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

8:12 pm

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

We believe that the opt-out model in the gambling reform bill allows individuals to avoid wagering advertising content if they choose without imposing a complete prohibition on advertising to adult users. The bill also specifies that the opt-out option must be clear, simple, prominent, effective and easily accessible. Online platforms must also display information about the means to opt out in a way that is prominent to individuals using the service. It goes on to talk about how the bill provides ACMA with the powers to issue and hold these providers to account. That is why we believe that the opt-out model is a better one for the reforms that we're talking to, and that is why we've pursued that in the bill today.

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