Spam Act 2003
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The Spam Act 2003 is an Australian law that regulates commercial electronic messaging, prohibiting unsolicited spam emails and texts and setting rules for consent and sender identification.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spam Act 2003 canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian federal statute
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anti-spam law ⓘ |
| acronym | Spam Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Australian Communications and Media Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Australian-based senders of commercial electronic messages
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overseas senders with an Australian link ⓘ |
| citation | Spam Act 2003 (Cth) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commencementDate | 2004-04-10 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| defines |
Australian link
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commercial electronic message ⓘ consent ⓘ express consent ⓘ inferred consent ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Australian Communications and Media Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludes | voice-to-voice telemarketing calls ⓘ |
| exempts | designated commercial electronic messages such as government and charitable messages ⓘ |
| hasURL | https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2023C00135 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
consumer protection law
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information technology law ⓘ privacy and data protection ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act about spam, and for related purposes ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian communications and consumer protection framework ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
prohibition of unsolicited commercial electronic messages
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regulation of commercial electronic messages ⓘ |
| prohibits | unsolicited commercial electronic messages with an Australian link ⓘ |
| providesFor |
civil penalties for contraventions
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enforceable undertakings ⓘ infringement notices ⓘ injunctions ⓘ |
| regulates |
commercial MMS messages
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commercial SMS messages ⓘ commercial electronic messages ⓘ commercial emails ⓘ instant messaging of a commercial nature ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Do Not Call Register Act 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
functional unsubscribe facility in commercial electronic messages
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prior consent for commercial electronic messages ⓘ sender identification in commercial electronic messages ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2003-12-12 ⓘ |
| sectionFocus |
consent requirements for commercial electronic messages
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identification of senders ⓘ unsubscribe facility requirements ⓘ |
| sector | electronic communications regulation ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Spam Act 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 2003 ⓘ |
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