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Date: Sun, 4 Jun 95 10:29:44 +1000
From: ROB CASON <iantdaus@oz*.co*.au*>
Organization: OzEmail Pty Ltd
To: techdiver@terra.net (Tech Diver Server),
     maiser@co*.ci*.uf*.ed* (Cave Diver Server),
     hypbar-l%technion.bitne.t@ta*.ta*.ac*.il* (HyperBaric & Diving Medicine List)
Subject: Recreational Mixed Gas Diving - Introduction into Australia
Frrom RCason - IANTDAUS@Oz*.co*.au*

As many of you already know, there was considerable opposition to the 
introduction of recreational mixed gas diving in Australasia from the NSW, SA 
and QLD Governments & the Royal Australian and Royal New Zealand Navies that 
resulted in WorkCover Prohibition and Improvement Notices in NSW and a total 
ban in QLD.

After seeking legal advice from the solicitors Parry, Carroll and Kanjian (the 
solicitors who ran the successful Midford - Paramount v. Australian Customs 
Service case), I approached Senator Jocelyn Newman (Opposition Shadow Minister 
for Defence) about the issue.

On Friday 02 June 1995, Senator Newman asked  Senator Ray (Minister for 
Defence),  RADM C. Barrie (Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Royal Australian Navy) 
and VADM R. Walls (Assistant Chief of Defence Force), a series of questions 
about the issue in the Senate Budget Estimates Committee.
These questions are recorded in Hansard (Official Parliamentary Record)

Navy could not provide appropriate answers to many of the questions and 
undertook to provide the Committee and Senator Newman with the necessary 
answers.

Questions included contestable profession advice provided to the NSW WorkCover 
Authority and the role of Navy in the obstruction of recreational mixed gas 
diving.  Questions about possible bastardisation during Navy diving courses 
were also raised.

The matter has also been referred separately to the Commonwealth and Defence 
Force Ombudsman.

Will keep you informed of developments as they occur.











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