The MCF has welcomed the opportunity to make a submission to the Department of Planning and Community Development in response to the Draft Planning and Environment Amendment (General) Bill.

A recent Federal Health Department audit of a mobile phone base stations at four sites has again found base station radio frequency (RF) emissions are clearly meeting Australia’s safety standards.

The Mobile Carriers Forum (MCF) has welcomed the Victorian State Government’s interim findings in its review of Victoria’s Planning System and the 1987 Planning and Environment Act, which comes after more than 21 years of operation.

In 2008, the ACRBR produced banners for Science and Wireless 08 that provided excellent information. Many carrier staff who saw them felt that they would be beneficial to use when attending community consultations and council meetings.

The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) regularly conducts surveys of radio frequency electromagnetic energy (RF EME) levels arising from mobile phone base stations.