International internet sweep day

The ACCC and other consumer and health protection authorities from Australia and up to 30 other countries begin searching thousands of websites to uncover cyber health scams tomorrow morning.

The Chairman of the ACCC, Professor Allan Fels, will be available in the Canberra Sweep Room, Level 4, 470 Northbourne Ave, Dickson ACT, from 11am to 12pm tomorrow to answer questions.

Other organisations present in the Canberra Sweep Room include the Consumer Affairs Division of the Treasury, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, and the ACT Office of Fair Trading.

Other Australian venues for the sweep include:

Melbourne, VIC – 11am – 12pm Contact: Tom Fahy (03) 9290 1860

Level 35, 360 Elizabeth St Melbourne

Mr Sitesh Bhojani, ACCC Commissioner responsible for health matters and ACCC representation at the IMSN will be available to the media, along with the Honourable Marsha Thomson, Minister for Consumer and Business Affairs, and Ms Beth Wilson, Victorian Health Services Commissioner.

Sydney, NSW – 11am – 12pm Contact: Rose Webb (02) 9230 9133

Level 7, Angel Place, 123 Pitt St Sydney

Ms Amanda Adrian, Commissioner, NSW Health Care Complaints Commission.

Perth, WA – 11am – 12pm Contact: Larry Kelly (08) 9325 3622

Level 3, 233 Adelaide Terrace Perth

Mr David Keislake, Director, Office of Health Review, WA.

Brisbane, QLD – 11am – 12pm Contact: Alan Ducret (07) 3835 4666

Level 10, 500 Queen St Brisbane

Adelaide, SA – 11am – 12pm Contact: Bob Weymouth (08) 8213 3453

Level 1, 13 Grenfell St Adelaide