Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Fair Trading Act 1999 - SECT 67C

Permitted hours for telephone marketing

67C. Permitted hours for telephone marketing

A supplier or a person acting on behalf of a supplier must not contact a
person for the purpose of negotiations which may lead to a telephone marketing
agreement or for an incidental or related purpose-

   (a)  at any time on a public holiday; or

   (b)  on a Saturday or a Sunday-

   (i)  between midnight and 9.00 am; or

   (ii) between 5.00 pm and midnight; or

   (c)  on any other day-

   (i)  between midnight and 9.00 am; or

   (ii) between 8.00 pm and midnight. Penalty: 120 penalty units, in the case
        of a natural person. 240 penalty units, in the case of a body
        corporate.