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AUSTRALIAN VACCINATION NETWORK AND MS MERYL DOREY

OFFICIAL INVESTIGATIONS IN COURTS, TRIBUNALS, AND INVESTIGATIVE ORGANISATIONS

OFFICE REFERENCE CONCERNING FINDINGS RESULT

FEDERAL

MAGISTRATES

COURT

FMCA 625

AVN V BRONWYN

HANCOCK

14/10/2004

AVN SUED

HANCOCK FOR

DAMAGES

CLAIM

DISMISSED

From the judgement: 13. This is a most unfortunate case. It should never

have been brought.

ABCCOMPLAINTS

MORNINGS4 SEPT 2009

11/11/2009

DOREYS ABUSE OFSTATISTICS

UPHELD Dorey referred to statistics which suggested that whilst the rates ofvaccination had increased, the number of cases had also substantially

increased in the period 1991 to 2008. The statistics were drawn from

different data sets and related to different groups of children. Although

each individual statistic was in and of itself accurate and drawn from a

verifiable Government source, the comparative manner in which they

were presented was misleading. Further, the first vaccination rate statistic

was for the year 2001 but was presented as a vaccination rate for 1991.

ABC

COMPLAINTS

ABC WEBSITE

29/6/2010

USE OF MERYL

DOREY IN

INTERVIEW

UPHELD Dorey not an impartial or qualified provider of sc ientifically-recognised

vaccination information. the ABC acknowledged that the AVN was

inappropriately described as a watchdog on the program website. The

term did not provide sufficient context to make clear that the organisationis an anti-vaccination lobby group.

ABC

COMPLAINTS

ABC WEBSITE

29/05/2010

USE OF MERYL

DOREY IN

INTERVIEW

UPHELD Ms Dorey was a spokesperson for an anti-vaccination lobby group and

not an impartial or qualified provider of scientifically-recognised

vaccination information.

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AVN was inappropriately described as a watchdog on the program

website. The term did not provide sufficient context to make clear that the

organisation is an anti-vaccination lobby group. The website was amended

to describe the AVN as an anti-vaccination lobby group.

HCCC 09/01695

07/07/2010

MEDICAL ADVICE COMPLAINTS

UPHELD

REPORT ISSUED, PUBLIC WARNING PUBLISHED

RETRACTED BY SUPREME COURTOLGR INVESTIGATION

REPORT

18/10/2010

FINANCE MANY

FINANCIAL

IRREGULARITIES

CANCEL CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING AUTHORITY

CFA REINSTATED BY NEGOTIATION

ABC

COMPLAINTS

ABC WEBSITE

24/5/2011

USE OF MERYL

DOREY IN

INTERVIEW

UPHELD Found Doreys views are not accepted by mainstream health

professionals, that the AVN is a lobby group and that the representative

has no medical qualifications.

TGA 2012/04/022

16/08/2012

AVNS

PROMOTION OF

BLACK SALVE

COMPLAINT

JUSTIFIED

Order: Withdrawal of representations, Withdrawal of advertisement,

Publication of a retraction

AVN REFUSED TO COMPLY.

TGA THEN ISSUED A REGULATION 9 ORDER TO COMPLY ON 16/5/2013

AVN REFUSED TO COMPLY

TGA 2012/05/013

20/09/2012

DOREYS

PROMOTION OF

BLACK SALVE

COMPLAINT

JUSTIFIED

Order: Publication of a retraction, Withdrawal of representations,

Withdrawal of advertisement

DOREY REFUSED TO COMPLY

ADMINISTRATIVE

DECISIONS

TRIBUNAL

123128

13/03/2013

RELEASE OF

CORRESPONDENCE

BETWEEN FAIR

TRADING AND

AVN

ORDER TO

RELEASE

DOCUMENTS

AVNS APPEAL AGAINST NSW GOVTS DECISION TO RELEASE DOCUMENTS

REJECTED

DOCS AVAILABLE HERE

ACMA 2012/129222/04/2013

DOREYSAPPEARANCE

ON WIN TV NEWS

COMPLAINTJUSTIFIED

DOREYS CLAIMS FOUND TO BE FALSE. WIN TV REQUESTED BY ACMA TO BROADCAST A CORRECTION

WIN REFUSED TO COMPLY

HCCC HANSARD

29/05/2013

MEDICAL ADVICE NEW

INVESTIGATION

MINISTER FOR HEALTH ANNOUNCED NEW INVESTIGATION IN

PARLIAMENT

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ABC

COMPLAINTS

ABC WEBSITE

23/01/2012

USE OF MERYL

DOREY IN

INTERVIEW

UPHELD inboth interviews, the ABC found that the AVN representative (Dorey)

was not introduced with sufficient context to ensure listeners were not

misled by her claims about the effectiveness of the pertussis vaccine.

NSW LOCAL

COURT

AVO APPLICATION

AGAINST PERSON

1

AGREEMENT

REACHED BY

CONSENT

Dorey sought an order inter alia that The defendant must not mention the

applicant in any online forum in any derogatory manner.This part was

not consented to.

NSW LOCAL

COURT

AVO APPLICATION

AGAINST PERSON

2

APPLICATION

DISMISSED Dorey sought an order inter alia that The defendant must not mention the

applicant in any online forum in any derogatory manner.Dorey appealed

to the Local Court but withdrew the appeal 2 days before hearing.

NSW LOCAL

COURT

AVO APPLICATION

AGAINST PERSON

3

APPLICATION

DISMISSED

Dorey sought an order inter alia that The defendant must not mention the

applicant in any online forum in any derogatory manner. Application was

refused by the magistrate, costs awarded against Dorey, approx $11,000.

ADMINISTRATIVE

DECISIONS

TRIBUNAL

133078 - AVN APPEALING

AGAINST ORDER

TO CHANGE NAME

AVN LOST DECISION OF THE DIRECTORGENERAL AFFIRMED.

http://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/action/PJUDG?jgmtid=168432

NSW FAIR

TRADING

Sunday Telegraph

article

16/06/2013

NEW

INVESTIGATION

INTO FINANCES

Investigation revealed in Sunday Telegraph newspaper. Duration and

results unknown at this stage..

TGA 2012/06/028

15/11/2012

Living Wisdom

advertising for

Total Care and

Bio-Chelat and

DentaCare

Mouthwash

UPHELD

Order: Publication of a retraction, Withdrawal of representations,

Withdrawal of advertisement

AVN and DOREY REFUSED TO COMPLY

HCCC HCCC WEBSITE

30/04/2014

MEDICAL ADVICE FOUND TO

OFFERINCORRECT

AND

MISLEADING

ADVICE

PUBLIC WARNING ISSUED. HCCC ADVISED THE AVSN TO CORRECT THEIR

PUBLICATIONS, AND WARNED THAT THEY WILL MONITOR COMPLIANCE.

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