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Terms of Reference
On 8 December 1999 the Senate referred the following matters
to the Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
References Committee for inquiry (to commence not before 31 March 2000) and report
by 31 October 2000 (subsequently extended to 4 May 2001):
- an examination of the allocation of funding from the Commonwealth’s
$4.5 million fund for electro-magnetic radiation research and public
information;
- a review of current Australian and international research into
electro-magnetic radiation and its effects as it applies to telecommunications
equipment, including but not limited to, mobile telephones;
- an examination of the current Australian Interim Standard [AS/NZS 2772.1
(Int): 1998], as it applies to telecommunications;
- an examination of efforts to set an Australian Standard dealing with
electro-magnetic emissions;
- an examination of the merits of the transfer of the responsibility for
setting a new Australian standard for electro-magnetic emissions to the
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency.
Membership of the
Committee - 39th Parliament
Members:
Senator Lyn Allison (Chair) (AD, VIC)
Senator John Tierney (Deputy
Chair) (LP, NSW)
Senator Mark Bishop (ALP, WA)
Senator the Hon Nick Bolkus (ALP, SA)
Senator Kate Lundy (ALP, ACT)
Senator Tseben Tchen (LP, VIC)
Participating Members:
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Senator the Hon
Eric Abetz (LP, TAS)
Senator Andrew Bartlett
(AD, QLD)
Senator the Hon
Ron Boswell (NP, QLD)
Senator Bob Brown
(AG, TAS)
Senator Paul Calvert
(LP, TAS)
Senator George Campbell
(ALP, NSW)
Senator Kim Carr
(ALP, VIC)
Senator Grant Chapman
(LP, SA)
Senator Helen Coonan
(LP, NSW)
Senator Winston
Crane (LP, WA)
Senator Alan Eggleston
(LP, WA)
Senator the Hon
John Faulkner (ALP, NSW)
Senator Alan Ferguson
(LP, SA)
Senator Jeannie
Ferris (LP, SA)
Senator the Hon
Brian Gibson AM (LP, TAS)
Senator Brian
Harradine (IND, TAS)
Senator Len Harris
(PHON, QLD)
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Senator Steve
Hutchins (ALP, NSW)
Senator Sue Knowles
(LP, WA)
Senator Meg Lees
(AD, SA)
Senator Sue Mackay
(ALP, TAS)
Senator Brett
Mason (LP, QLD)
Senator Julian
McGauran (NPA, VIC)
Senator Jan
McLucas (ALP, QLD)
Senator
Shayne Murphy (ALP, TAS)
Senator
Marise Payne (LP, NSW)
Senator the
Hon Chris Schacht (ALP, SA)
Senator
Natasha Stott Despoja (AD, SA)
Senator John
Watson (LP, TAS)
Senator Aden
Ridgeway (AD, NSW) appointed for arts issues
Senator Vicki
Bourne (AD, NSW) appointed for the inquiry into the online delivery of ABC
material
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Committee Secretariat
Senate Environment,
Communications, Information Technology
and the Arts References Committee
S1.57, Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Tel: 02 6277 3526
Fax: 02 6277 5818
Email:
ecita.sen@aph.gov.au
Internet: http://www.aph.gov.au/senate_environment
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