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Spam Act 2003

No. 129, 2003

Compilation No. 10

Compilation date:    10 March 2016

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 4, 2016

Registered:    9 June 2016

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Spam Act 2003 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 10 March 2016 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Introduction
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Simplified outline
4 Definitions
5 Electronic messages
6 Commercial electronic messages
7 Australian link
8 Authorising the sending of electronic messages
9 Sending of electronic messages—carriage service providers
10 Continuity of partnerships
11 Extended meaning of use
12 Crown to be bound
13 Extension to external Territories
14 Extra‑territorial application
Part 2—Rules about sending commercial electronic messages
15 Simplified outline
16 Unsolicited commercial electronic messages must not be sent
17 Commercial electronic messages must include accurate sender information
18 Commercial electronic messages must contain a functional unsubscribe facility
Part 3—Rules about address‑harvesting software and harvested‑address lists
19 Simplified outline
20 Address‑harvesting software and harvested‑address lists must not be supplied
21 Address‑harvesting software and harvested‑address lists must not be acquired
22 Address‑harvesting software and harvested‑address lists must not be used
Part 4—Civil penalties
23 Simplified outline
24 Pecuniary penalties for contravention of civil penalty provisions
25