SOLARIA

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (15:06): Supplementary question: could the minister take on notice and provide references for the research upon which the government based its decision and, in particular, the research that demonstrates the increased incidence of melanomas as a result of using commercial solaria?

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (15:07): That is a very tough question from the Hon. Mr Lucas, but let me give him the answer now. I refer to the following research documents:

Makin, Dobbinson and Herd's 'The increase in solariums in Australia, 1992-2006' published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health in 2007.

Jopson and Reeder's 'An audit of Yellow Pages telephone directory listings of indoor tanning facilities and services in New Zealand, 1992-2006', also in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.

Makin and Dobbinson's 'Changes in solarium numbers in Australia following negative media and legislation' in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.

Gies, Javorniczky, Henderson, McLennan, Roy and Lock's 'UVR emissions from solaria in Australia and implications for the regulation process' published in the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology.

The National Health and Medical Research Council's Suntanning parlours, solaria, home tanning equipment (position statement-revised) dated 2002.

The National Radiological Protection Board's Health Effects from ultraviolet radiation, report of an advisory group on non-ionising radiation from 2002.

International Agency for Research on Cancer's IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, volume 55. Solar and ultraviolet radiation from 1992.

The Scientific Committee on Consumer Products. European Commission, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General's Opinion on biological effects of ultraviolet radiation relevant to health with particular reference to sunbeds for cosmetic purposes from 2006.

Cust, Armstrong, Goumas, Jenkins, Schmid and Hopper's 'Sunbed use during adolescence and early adulthood is associated with increased risk of early-onset melanoma' published in the International Journal of Cancer in 2011.

Gordon, Hirst, Gies and Green's 'What impact would effective solarium regulation have in Australia?' in the Medical Journal of Australia in 2008.

Boniol, Autier, Boyle and Gandini's 'Cutaneous melanoma attributable to sunbed use: systematic review and meta-analysis'in the British Medical Journal.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer Working Group on artificial ultraviolet (UV) light and skin cancer's 'The Association of use of sunbeds with cutaneous malignant melanoma and other skin cancers: A systematic review' published in the International Journal of Cancer in 2007.

Speight, Dahl and Farr's 'Actinic keratosis induced by use of sunbed' published in the British Medical Journal in 1994.

Shuttleworth's 'Sunbeds and the pursuit of the year round tan', published in the British Medical Journal in 1993.

Lavker, Gerberick, Veres, Irwin and Kaidbey's 'Cumulative effects from repeated exposures to suberythemal doses of UVB and UVA in human skin', published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology in 1995.

Whiteman, Whiteman and Green's 'Childhood sun exposure as a risk factor for melanoma: a systematic review of epidemiologic studies' in Cancer Causes Control in 2001.

Armstrong and Kricker's 'The epidemiology of UV induced skin cancer' in the Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology in 2001.

The World Health Organisation's Artificial tanning sunbeds risks and guidance from 2003.