Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SPAM ACT 2003 - SECT 22

             (1)  A person must not use:

                     (a)  address‑harvesting software; or

                     (b)  a harvested‑address list;

if the person is:

                     (c)  an individual who is physically present in Australia at the time of the use; or

                     (d)  a body corporate or partnership that carries on business or activities in Australia at the time of the use.

Note:          For treatment of partnerships, see section 585 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 .

             (2)  Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the use of address‑harvesting software or a harvested‑address list, if the use was not in connection with sending commercial electronic messages in contravention of section 16.

Ancillary contraventions

             (3)  A person must not:

                     (a)  aid, abet, counsel or procure a contravention of subsection (1); or

                     (b)  induce, whether by threats or promises or otherwise, a contravention of subsection (1); or

                     (c)  be in any way, directly or indirectly, knowingly concerned in, or party to, a contravention of subsection (1); or

                     (d)  conspire with others to effect a contravention of subsection (1).

Civil penalty provisions

             (4)  Subsections (1) and (3) are civil penalty provisions .

Note:          Part 4 provides for pecuniary penalties for breaches of civil penalty provisions.