Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care 30 Day Legal Notice
- agentorangechild
- Jun 8
- 2 min read
Subject: Formal 30-Day Notice – Failure to Act on TCDD Harm Constitutes Systemic Neglect and Crimes Against Humanity
Date: 26 May 2025
To: Safety and Quality Advice Centre
Dear Safety and Quality Advice Centre,
Thank you for your response acknowledging receipt of my request regarding updated Clinical Guidelines on second-generation harm caused by 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (TCDD)—the highly toxic contaminant in Agent Orange.
This is now a formal 30-day notice to the Commission. Your refusal to act, despite being put on notice of international evidence, toxicological alerts, and known health risks, contributes directly to the ongoing medical neglect of chemically harmed civilians.
Documented Harm, Ignored
TCDD is a persistent organic pollutant, a Class 1 carcinogen, and a known teratogen (birth defect-causing agent). It is now well-documented to cause:
Congenital spinal, skeletal, and neurological abnormalities
Immune and endocrine disruption
Progressive, multi-system deterioration in second-generation civilians
Despite this, there are currently no clinical guidelines, no screening protocols, and no care pathways in Australia for individuals born with or suffering from exposure-linked conditions. This silence is not neutral. It is dangerous.
My Case – One of Many
I am a second-generation civilian survivor. My father served in Vietnam; I was born with multiple spinal anomalies, nerve damage, and degenerative conditions consistent with intergenerational TCDD exposure.
Due to Queensland Health’s failure to recognise or investigate my symptoms properly, I suffered decades of misdiagnosis, withheld findings, and worsening disability. My case has now been escalated to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and is under active investigation.
International Escalation Underway
This is no longer a domestic policy issue. The continued refusal by your Commission to acknowledge and act on this harm—despite decades of international findings and appeals—meets the legal threshold for:
Crimes Against Humanity under Article 7 of the Rome Statute, and
Transnational Organised Crime (TOC) due to the coordinated denial, suppression of evidence, and state-industry collusion.
I am also naming the TCDD suppliers:
Monsanto (now Bayer AG)
Dow Chemical (now Dow Inc.)
These companies have amassed more than $100 billion in profits, while Australia’s public health institutions continue to deny recognition and care to those harmed.
Formal 30-Day Warning – Individuals Are Accountable
This letter gives your office 30 days—until 26 June 2025—to provide a formal, transparent response and initiate consideration of clinical guidelines for second-generation TCDD-related harm.
If no action is taken, your inaction will be included in Annex B of my submission to the International Criminal Court, to be lodged on 1 July 2025 under Article 15 of the Rome Statute.
Let me be absolutely clear:
Under international law, individuals are investigated—not just institutions.
That includes committee members, directors, public servants, and government officials who, once notified of harm, failed to act.
After that, your silence will speak for you — forever.
Warm Agent Orange Burns regards,
Danielle Stevens
We will always be a child of a Vietnam Veteran
A formal complaint has been lodged with the International Criminal Court for Crimes against Humanity.
All correspondence can be included in legal proceedings.
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