Telecommunications (SMS Sender ID Register Industry Standard) Direction 2025 (Cth)

Telecommunications (SMS Sender ID Register Industry Standard) Direction 2025

I, Michelle Rowland, Minister for Communications, make the following direction.

Dated 4 February 2025

Michelle Rowland Minister for Communications

Contents 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Definitions 5 Direction to the ACMA on industry standard in connection with SMS Sender ID Register 6 Application of the industry standard 7 Objectives of the industry standard 8 Matters the industry standard must deal with 9 Matters the industry standard may deal with

1 Name

This instrument is the Telecommunications (SMS Sender ID Register Industry Standard) Direction 2025.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences immediately after the commencement of the Telecommunications Amendment (SMS Sender ID Register) Act 2024.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 125AA(4) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

4 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.

Note 1: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 7 of the Act, including the following: 1. ACCC; 2. ACMA; 3. carriage service; 4. carriage service provider; 5. carrier; 6. sender identification; 7. SMS Sender ID Register; 8. spoofing sender identification; 9. Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman; 10. telecommunications network.

Note 2: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in Part 6 of the Act, including the following: 1. electronic messaging service provider; 2. section of the telecommunications industry; 3. telecommunications activity; 4. telecommunications industry.