Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Fundraising Appeals Act 1998 - SECT 14

Paid phone etc. canvassers must disclose that they are being paid

14. Paid phone etc. canvassers must disclose that they are being paid



(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.