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Interactive Gambling Bill 2001

Type
Government
Portfolio
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Originating house
Senate
Status
Act
Parliament no
39

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Summary

Regulates interactive gambling services by creating an offence of providing interactive gambling services to Australian customers; and establishes a complaints scheme to enable Australians to make complaints about interactive gambling services on the Internet which are available to Australians.

Progress

Senate
Introduced and read a first time 05 Apr 2001
Second reading moved 05 Apr 2001
Second reading debate 21 Jun 2001
Second reading agreed to 28 Jun 2001
Committee of the Whole debate
  • Amendment details: 32 Government (3 as amended by Australian Democrats), 2 Australian Democrats and 8 Australian Greens agreed to
 28 Jun 2001
Third reading agreed to 28 Jun 2001
House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 29 Jun 2001
Second reading moved 29 Jun 2001
Third reading agreed to 29 Jun 2001
(After Midnight)
Assent
  • Act no.: 84
  • Year: 2001
 11 Jul 2001

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Text of bill

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Schedules of amendments

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Notes

  • An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Text of bill

  • First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
  • As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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