Telemarketing Standard
EFA sent a submission in response to the ACMA’s Discussion Paper on an Industry Standard for the Making of Telemarketing Calls. The ACMA is required by the Do Not Call Register Act 2006 to develop a national telemarketing standard to provide consumers with greater certainty regarding the minimum level of behaviour they can expect from […]
UnSmart Access Card
EFA is deeply concerned by the planned rollout of a so-called Access Card smart card linked to a centralised database containing identification, and other, information about almost every adult Australian and Australian residents. The proposal is flawed because it produces a “honeypot effect” – a highly attractive and richly rewarding single target for criminals engaged […]
Do Not Call Register Law Passed
The Do Not Call Register Act 2006 has now been enacted by Parliament. The Register is expected to commence in the first half of 2007. On 28 Nov 2005, EFA made a submission in response to the Discussion Paper titled Introduction of an Australian Do Not Call Register issued by the Department of Communications, Information […]