Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SPAM ACT 2003 - SECT 8

Attribution of authorisation to organisation

  (1)   For the purposes of this Act (including subsection   ( 2)), if:

  (a)   an individual authorises the sending of an electronic message; and

  (b)   the individual does so on behalf of an organisation;

then:

  (c)   the organisation is taken to authorise the sending of the electronic message; and

  (d)   the individual is taken not to authorise the sending of the electronic message.

Self - authorisation

  (2)   For the purposes of this Act, if:

  (a)   an electronic message is sent by an individual or organisation; and

  (b)   the sending of the message is not authorised by any other individual or organisation;

the first - mentioned individual or organisation is taken to authorise the sending of the message.