Spam Laws

The Australian Spam Act came into force on April 11th 2004. Although this law is aimed at major offenders, it affects all businesses and organisations who send email. The Act is enforced by the Australian Communications Authority. See their FAQ, guides for business and consumers. See also the Electronic Frontier Australia Analysis of this Spam Law 

Emails sent by BCL

BCL newsletters are opt-in, plain text emails. They never have attachments. You will receive them if 

• you give consent by subscribing on a form like this, or 
• if events or other information that you submit are accepted for inclusion. 
• you provide consent in another manner (eg discussion with BCL staff)
• you have a business relationship with BCL
• as a courtesy to let you know your business has been mentioned

Viruses and Emails that look like they come from BCL

Many viruses and some spammers spoof email addresses. If you've received a virus message that has our address as the sender, that does not mean that the virus came from us. It could have come from anyone who has looked at our pages and who also has your email address somewhere on their computer. This is as frustrating for us as it is for you. We never send emails with attachments. If you receive an email claiming to be from BCL with an attachment, please delete it without opening it.

Commercial emails sent to BCL

• Please do not send press releases with attachments unless by prior arrangement. There are online forms for submitting events for inclusion on our noticeboards - look on the what's on page of the relevant city. For enquiries, plain text email only please - if we want more, we'll ask for it.
• For any other genuine commercial enquiry, please send plain text emails only.
• We welcome emails from readers. 

Questions or complaints

Please email bcl [at] bcl.com.au if you have any concerns about email that you have received from BCL.