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The Astronomy Advisory Committee

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

K. C. Westfold*
Affiliation:
Monash University

Extract

The present Astronomy Advisory Committee (AAC) was set up by the then Minister for Science and the Environment, Senator J. J. Webster, in July 1979 following a Government review of astronomical facilities carried out by an interdepartmental committee (IDC) in 1978-1979. The IDC was assisted by an expert sub-committee, whose report Review of Observatories (1978) has since been published. The AAC consists of a chairman and ten members drawn from the astronomical community in Australia. It is serviced by the Department of Science and the Environment.

Type
Invited Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1980

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References

Review of Observatories: Report of Expert Sub-committee. Australian Government Publishing Service. Canberra 1978.Google Scholar
The Next Generation of Australian Telescopes. A report to the Prime Minister by the Australian Science and Technology Council (ASTEC). Australian Government Publishing Service. Canberra 1979.Google Scholar