The simplified version mentioned in the design includes:<br><br><br><i>SPAM ACT 2003 - SECT 3 <br><br>Simplified outline The following is a simplified outline of this Act: <br><br>• This Act sets up a scheme for regulating commercial email and other types of commercial electronic messages. <br>
<br>• Unsolicited commercial electronic messages must not be sent. <br><br>• Commercial electronic messages must include information about the individual or organisation who authorised the sending of the message. <br><br>
• Commercial electronic messages must contain a functional unsubscribe facility. <br><br>• Address harvesting software must not be supplied, acquired or used. <br><br>• An electronic address list produced using address harvesting software must not be supplied, acquired or used. <br>
<br>• The main remedies for breaches of this Act are civil penalties and injunctions. <br><br>Note: The Telecommunications Act 1997 contains additional provisions about commercial electronic messages. Those provisions include Part 6 (industry codes and standards), Part 26 (investigations), Part 27 (informationgathering powers) and Part 28 (enforcement). <br>
<br>Source: <a href="http://www3.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/sa200366/s3.html">http://www3.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/sa200366/s3.html</a><br></i><br><br><br><br><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Mark Kelly<br>
Manager - Information Systems<br>McKinnon Secondary College<br>McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia<br>Direct line / Voicemail: 8520 9085<br>School Phone +613 8520 9000<br>School Fax +613 9578 9253<br><a href="mailto:kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au">kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a><br>
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