Second Reading Speeches

Interactive Gambling Amendment (Sports Betting Reform) Bill 2015

Type
Private
Sponsor(s)
XENOPHON, Sen Nick
Originating house
Senate
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the:

Interactive Gambling Act 2001
to: require gambling services to provide prescribed training to certain employees; enable the Federal Circuit Court of Australia to grant injunctions for the purposes of transaction blocking; place restrictions on the conduct of restricted wagering services in relation to sports betting and provide for offences and civil penalties if they are contravened; place restrictions on the broadcasting of restricted wagering service advertisements and provide for offences and civil penalties if they are contravened; provide for the compliance and enforcement of the new offences and civil penalty provisions; require the Interactive Gambling Regulator to keep a register of individuals who wish to self-exclude from restricted wagering services and provide for the administration of, and the protection of information in, the register; and provide for the appointment of the Interactive Gambling Regulator and the functions of the position; and
Privacy Act 1988
to provide that Australian Privacy Principle 7 (direct marketing) does not apply to the extent that restricted wagering services provisions of the
Interactive Gambling Act 2001
apply.

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