Do Not Call Register Act 2006

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The Do Not Call Register Act 2006 is an Australian law that establishes a national register allowing individuals to opt out of receiving most unsolicited telemarketing calls and faxes.

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Do Not Call Register Act 2006 canonical 3

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal statute ⓘ
telecommunications law ⓘ
administeredBy Australian Communications and Media Authority ⓘ
allows registration of eligible Australian numbers on the Do Not Call Register ⓘ
appliesTo Australian telephone numbers registered on the Do Not Call Register ⓘ
contains provisions for civil penalties for breaches ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
enactedBy Parliament of Australia ⓘ
enforcedBy Australian Communications and Media Authority ⓘ
establishes Do Not Call Register ⓘ
includesExceptionFor charities ⓘ
electoral candidates ⓘ
government bodies in some circumstances ⓘ
political parties ⓘ
research and survey calls in some circumstances ⓘ
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
objective to enhance consumer control over marketing communications ⓘ
to reduce nuisance telemarketing calls ⓘ
prohibits making unsolicited telemarketing calls to registered numbers except in specified circumstances ⓘ
sending unsolicited marketing faxes to registered numbers except in specified circumstances ⓘ
protects individual privacy in relation to telemarketing ⓘ
providesFor civil penalty orders ⓘ
infringement notices ⓘ
purpose to allow individuals to opt out of most unsolicited marketing faxes ⓘ
to allow individuals to opt out of most unsolicited telemarketing calls ⓘ
to establish a national Do Not Call Register ⓘ
regulates marketing faxes ⓘ
telemarketing calls ⓘ
relatedTo Spam Act 2003 ⓘ
Telecommunications Act 1997 ⓘ
requires telemarketers to check numbers against the Do Not Call Register ⓘ
scope national ⓘ
sector direct marketing ⓘ
telecommunications ⓘ
shortTitle Do Not Call Register Act 2006 ⓘ
subjectMatter consumer protection ⓘ
privacy ⓘ
unsolicited telemarketing communications ⓘ
typeOfSanction civil penalties ⓘ
infringement notices ⓘ

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Australian Communications and Media Authority → enforces → Do Not Call Register Act 2006 ⓘ
Spam Act 2003 → relatedTo → Do Not Call Register Act 2006 ⓘ
Do Not Call Register Act 2006 → shortTitle → Do Not Call Register Act 2006 ⓘ