FOI request 2391 – Chief Medical Officer statement on safety of 5G technology.

The information released on this page relates to documents relied upon by the then Chief Medical Officer, Brendan Murphy when making his statement that 5G technology is safe and not hazardous to human health on 24 January 2020.

Downloads

Email correspondence between the then Chief Medical Officer, Dr Brendan Murphy, and the Assistant Secretary of Regulatory Policy Branch, Gillian Shaw, regarding a letter to the CMO from the Australian Mobile Telecommunication Association – 18/11/2019

Email to CMO’s Executive Officer attaching the FAS-cleared draft CMO Statement on 5G – 19/12/2019

Email from CMO’s Executive Officer advising on next steps for the CMO Statement on 5G – 20/12/2019

Email from CMO’s Executive Officer to the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) attaching a copy of the draft statement for comment - 20/12/2019

Email correspondence from Chris Althuis, CEO AMTA, regarding CMO Statement -23/12/2019

Email from Sarah Norris, Assistant Secretary of Regulatory Policy Branch, to the CMO providing final documents for release – 21/01/2020

Talking Points 5G Media Released as endorsed by ARPANSA – 13/01/2020

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FOI number:
2391-2021
FOI release date:
Publication type:
Report
Audience:
General public
Description:

This request looks at the documents relied upon by the then Chief Medical Officer, Brendan Murphy when making his statement on the safety of 5G technology on 24 January 2020.

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