Australia- Fluoride battle to Court of Appeal
Fluoride battle to Court of Appeal
Sue Gardiner | 18th May 2012 6:55 AM
LISMORE anti-fluoride campaigner Al Oshlak has vowed to take his fight against the fluoridation of the Ballina, Lismore and Wardell water supply to the Supreme Court of Appeal.
The veteran campaigner has also pledged "not to pay a cent" of the estimated $300,000legal costs racked up by Rous Water and Ballina Shire Council that he was ordered to pay by the Land and Environment Court on Wednesday night.
The court dismissed an appeal brought by Mr Oshlak aimed at overturning approvals for fluoride to be added to water in the Lismore and Ballina council areas.
He had argued that Rous Water had wrongly believed, and told councillors, they could be legally liable for not approving the construction of the fluoride dosing plants after being instructed to do so by NSW Health.
Mr Oshlak, who argues that fluoride in even small amounts is dangerous, has urged supporters not to "panic" because he expects the appeal to be successful.
Lismore City Councillor David Yarnall, who crucially changed his vote at Rous' April 2010 meeting to approve fluoride, after he and other councillors were given written legal advice that they could be liable for fines of up to $500 a day until they approved it, maintained the process was a farce.
"The whole process where the health department forced Rous to vote for the dosing plants just makes a mockery of democracy," Cr Yarnall said....
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Sue Gardiner | 18th May 2012 6:55 AM
LISMORE anti-fluoride campaigner Al Oshlak has vowed to take his fight against the fluoridation of the Ballina, Lismore and Wardell water supply to the Supreme Court of Appeal.
The veteran campaigner has also pledged "not to pay a cent" of the estimated $300,000legal costs racked up by Rous Water and Ballina Shire Council that he was ordered to pay by the Land and Environment Court on Wednesday night.
The court dismissed an appeal brought by Mr Oshlak aimed at overturning approvals for fluoride to be added to water in the Lismore and Ballina council areas.
He had argued that Rous Water had wrongly believed, and told councillors, they could be legally liable for not approving the construction of the fluoride dosing plants after being instructed to do so by NSW Health.
Mr Oshlak, who argues that fluoride in even small amounts is dangerous, has urged supporters not to "panic" because he expects the appeal to be successful.
Lismore City Councillor David Yarnall, who crucially changed his vote at Rous' April 2010 meeting to approve fluoride, after he and other councillors were given written legal advice that they could be liable for fines of up to $500 a day until they approved it, maintained the process was a farce.
"The whole process where the health department forced Rous to vote for the dosing plants just makes a mockery of democracy," Cr Yarnall said....
Many comments on article web page.
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