The ACMA has a comprehensive and practical strategy to fight spam, which focuses on the following key areas:
- directly enforcing the Spam Act 2003
- undertaking effective education and awareness campaigns and activities
- working in partnership with industry
- developing technological solutions and spam-monitoring processes
- working with other governments around the world on international activities to combat spam.
For more information about the ACMA’s initiatives and enforcement activities, visit Spam case studies and ACMA enforcement outcomes.
For information about other government and industry organisations fighting spam in Australia and around the world, visit the following websites:
- Cybersmart [www.cybersmart.gov.au]
- Internet Industry Association [www.iia.net.au]
- Australian Direct Marketing Association [www.adma.com.au]
- Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) [www.dbcde.gov.au]
- Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner [www.privacy.gov.au]
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [www.accc.gov.au]
- Scamwatch [www.scamwatch.gov.au]
- International Telecommunications Union [www.itu.int]
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [www.oecd.org]
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission [www.asic.gov.au]
- 19 SMS - your guide to mobile premium services (Communications Alliance) [www.19sms.com.au]
