The Internet Industry Assocation (IIA) has released a draft industry Code of Practice for Spam for comment by internet and email service providers.

IIA chief executive, Peter Coroneos, said that the Code aimed at “defining best practice standards for ISP’s and ESP’s (email service providers) in how they managed spam within their own networks while also empowering their customers to exercise more effective control as users. ”

The Code is designed to complement Australia’s anti-spam legislation which came into force in April 2004
It is also designed to complement a code for eMarketers which is currently in development by a group chaired by the Australian Direct Marketing Association (ADMA) with participation and assistance from the IIA

The IIA draft Code, once registered by the Australian Communications Authority will be binding on ISPs and ESPs in Australia under co-regulatory arrangements.