Subject:  Australian Senate Inquiry (Benson).
Date:     Thu, 23 Nov 2000 062327 -0600
From:     Roy Beavers 
To:       guru 
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Subject: Australian Senate Inquiry
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 15:25:13 +1100
From: "Benson, Sarah (Sen L. Allison)" 
To: "'roy@emfguru.com'" 

pls post this one! 
  
> Roy
> 
> This inquiry is now almost at an end.  There will be one more day of
> hearings which has been put into next year (2 March) due to other
> unforseen parliamentary business.  
> 
> There have been four days of hearings so far in three different cities.
> Dr Repacholi appeared first, and subsequently we have heard from Dr Bruce
> Hocking, Dr John Holt, Prof Ted Litovitz, Prof Olle Johansson, an industry
> peak body (AMTA), Stewart Fist, Dr Peter French, Dr Stan Barnett (CSIRO),
> the unions, a consumers group, Dr David Black, EMRAA, The EMR Safety
> Network International (who mention electrosensitivity), Standards
> Australia, the Australian Communications Authority, and many many others.
> The web page for the transcripts is: 
> 
> http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/senate/commttee/comsen.htm   then go to the
> 8th committee listed (Environment, Communications, Information Technology
> and the Arts) then scroll down until you see the EMR inquiry.  Some of the
> files are very long, but for anyone involved in this issue are absorbing
> to read.
  
You need to be aware that the industry has be coaching a couple of the
senators as to questions etc and in a few cases one senator in particular
descends to bullying tactics. 

>  
> Recommended reading are Bruce Hocking in Melbourne, (who was asked about
> the abolition of his position as Chief Medical Officer at Telstra after he
> referred some employees and clients who were suffering from adverse health
> effects from their mobile phones), Ted Litovitz, Stewart Fist, Peter
> French in particular, but also EMRAA, EMR Safety Network, John Holt and
> Olle Johansson.
> 
> Next year we hear from both Neil Cherry and John Moulder.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Sarah Benson
> 
> 
>


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