Senate debates

Monday, 20 March 2017

Bills

Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016; In Committee

9:39 pm

Photo of Nick XenophonNick Xenophon (SA, Nick Xenophon Team) Share this | Hansard source

Recommendation 18 says that Treasury and other relevant agencies should work with banks and credit card providers to identify potential payment-blocking strategies to disrupt illegal offshore wagering. Additionally, the recommendation from the 2012 DBCDE review of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 relating to safe harbour provisions should be adopted to support these efforts. Has Treasury undertaken any work to date with banks and credit card providers to identify potential payment-blocking strategies? That is something recommended in the O'Farrell review. Is that something that Treasury has actually done work on?

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