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The register, which is overseen by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), was established in May 2007 making it illegal for most kinds of telemarketing calls to be made to domestic and private fixed line and mobile telephone numbers listed on the register in the absence of consent.
Under the Do Not Call Register Act, telemarketers are able to submit their calling lists to the register operator for checking against the register. This process of ?washing' lists assists telemarketers to comply with the Act. In the last year, the industry has washed more than 770 million telephone numbers against the register.
ACMA's Chairman Chris Chapman said that a recent ACMA-commissioned survey showed the register is being well received by consumers and delivering results.
?Nearly 90 per cent of those surveyed who had listed their numbers on the register reported a drop in the number of telemarketing calls they received,' Chapman said.
