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>http://www.it.fairfax.com.au/industry/20000229/A43828-2000Feb28.html

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Melbourne IT chief executive Peter Gerrand said he was disappointed 
to see O'Reilly go. Gerrand suggested the auDA board was in need of 
reform and Melbourne IT would not sign the licence agreement to 
provide funding until his company had full confidence in the umbrella 
body.

"We'll only have full confidence in auDA as a self-regulatory body 
when it has an independent chairman with the confidence of all the 
stakeholders and also that they appoint  a chairman to their 
(competition) panel who is also independent," he said.

"Without making any personal aspersions, structurally it won't be 
right until it's got a true independent chairman."

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This stake holder has every confidence in auDA. However I have no 
confidence in the independence of INA, none what so ever. Indeed it 
is my personal opinion that INA is just throwing its weight around to 
preserve its monopoly position, its share price and its revenues.

Matthew King