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 11 am to 12 pm 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.
Tuesday 29 January 2002
11 am – 12 pm
Level 7, 470 Northbourne Ave, Dickson ACT
Other Australian venues for the sweep include:
Melbourne, VIC – 11 am – 12 pm Contact: Tom Fahy (03) 9290 1860
Level 35, 360 Elizabeth Street, 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 – 11 am – 12 pm Contact: Rose Webb (02) 9230 9133
Level 7, Angel Place, 123 Pitt Street, Sydney
Ms Amanda Adrian, Commissioner, NSW Health Care Complaints Commission.
Perth, WA – 11 am – 12 pm Contact: Larry Kelly (08) 9325 3622
Level 3, 233 Adelaide Terrace Perth
Mr David Keislake, Director, Office of Health Review, WA.
Brisbane, QLD – 11 am – 12 pm Contact: Alan Ducret (07) 3835 4666
Level 10, 500 Queen Street, Brisbane
Adelaide, SA – 11 am – 12 pm Contact: Bob Weymouth (08) 8213 3453
Level 1, 13 Grenfell Street Adelaide