Documents held by Comcare relating to a WHS Concern regarding mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)/Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) exposure

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The release comprises internal Comcare emails, an August 2024 Regulatory Operations intelligence report, media articles and third-party research on blast-related brain injuries in Defence personnel. The emails concern WHS Concern NOT00035452, created in July 2024 after two media articles in The Australian on explosion-related brain injuries in Defence members; the Regional Operations Director described the regulatory approach as sound. The intelligence report analyses Comcare data from 1 January 2012 to 23 July 2024 on explosion and weapon discharge incidents involving Defence entities, drawing on DVA and ABS census figures. Later material includes a Herald Sun article on a $577,000 Defence brain trauma study, DoD blast overpressure guidance, and a March 2025 inspection report (MC0003765) of Defence HQJOC covering management of blast exposure risks during operational planning. Some passages and data tables are redacted under sections 22, 47C, 47E(d) and 47F.