The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.
As a result of the research, Asher said ACCAN was calling for
legislation and codes of conduct to set out consistent requirements for
consent across the entire industry.
Asher said the research project was conducted for ACCAN by independent
consultancy Galexia, and the lead author of the report, Chris Connolly,
said the research found that the “few consent requirements that exist
in laws and codes are inconsistent and do not include coverage of key
issues such as the capacity of the individual to provide consent (such
as young people or people with an intellectual disability).”
“Another concern is that there is no requirement to record consent in
the communications sector, and this has led to a lot of problems for
consumers involved in disputes. Caseworkers interviewed in this project
reported numerous cases where the consumer denies all knowledge of a
service that appears on their bill.”
Connolly also said the research should contribute to an improved
approach to informed consent in the communications sector, and Asher
said that ACCAN would now press for the development of specialist
guidance on “obtaining consent from these vulnerable groups.”
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