Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, 10 November 2016, p. 448.

[2]        The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Minister for Human Services, Proof House of Representatives Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 1. The review is also known as the 'O'Farrell Review', named after its lead reviewer, the Hon Barry O'Farrell.

[3]        The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Proof House of Representatives Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 1.

[4]        Interactive Gambling Act 2001, ss. 5(3) and 15.

[5]        The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Proof House of Representatives Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 2.

[6]        The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Proof House of Representatives Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 2.

[7]        The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Proof House of Representatives Hansard, 10 November 2016,
pp. 1–2. See B O'Farrell, Review of illegal offshore wagering: Report to the Ministers for Social Services and the Minister for Communication and the Arts, December 2015, p. 38.

[8]        Explanatory Memorandum (EM), p. 1.

[9]        EM, pp. 4, 6. In his second reading speech, the minister stated that Australian licensed wagering operators began offering 'click to call' in-play betting services in 2015. Although the ACMA assessed that these services are 'potentially a prohibited interactive gambling service', the Australian Federal Police 'declined to investigate due to competing priorities and ambiguity around the legality of these services under the...[IGA]'. The Hon Alan Tudge MP, Proof House of Representatives Hansard, 10 November 2016, p. 2.

[10]      EM, p. 5.

[11]      The EM noted that these proposed amendments will allow the ACMA to disclose 'the names of directors or principals of offending gambling services so they may be able to be placed on the Movement Alert List, and also so any travel to Australia may be able to be disrupted'. EM, p. 2; schedule 1, items 1, 3 and 5.

[12]      EM, p. 73.

[13]      Together, these terms are referred to as 'designated interactive gambling services'.

[14]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert digest, no. 9 of 2016, November 2016, p. 4.

Chapter 2 - Key issues

[1]        Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Uniting Church in Australia and Uniting Communities, Submission 4, p. 1.

[2]        The Hon Colin Holt MLC, Parliamentary Secretary to the WA Minister for Racing and Gaming, Submission 3, p. 3.

[3]        Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Submission 10, p. 1.

[4]        CrownBet and Betfair Australia, Submission 8, p. [2].

[5]        Australian Hotels Association (AHA), Submission 24, pp. 2–3.

[6]        AHA, Submission 24, p. 3.

[7]        Communications Alliance and the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association, Submission 5, p. 1.

[8]        Harness Racing Australia, Submission 7, p. 2.

[9]        eCommerce on-line Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA), p. 2.

[10]      eCOGRA, p. 6.

[11]      eCOGRA, p. 3.

[12]      Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Uniting Church in Australia and Uniting Communities, Submission 4, p. 2.

[13]      CrownBet and Betfair Australia, Submission 8, p. [3].

[14]      Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Uniting Church in Australia and Uniting Communities, Submission 4, p. 1.

[15]      Australian Psychological Society, Submission 2, p. 2.

[16]      Sportsbet, Submission 19, p. 2.

[17]      Bet365, Submission 6, p. 4.

[18]      Bet365, Submission 6, p. 5.

[19]      Item 25, proposed new subsection 8AA(4).

[20]      Tabcorp, Submission 18, p. 2.

[21]      Items 23 and 27; proposed new paragraph 5(3)(aba) and section 8BA.

[22]      Explanatory Memorandum (EM), p. 2.

[23]      Tabcorp, Submission 18, p. 2.

[24]      Tabcorp, Submission 18, p. 2.

[25]      Tabcorp, Submission 18, p. 2.

[26]      Bet365, Submission 6, p. 1.

[27]      Bet365, Submission 6, p. 6.

[28]      Bet365, Submission 6, pp. 5, 7.

[29]      CrownBet and Betfair Australia, Submission 8, p. [4].

[30]      CrownBet and Betfair Australia, Submission 8, p. [4].

[31]      CrownBet and Betfair Australia, Submission 8, pp. [4]–[5].

[32]      AHA, Submission 24, p. 4.

[33]      AHA, Submission 24, p. 5.

[34]      The list comprises the following: a match; a series of matches; a race; a series of races; a stage; a time trial; a qualification session; a tournament; and a round.

[35]      Free TV Australia, Submission 11, pp. 1–2.

[36]      Free TV Australia, Submission 11, p. 2.

[37]      Tabcorp, Submission 18, p. 3.

[38]      Tabcorp, Submission 18, p. 3.

[39]      CrownBet and Betfair Australia, Submission 8, p. [5].

[40]      CrownBet and Betfair Australia, Submission 8, pp. [5]–[6].

[41]      CrownBet and Betfair Australia, Submission 8, p. [6].

[42]      Sportsbet, Submission 19, p. 2.

[43]      EM, p. 4.

[44]      Free TV Australia, Submission 11, p. 3.

[45]      Item 26, proposed new subsections 8A(1) and (2).

[46]      Free TV Australia, Submission 11, p. 2.

[47]      Free TV Australia, Submission 11, p. 3.

[48]      Free TV Australia, Submission 11, p. 2.

[49]      Free TV Australia, Submission 11, p. 3.

[50]      Explanatory Memorandum, Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2001.

[51]      Free TV Australia, Submission 11, p. 4.

[52]      Free TV Australia, Submission 11, p. 4.

[53]      EM, p. 52.

[54]      Explanatory Memorandum, p. 13.

[55]      Form Letter 1, p. 1.

[56]      Form Letter 1, p. 1.

[57]      Explanatory Memorandum, Interactive Gambling Bill 2001, p. 1.

[58]      B O'Farrell, Review of illegal offshore wagering: Report to the Ministers for Social Services and the Minister for Communication and the Arts, December 2015, pp. 38, 46 and 52.

[59]      The Hon Alan Tudge MP, 'Gambling Ministers agree to consumer protection framework for online wagering', Media release, 25 November 2016.

Additional comments from the Nick Xenophon Team

[1]        Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016, s. 8BA.

[2]        Explanatory Memorandum (EM), p. 5.

[3]        Bet365, Submission 6, p. 2.

[4]        Department of Communications and the Arts, Answers to questions on notice, 28 November 2016 (received 29 November 2016).

[5]        Committee Hansard, 28 November 2016, p. 10.

[6]        CrownBet and Betfair Australia, Submission 8, p. [2].

[7]        Dr Simon Pelling, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Communications and the Arts, Committee Hansard, 28 November 2016, p. 11.

[8]        Australian Hotels Associations (AHA), Submission 24, p. 2.

[9]        Mr Stephen Ferguson, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Hotels Association, Committee Hansard, 28 November 2016, p. 3.

[10]      Committee Hansard, 28 November 2016, p. 6.