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In response to the Spam Act Review, the Minister for Communication, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, has invited community and business comment on the impact of unsolicited commercial faxes on Australians. Senator Coonan reported the Spam Act Review's findings that Australia's anti-spam strategy has been very effective in reducing Australian-generated spam and that the Australian Government will act on the Review's recommendation that Australia strengthen current international collaborative efforts to prevent spam.

Senator Coonan reported that in addition to its present involvement in several existing international anti-spam agreements, Australia will work with a number of Pacific Island countries to develop anti-spam policy and legislation and build team enforcement capacity in projects funded in part by AusAID's Pacific Governance Support program. On the local front the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has been approached to develop additional educational material to improve public and business awareness of Australia's anti-spam strategy, thereby enabling businesses and consumers to better understand their rights and obligations under the legislation and reduce the amount of spam they receive.

The Australian Government's full response to the Spam Act Review is available at http://www.dcita.gov.au/spam. The closing date for public comment on the discussion paper is 17 September 2007.

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