| Company/individual | Description | Outcome of investigation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| J & L Mainwaring (oneofthebest.com.au) Pty Ltd | Sent marketing messages that did not comply with the Spam Act | $21,600 infringement notice | May 2016 |
| Darren James traded as Web 1000 | Breached the Spam Act by sending marketing emails without consent of the recipients | Formal warning | December 2015 |
| Club Retail Pty Ltd | Breached the Spam Act by sending marketing emails without consent of the recipients | Enforceable undertaking | May 2015 |
| Vadkho Pty Ltd | Breached the Spam Act by sending marketing emails without sufficient opt-out process | Formal warning | April 2015 |
| Get Wines Direct | Breached the Spam Act by sending marketing emails without consent of the recipients | Formal warning | October 2014 |
| IGEA Life Sciences Pty Ltd | Breached the Spam Act by sending marketing emails without consent of the recipients | Formal warning | July 2014 |
| Alex Emad Shehata traded as Australian Advertising and Marketing Network | Compliance with Spam Act | Enforceable undertaking | May 2014 |
| Rates Direct Pty Ltd | Sent marketing messages that did not comply with the Spam Act | $6,800 infringement notice | May 2014 |
| Penta Group Pty Ltd | Breached the Spam Act by sending marketing emails without consent of the recipients | Formal warning | February 2014 |
| Teleloans Pty Ltd | Breached the Spam Act by sending marketing emails without consent of the recipients | Formal warning | February 2014 |
| ACRIS Services Ltd | Breached the Spam Act by sending marketing emails without consent of the recipients | Formal warning | October 2013 |
| DND Media Pty Ltd | Breached the Spam Act by sending marketing emails without consent of the recipients | Formal warning | September 2013 |
| Cellarmaster Wines Pty Ltd | Sent marketing messages that did not comply with the Spam Act | $110,000 infringement notice | May 2013 |
| Groupon Australia Pty Ltd | Breached the Spam Act by sending marketing emails without consent of the recipients | Formal warning | March 2013 |
| Betezy Pty Ltd | Sent email newsletters and SMS campaigns without including an option to unsubscribe | $6,600 penalty | January 2013 |
| McDonald's Australia Ltd | Breached the Spam Act in relation to a ‘send to friends’ facility on the McDonald’s Happy Meal website | Formal warning | December 2012 |
| A.AAAAAAAAbbey Home Services Pty Ltd trading as Barry's Plumbing and Electrica | Breached the Spam Act by sending marketing SMS messages without consent of the recipients | Formal warning | October 2012 |
| Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd | Failing to unsubscribe customers from marketing emails | $110,000 infringement notice | October 2012 |
| Aussie Web Tech Pty Ltd and MyCRA Pty Ltd | Breached the Spam Act by sending marketing emails without sufficient opt-out process | Formal warning | Sep 2012 |
| JER Pty Ltd | Commenced proceedings in the Federal Court in Sydney for breach of an enforceable undertaking under the Spam Act 2003 | Commenced proceeding | Aug 2012 |
| Global Billing Solutions Pty Ltd | Breached the Spam Act by sending marketing SMS messages without consent or sufficient opt-out process | Formal warning | May 2012 |
| Moosta Pty Ltd | Breached the Spam Act by sending marketing emails without sufficient opt-out process | Formal warning | April 2012 |
| Ezystys | Breached the Spam Act by sending messages without consent of the recipients | Formal warning | April 2012 |
| EventsHQ Pty Ltd | Compliance with Spam Act | Enforceable undertaking | March 2012 |
| Select Print Solutions Pty Ltd and SThree Australia Pty Ltd | Breached the Spam Act by sending messages without consent of the recipients | Formal warning | February 2012 |
| Nokia Corporation | Compliance with Spam Act | Enforceable undertaking | January 2012 |
| Urban Agent | Compliance with Spam Act | Enforceable undertaking | October 2011 |
| Apsu Corporation Pty Ltd | Breached the Spam Act by sending messages without consent of the recipients | Formal warning | September 2011 |
| Marketing Group Limited | Breached the Spam Act by sending messages without consent of the recipients | Formal warning | August 2011 |
| Astute Corporation Pty Ltd | Breached the Spam Act by sending messages without consent of the recipients | Formal warning | July 2011 |
| SNX Pty Ltd trading as Premier Auto Wholesale and Home Loan Selection Services | Breached the Spam Act by sending messages without consent of the recipients | Formal warning | February 2011 |
| Virgin Blue Airlines | Email marketing practices | $110,000 infringement notice | January 2011 |
Investigations into spam 2010-2016
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