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ACMA - regulating spam and telemarketing Dannielle Evans Senior Lawyer International Training Program Melbourne, 4 September 2006

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Then you’ve been spammed

Spam is universal and it is annoying! Issues: – Rising costs to society: productivity losses, IT costs and fraud victims – Undermining consumer confidence in e-commerce In Australia spam encompasses unsolicited commercial electronic messaging: , SMS, MMS Most is spam (70%) but new forms emerging: – Missed call marketing – Domain name hijacking or spoofing – Phishing or identity theft

Australian legislation: Spam Act 2003 Came into force 10 April 2004 Prohibits sending commercial electronic messages (CEMs) (which have an Australian link). A CEM is an electronic message that having regard to: – the content of the message; – the way the message is presented; and – content that can be located using links, telephone numbers or contact information using the links or numbers in the message it can be concluded that one or more of the purposes of the message is commercial.

Commercial purposes Commercial purposes proscribed by Spam Act 2003 include an offer to supply, advertise or promote: – goods or services; or – land or an interest in land; or – a supplier, or prospective supplier of goods, services, land or an interest in land; or – a business opportunity or investment opportunity; or – a provider, or prospective provider, of a business opportunity or investment opportunity.

Consent Prohibition on sending CEMs does not apply if recipient consented. Recipient may give express consent or can be reasonably inferred from their: – conduct; – business; – other relationships. Silence not amount to consent. Consent cannot be inferred merely from publication of an electronic address.

Exemptions ‘Designated commercial electronic messages’ – Certain messages from Government bodies, registered political parties, charities, religious organisations and educational institutions (restricted). – Purely factual messages. Possible for a designated CEM to still breach the Spam Act if no accurate user information.

Related prohibitions CEMs must include accurate information about the individual or organisation who authorised the sending of the message. CEM’s must contain a functional unsubscribe facility that allows recipient to opt-out from receiving CEMs from that source in the future. Prohibition on supplying, acquiring or using address harvesting software.

Enforcement and compliance ACMA can issue: Formal warnings; Infringement notices (fines); and Enforceable undertakings. ACMA can commence proceedings in Federal Court for: Injunction – restraining conduct, requiring performance or interim injunction; Civil penalties up to $1.1 million per day for repeat corporate offenders); and Potential to recover financial benefit.

Investigating complaints about spam Complaints about spam can be made to ACMA in writing under Telecommunications Act ACMA may investigate complaint using its information gathering powers: notices to produce information/documents and search warrants. ACMA can refer complaints to Ombudsman or ACCC. Spammatters reporting tool - see ACMA webpage:

Five-layer strategy for reducing spam Strong legislation Technological measures Industry partnerships (involving both the e-marketing and ISP industries) Consumer and business end-user education International cooperation ACMA is taking action on all fronts.

Telemarketing Legislation - Do Not Call Register Act 2006 In addition to spam ACMA will soon be regulating nuisance telemarketing calls. Introduction of the Do Not Call Register in Legislation is similar to the Spam Act Prohibition on telemarketers making unsolicited telemarketing calls to a number registered on the Do Not Call Register. General overview of the Do Not Call Scheme.