1 Name#
This instrument is the Australian Communications and Media Authority (Scams Prevention Framework – Telecommunications Code) Direction 2026.
2 Commencement#
This instrument commences on the day after this instrument is registered.
3 Authority#
This instrument is made under subsection 14(1), in relation to paragraphs 8(1)(c), (d) and (l), of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005.
4 Definitions#
In this instrument:
regulated entities means regulated entities, for the telecommunications sector, as defined in section 58AD of the CCA.
telecommunications sector means the businesses or services (referred to as ‘covered telecommunications services’) designated under the Competition and Consumer (Scams Prevention Framework—Regulated Sectors) Designation 2026 as a regulated sector of the Australian economy.
telecommunications sector SPF code means an SPF code to be made for the telecommunications sector in the Competition and Consumer (Scams Prevention Framework—SPF Codes) Instrument 2026.
Note: ‘ACMA’ is defined in section 3 of the Act.
5 Direction to ACMA#
(2)The advice in subsection (1) will be used to inform the making of the code and must include:
(a)proposed provisions of the code that ACMA considers appropriate and which meet the requirements of subsection 58CC(1) of the CCA;
(b)an indication of whether the code contains any provisions on the matters set out in subsection 58CC(2) of the CCA and reasons for their inclusion or exclusion;
(c)views of ACMA on the extent to which the proposed provisions would be workable for regulated entities who will be subject to code obligations, and any associated advice on implementation timeframes;
(d)proposed explanatory material to accompany the code;
(e)advice about any consequential amendments to the Telecommunications Act 1997 or subordinate legislation, including ACMA determinations and standards, and registered industry codes, that may be required as a result of the code being made;
(f)details of consultation undertaken in relation to the code;
(g)any other matters relating to the code that ACMA considers relevant.
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