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2000/2001 ANNUAL REPORT
19. Expert Committee to Examine Balkan Veteran Exposure to Depleted Uranium
The RMA members are part of an Expert Committee, appointed on behalf of the Minister
for Veteransí Affairs on the 19 February 2001, to examine the medical-scientific
evidence for health effects from possible exposure to depleted uranium by Australian
Defence Force (ADF) personnel who have served in the Balkans with NATO forces.
The committee is required to report to the Minister in two stages:
- by 31 July 2001, on the review of scientific literature
on the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium, and
- by 30 September 2001, on the results of the questionnaires
and health screenings of ADF members who served in the Balkans, and on a follow-up
regime.
This page last updated 10 April 2002.
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