Senate debates

Wednesday, 19 August 2026

Bills

Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, National Self-exclusion Register (Cost Recovery Levy) Amendment Bill 2026, Interactive Gambling (Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2026; In Committee

7:32 pm

Photo of Anthony ChisholmAnthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Regional Development) | Hansard source

We obviously have a different approach as part of this bill, but we believe it will be incredibly effective in terms of holding these betting companies to account. We've talked about the power that we have to impose heavy penalties. That is set out in this bill, which I've talked about—the potential fines of $1.82 million for corporations per contravention. So we do believe that this does set out and give ACMA the powers to hold those companies to account, recognising that they're licensed in the states and territories.

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