Unlocking the factory door : the community demands the right to know, is industry liaison working? : having the ability to act.

What is the Right to Know?; General principles; Right to Know legislation in the United States; Why the Victorian Government should introduce Right to Know Legislation; Arguments against Right to Know legislation; The State Government will find it difficult to provide resourcing for Right to Know legislation; The Australian Chemical Industry Council is developing its own Right to Know, so there is no need for State Government legislation; State Government Acts already provide the public with Right to Know; We should wail till the Federal Government introduces Right to Know nationally; US experience shows that Right to Know legislation does not work; The argument for Right to Know legislation; How should Right to Know legislation be introduced?; The lessons of overseas experience; Towards a tentative legislative model for Victorian Right to Know legislation; Is industry community liaison working?; The responsible care program; How responsible is responsible care?; Do industry consultative committees satisfy community expectation?; An evaluation of industry community -liaison groups; The alternative to industry-community liaison panels good neighbour agreements in the United States; What can the Victorian Government do to support good neighvour agreements?; Why have community monitoring?; Education and risk communication; What is an expert anyway?; Better coordination of Jurisdictions; Goals of community monitoring; Roles and conditions for community monitoring; Support structures for community monitoring; Community monitoring of Coode Island, or alternative site; Appendix I-List of consultations and interviews; Appendix II-Fax questionnare used to survey community organisations in the United States; Appendix III-US State community Right to Know requirements; Appendix IV-Example of a formal legal agreement between a community group and a chemical company.