BOI Into The Death Of Captain Paul Lawton

Hearing Session For Board Of Inquiry Into The Death Of Captain Paul Lawton On 16 August 2007

What: The Board of Inquiry (BOI) into the circumstances surrounding the death of Captain Paul Lawton.

When: 16 August 2007, from 2.00pm.

Where: Defence Plaza, Melbourne.

Who: Board members comprise Mr Christopher Lee, a retired South Australian District Court Judge, (BOI President); and LTCOL Nicholas Masotti, an experienced Nursing Officer with a critical care and emergency care background (Board member).

Background:
The BOI to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of Captain Paul Lawton will hold a hearing session on the afternoon of 16 August 2007, from 2.00pm at Defence Plaza in Melbourne.
Captain Lawton was a member of the Defence Materiel Organisation’s Abrams project team. While escorting the initial Abrams tanks from the United States to Melbourne, Captain Lawton fell ill and died on 31 August 2006.
The BOI will conduct its hearings of oral witnesses in public, except for those elements that would involve the disclosure of classified information or otherwise in accordance with directions issued by the Board President.
Media interested in attending the oral hearings are encouraged to obtain information on the media arrangements. As the hearings will be conducted at a Defence establishment, all media will be required to show photo ID. At the direction of the BOI President, no photography or recording devices will be allowed in the hearing room.

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