by Comcare.