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Do Not Call Register Act 2006
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#### 19 Access to the Do Not Call Register
(1) A person (the access‑seeker) who wishes to access the Do Not Call Register may submit a list of Australian numbers to:
(a) if the Do Not Call Register is kept by the ACMA—the ACMA; or
(b) if the Do Not Call Register is kept by the contracted service provider—the contracted service provider on behalf of the ACMA.
For this purpose, a list may consist of a single Australian number.
(2) If the access‑seeker has paid the applicable fee (if any) determined under subsection 21(1), then:
(a) if the Do Not Call Register is kept by the ACMA—the ACMA; or
(b) if the Do Not Call Register is kept by the contracted service provider—the contracted service provider on behalf of the ACMA;
must:
(c) check the Australian numbers on the access‑seeker’s list against the Australian numbers registered on the Do Not Call Register; and
(d) if the access‑seeker requests the ACMA or the contracted service provider, as the case may be, to do so—inform the access‑seeker which numbers (if any) on the access‑seeker’s list are registered on the Do Not Call Register; and
(e) if the access‑seeker requests the ACMA or the contracted service provider, as the case may be, to do so—inform the access‑seeker which numbers (if any) on the access‑seeker’s list are not registered on the Do Not Call Register; and
(f) if the access‑seeker requests the ACMA or the contracted service provider, as the case may be, to do so—return the access‑seeker’s list, modified by the deletion of the numbers (if any) registered on the Do Not Call Register.
(4) A submission under subsection (1) is to be made in the applicable manner (if any) specified in a determination under subsection 20(1).