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Refrain from sending unsolicited commercial electronic messages with hyperlinks to a country with an anti-spam policy.


CONTROL ID
00284
CONTROL TYPE
Behavior
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS




This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Establish, implement, and maintain an anti-spam policy., CC ID: 00283

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH




  • Unsolicited electronic messages may not be sent if they have an Australian link. (§ 16, Australia Spam Act)
  • A 'link' is defined as originating in Australia or originating overseas and being sent to address that will be accessed from Australia. (Pg 7, Australia Spam Act 2003: A practical guide for business)
  • A person must not send, or cause to be sent, an unsolicited commercial electronic message that has an australian link. (§ 16(1)(a), Australian Government Spam Act 2003)