- Date
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25 May 2006
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
- Summary
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Introduced with the Do Not Call Register Bill 2006, the bill makes consequential amendments to the
Telecommunications Act 1997
, Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
and Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997
to: provide for a regulatory framework for the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to investigate complaints and enforce the civil penalties regime which will apply to the making of unsolicited telemarketing calls; and enable the development of relevant industry codes and ACMA standards relating to telemarketing calls.