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Final Report of the Expert Panel
to Review SAS Veterans’ Health Concerns

December 2003

Minister Vale and Brough released this comprehensive review of the possible health effects of SAS service.

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Body of Report
Final SAS Report (PDF 650KB 104 pages)

Appendices
Appendix A:	LEAD (PDF 270KB 33 pages)
Appendix B:	NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY COMMISSION (NOHSC) - Control of Inorganic Lead at Work (PDF 2400KB 43 pages)
Appendix C:	LETTER RECEIVED FROM WESTERN DIAGNOSTICS CONCERNING BLOOD LEAD LEVEL TESTING (PDF 530KB 5 pages)
Appendix D:	CS (PDF 450KB 60 pages)
Appendix E:	SMOKE AND MASKING AGENTS (PDF 830KB 78 pages)
Appendix F:	LETTER TO THE MINISTER CONCERNING SMOKE AND MASKING AGENTS (PDF 120KB 2 pages)
Appendix G:	LETTERS RECEIVED FROM THE SASR CONCERNING SMOKE GRENADES (PDF 1900KB 27 pages)
Appendix H:	DETECTION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GENETIC ABNORMALITIES (PDF 115KB 4 pages)
Appendix I:	LETTER TO THE REPATRATION COMMISSIONER CONCERNING GENETIC TESTS ON FORMER MEMBERS OF THE SASR (PDF 80KB 2 pages)
Appendix J:	SUMMARY TABLE OF SMOKING AND DRINKING PREVALENCE IN MILITARY AND VETERAN POPULATIONS (PDF 140KB 6 pages)
Appendix K:	STATEMENTS OF PRINCIPLES RELEVANT TO THE TERMS OF REFERENCE (PDF 150KB 7 pages)
Appendix L:	REFERENCES (PDF 225KB 40 pages)

Final Report of the Expert Panel to Review SAS Veterans’ Health Concerns

December 2003

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Final Report of the Expert Panel
to Review SAS Veterans’ Health Concerns