Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

Registrations are currently time limited. Originally, the registration period was set at three years. However, that was extended under the previous government. The registration period now sits at eight years, but the government has recognised that, without regulatory intervention, numbers on the register will begin to expire from May. In response, the government is moving to permit a one-time sign-up for the register, ensuring that all numbers currently registered will remain protected from invasive telemarketing calls. The necessary regulatory changes were included in the telecommunications deregulation bill introduced into the House of Representatives on the coalition government's second repeal day, last October.