Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00356:section:13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00356
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 13
Character Range: 35380–36234

13  Do Not Call Register
 (1) The ACMA must:
 (a) keep; or
 (b) arrange for another person (the contracted service provider) to keep, on behalf of the ACMA;
a register of Australian numbers for the purposes of this Act.
 (2) The register is to be known as the Do Not Call Register.
 (3) The register is to be kept in electronic form.
 (4) The register is not a legislative instrument.
 (5) The ACMA must begin to comply with subsection (1) as soon as practicable after the commencement of this section.
 (6) For the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988, the primary purpose of the Do Not Call Register is to facilitate:
 (a) the prohibition, under section 11, of unsolicited telemarketing calls (other than designated telemarketing calls); and
 (b) the prohibition, under section 12B, of unsolicited marketing faxes (other than designated marketing faxes).