Senator Malcolm Roberts has alleged several ‘breaches of the law’ in the deaths of four Australian Defence Force personnel during an MRH-90 Taipan helicopter crash in 2023. Senator Roberts levelled the allegations in the Senate on 1 September regarding documents reportedly sourced from a Comcare investigation into the accident. Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Captain Danniel Lyon, Warrant Officer Class 2 Joseph “Phillip” Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs lost their lives when their Australian Army MRH-90 Taipan helicopter impacted waters near Lindeman Island, Queensland, on 28 July 2023. “These persons fabricated a series of documents to support service release using ad hoc processes not approved under the Defence Aviation Safety Regulation. “All of the four men on board the ill-fated Taipan helicopter were likely experiencing hazardous levels of fatigue as a result of disruptive work patterns, burnout and rough sleeping conditions during the defence training exercise,” he said.