Hi Petition Signers,
As a reminder the Government Review into Triple Zero laws is currently open and accepting submissions!
The review has been established following on from the Triple Zero Incidents last year.
Have your say - Triple Zero Legislative and Regulatory Review
https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/have-your-say/triple-zero-legislative-and-regulatory-review
Members from the public are being asked to write submissions and provide input on all regulations involving Triple Zero.
Submissions close in 7 days on 23 June 2026 at 5PM (AEST)!
One of the 'matters for consideration' in the review terms of reference is
"The effectiveness and appropriateness of rules requiring that customer equipment to be capable of contacting Triple Zero" (i.e Device Blocking)
The Department and Triple Zero Custodian are well aware of the issues consumers have reported and are facing with the inconsistent blocking. (As is the regulator the ACMA)
This review will examine all of the regulatory settings around all Triple Zero Legislation, with a view to ensure that Triple Zero laws are effective and remain fit for purpose.
The review will be conducted by the new Triple Zero Custodian Branch (within the Department of Infrastructure), with an interim report to be provided to the Communications Minister in Q4 this year, and the final report due in March 2027.
I will be making a submission, but if you want any of this to change it is absolutely essential that you also provide a submission!
A submission to this review is one of the most important things you can do to help!
For those with limited time, I've created a basic template letter in Google Docs that you can modify and submit, link below.
Triple Zero Legislative and Regulatory Review Template Submission
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n_DDOBngDsrYnkba8upxekqtuZUVoSBGqn5SMKVMqTs/edit?usp=sharing
These issues are entirely fixable and this can all change, especially with the public consultation process, but it will require continued political pressure from you to make that happen!
For more information refer to my recent Petition Updates below:
- 4G Phone Blocking Update: Government Review of Triple Zero Laws incl. Phone Blocking - Have your say - 28 May 2026
- 4G Phone Blocking Update: 'Australia’s 000 Failures - Why your phone may fail to Call Triple Zero' - 18 April 2026
Related News Coverage
- ABC - Customers report basically new phones suddenly blocked from making calls
- ABC - Telstra & Optus are inconsistently blocking phones. The regulator doesn't know how many
- IA - Australia’s 3G shutdown: Why your 4G/5G phone is now blocked
As always, you are welcome to contact me if you have any further information you want to share, multiple contact methods are available, including secure methods.
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Regards
James