Bill
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Unsolicited Communications) Bill 2019
lapsed, as at 2022-07-25.
- Sponsor
- GRIFF, Sen Stirling
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2019-02-13
- second reading — 2019-02-13
- other — 2019-07-01
- other — 2019-07-04
- second reading — 2019-11-25
- second reading — 2019-11-25
- other — 2022-07-25
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2019-02-13.
The bill would give people more control over unwanted calls and messages from political groups and charities.
It would force political parties to include an opt-out option in election-related texts and emails, and make charities identifiable at the start of phone calls.
Consumers could tell the Australian Communications and Media Authority they do not want charity calls, ending the current blanket exemption for registered charities.
- Political parties must offer an unsubscribe function in all unsolicited electronic messages with electoral content.
- Phone calls for political campaigns must identify the caller at the start of the call.
- The Do Not Call Register exemption for charities is removed so consumers can opt out of charity calls.
Consumers, political parties, registered charities, and the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
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