FUNDRAISING ACT 1998 - SECT 14 Paid phone etc. canvassers must disclose that they are being paid

FUNDRAISING ACT 1998 - SECT 14

    (1)     This section applies to a person—

        (a)     who seeks donations to, or offers to sell anything as part of, a fundraising appeal by telephone or by any other method of spoken direct personal communication involving electronic or mechanical means; and

        (b)     who is entitled, or expects, to receive money or some other financial reward for participating in the appeal (other than for out-of-pocket expenses).

    (2)     Before seeking a donation, the person must state to the person from whom the donation is being sought—

        (a)     the fact that the person seeking the donation has been retained on a commercial basis to seek the donation; and

        (b)     the name of the person who is employing (or who has retained) the person seeking the donation; and

        (c)     the name of the person on whose behalf the donation is sought (if this name is different from the name required by paragraph (b)).

Penalty:     10 penalty units.

    (3)     Before offering to sell anything, the person must state to the person to whom the offer is to be made—

        (a)     the fact that the person making the offer has been retained on a commercial basis to make the offer; and

        (b)     the name of the person who is employing (or who has retained) the person making the offer; and

        (c)     the name of the person on whose behalf the offer is being made (if this name is different from the name required by paragraph (b)).

Penalty:     10 penalty units.