Tag Archives: ACMA

Australian 5G inquiry report ignores the science

Posted on May 31, 2020 by

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts’ report, entitled The next gen future: Inquiry into the deployment, adoption and application of 5G in Australia, was presented to Parliament on 12 May 2020. The chair of the … Continue reading →

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Federal Government announces $9 million splurge to ‘build public confidence’ in 5G safety

Posted on December 21, 2019 by

In an astonishing move, given that an Inquiry into 5G in Australia is currently underway, a joint media release from the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts and Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck, who … Continue reading →

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Is the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) a captured agency?

Posted on September 4, 2016 by

A captured agency is defined as a regulatory agency which, rather than serving the public interest, is largely under the influence of the industry or sector that it is charged with regulating. The USA’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is … Continue reading →

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Victoria’s Department of Health continues to play pass-the-parcel with our health

Posted on July 30, 2016 by

Stop Smart Meters Australia has been advised by the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) that “radiofrequency matters are considered to be outside the scope of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008, as the Commonwealth has specific legislation … Continue reading →

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SSMA’s submission to the Review of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)

Posted on August 21, 2015 by

Stop Smart Meters Australia’s August 2015 submission to the Department of Communications advocated for the regulatory functions of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to be separated from its role of raising revenue, to include within its remit responsibility … Continue reading →

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ELECTROSENSITIVITY – HAS SOCIETY LOST ITS MORAL COMPASS?

Posted on October 10, 2014 by

An ignored emerging global health, civic and human rights crisis The following article raises some fundamental issues about how electrosensitive people are being treated around the world and is likely to become a burgeoning issue for Governments, health officials and … Continue reading →

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SSMA advocates for a separate regulatory body to monitor electromagnetic radiation emission levels

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Public comment sought by ACMA on draft legislation

Posted on April 28, 2014 by

The ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) is planning on ‘rolling over’ existing legislation which specifies maximum Electromagnetic Emission exposure levels to humans and labelling protocols for devices incorporating radiocommunications transmitter(s) with integral antennas. These devices include smart meters and … Continue reading →

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Wireless Networking in Schools – A call to limit unnecessary radiation exposure in light of potential health risks

Posted on September 24, 2013 by

Marshall Roberts is an IT specialist who has performed research on the potential health effects of wireless networking in schools because he has children and is concerned about the astronomical uptake of wireless technologies in schools. Marshall wrote a comprehensive … Continue reading →

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When Health Issues are not the responsibility of a Health Department – How Bizarre!

Posted on July 2, 2013 by

Taking a stand Part 6 – Taking the Chief Health Officer of Victoria to task While I was in correspondence with ARPANSA over Australia’s questionable RF standards, I decided I would send a please explain letter to the Victorian Chief … Continue reading →

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