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
8:16 pm
Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Regional Development) | Hansard source
I think that's why I'd focus on where this package has been strengthened. The measures include protection for those consumers at critical points who might be at risk of tipping into that domain of gambling harm that you talk about. That's why those additional measures that we've seen as part of this—banning inducements for 14 days after signing up with a gambling company, banning inducements on all red-flag customers, banning inducements for three months after a person deregisters from BetStop, and banning commissions to staff or affiliates based on customer activity. It's often the case, as we've seen with other issues that we've discussed as part of this legislation today, of looking across the range of reforms to see how we've adequately dealt with these matters that impact those people who are potentially impacted by gambling harm.
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