Recommendations

Recommendation 2.1

The Committee recommends that the Senate adopt the prohibition approach to internet regulation proposed by the Interactive Gambling Bill 2001.

Recommendation 3.1

The Committee recommends that the Interactive Gambling Bill 2001 be amended to exclude lotto and lotteries.  Amendments should also exclude the unintended targets of the ban resulting from the use of internet technology for the administration of the service such as, but not necessarily limited to, telecommunications networks used by, for example, the Western Australian TAB, and television games as discussed in the report.

Recommendation 4.1

The Committee recommends that the Government take measures to clarify the requirements of ‘due diligence’ for the purposes of section 15, either by amending the Interactive Gambling Bill 2001 or detailing these requirements in associated regulations.

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