The national Government has responded to the report by the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications regarding The feasibility of a prohibition on charging fees for an unlisted number service.
The Government accepts the recommendation that the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) not be amended to prohibit charging for silent numbers. The rationale is that "developments within the telecommunications industry have largely negated the need for regulatory intervention".
ACMA is to "develop and publish guidance and educational material" on how privacy is regulated within the telecommunications industry, how an individual can make a complaint regarding their privacy and how 'consent' is used in the context of privacy-related regulation.
The response presumably foreshadows the outcome of the separate Communications Department inquiry into the Do Not Call regime noted here.
