Do Not Call Register Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

Type: Government
Portfolio: Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the:
Do Not Call Register Act 2006
to: provide that individuals can register their preference not to receive telemarketing calls or marketing faxes; and enable the minister to specify a longer period of time for which numbers remain in force on the register and to reinstate numbers that have lapsed on the register at the end of the current three-year registration period; and
Telecommunications Act 1997
to make consequential amendments, including enabling the Australian Communications and Media Authority to develop an industry standard for the fax marketing industry.

Progress

House of Representatives
26 Nov 2009	Introduced and read a first time
26 Nov 2009	Second reading moved
12 May 2010	Second reading debate
12 May 2010	Second reading agreed to
12 May 2010	Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 30 Government agreed to
12 May 2010	Third reading agreed to

Senate
13 May 2010	Introduced and read a first time
13 May 2010	Second reading moved
13 May 2010	Second reading debate
13 May 2010	Second reading agreed to
13 May 2010	Committee of the Whole debate
13 May 2010	Third reading agreed to

13 May 2010	Text of bill as passed both Houses
18 May 2010	Assent Act no.: 46 Year: 2010

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum
Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Revised explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Family First Party [sheet 6049] FIELDING, Sen Steve
Family First Party [sheet 6049 revised] FIELDING, Sen Steve

House of Representatives
Government [sheet BE281]

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (30/11/2009): Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee
Committee report (25/02/2010)

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Text of bill

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Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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