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Case study 5.8: Telstra case 2006 (NSW) (p. 256)
Legal:
For a discussion of the case, see Jacqueline Peel, ‘When (Scientific) Rationality Rules: (Mis)application of the Precautionary Principle in Australian Mobile Phone Tower Cases’ (2007) 19 Journal of Environmental Law 103; see also Julie Lewis, ‘Standing on Principle’ (2006) 44(8) Law Society Journal 24 for a discussion focussed on the personality of Preston CJ.
Policy:
For more on the policy response to this threat, see Adam Burgess, ‘Comparing National Responses to Perceived Health Risks from Mobile Phone Masts’ (2002) 4(2) Health, Risk and Society 175, discussing the role of government in shaping social health concerns. See also the website of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (www.arpansa.gov.au), including the Radiation Protection Standard.
For more information on the health and environmental effects of mobile phone towers, see the website of the South Australian EPA, with a section devoted to Mobile Phone Base Stations (http://www.epa.sa.gov.au/basestation.html).
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