Gambling
Reform
Gambling Reform (Joint Select)
43rd Parliament (30
September 2010 to 31 December 2010)
Appointment
Pursuant to
Resolution of the House of Representatives of 29 September 2010, agreed to by the
Senate on 30 September 2010.
Current members
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Date of appointment
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Mr Andrew Wilkie,
MP (Denison, TAS, IND)
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25.10.10
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(elected Chair on 27.10.10 )
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Mr Nick Champion,
MP (Wakefield, SA, ALP)
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25.10.10
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(elected Deputy Chair on 27.10.10)
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Senator Chris
Back (WA, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Catryna
Bilyk (TAS, ALP)
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30.09.10
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Senator Trish
Crossin (NT, ALP)
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30.09.10
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Senator Nick
Xenophon (SA, IND)
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25.10.10
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Mr Steven Ciobo,
MP (Moncrieff, QLD, LP)
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25.10.10
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Mr Josh
Frydenberg, MP (Kooyong, VIC, LP)
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25.10.10
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Mr Stephen Jones,
MP (Throsby, NSW, ALP)
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25.10.10
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Mr Shayne
Neumann, MP (Blair, QLD, ALP)
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25.10.10
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Participating members
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Date of appointment
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Senator the Hon
Eric Abetz (TAS, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Judith
Adams (WA, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Guy
Barnett (TAS, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Cory
Bernardi (SA, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Simon
Birmingham (SA, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator the Hon
Ronald Boswell (QLD, NATS)
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25.10.10
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Senator Sue Boyce
(QLD, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator the Hon
George Brandis (QLD, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator David
Bushby (TAS, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Michaelia
Cash (WA, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator the Hon
Richard Colbeck (TAS, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator the Hon
Helen Coonan (NSW, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Mathias
Cormann (WA, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Alan
Eggleston (WA, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator the Hon
Alan Ferguson (SA, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Steve
Fielding (VIC, FFP)
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30.09.10
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Senator Concetta
Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Mary Jo
Fisher (SA, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator the Hon Bill
Heffernan (NSW, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Gary
Humphries (ACT, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator the Hon
David Johnston (WA, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Barnaby
Joyce (QLD, NATS)
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25.10.10
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Senator Helen
Kroger (VIC, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator the Hon
Ian Macdonald (QLD, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator the Hon
Brett Mason (QLD, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Julian
McGauran (VIC, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator the Hon
Nicholas Minchin (SA, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Fiona
Nash (NSW, NATS)
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25.10.10
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Senator Stephen
Parry (TAS, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Marise
Payne (NSW, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator the Hon
Michael Ronaldson (VIC, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Scott Ryan
(VIC, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator the Hon
Nigel Scullion (NT, CLP)
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25.10.10
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Senator the Hon
Judith Troeth (VIC, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator Russell
Trood (QLD, LP)
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25.10.10
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Senator John
Williams (NSW, NATS)
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25.10.10
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Current
inquiry
30 September 2010
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(a) Inquire into and report on:
(i) The Productivity Commission report on gambling, released in June
2010, including a national response to the full set of its recommendations;
(ii) The design and implementation of a best practice full pre-commitment
scheme—that is uniform across all States and Territories and machines—consistent
with the recommendations and findings of the Productivity Commission;
(iii) Legal advice commissioned and received by the Commonwealth by 1
February 2011 regarding the Commonwealth’s constitutional competence and
prospects for successfully legislating in this area, including the reasoning
supporting the legal advice and financial and other consequences flowing from
it;
(iv) Any gambling-related legislation that has been tabled in either
House, either as a first reading or exposure draft;
(v) Appropriate terms of reference, to be set by no later than 30 June
2013, of a further Productivity Commission Inquiry to examine the impact of
pre-commitment schemes on problem gambling and to determine what further harm
minimisation measures may be necessary.
(vi) Monitoring the impact of reforms to address problem gambling; and
(vii) Such other matters relating to gambling referred by either House.
(b) Make
recommendations to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and
Indigenous Affairs and the Assistant Treasurer, to inform any position that the
Commonwealth will take to the COAG Select Council on Gambling Reform.
Current
inquiries
31 December 2010
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(a) Inquire into and report on:
(i) The Productivity Commission report on gambling, released in June
2010, including a national response to the full set of its recommendations;
(ii) The design and implementation of a best practice full pre-commitment
scheme—that is uniform across all States and Territories and machines—consistent
with the recommendations and findings of the Productivity Commission;
(iii) Legal advice commissioned and received by the Commonwealth by 1
February 2011 regarding the Commonwealth’s constitutional competence and
prospects for successfully legislating in this area, including the reasoning
supporting the legal advice and financial and other consequences flowing from
it;
(iv) Any gambling-related legislation that has been tabled in either
House, either as a first reading or exposure draft;
(v) Appropriate terms of reference, to be set by no later than 30 June
2013, of a further Productivity Commission Inquiry to examine the impact of
pre-commitment schemes on problem gambling and to determine what further harm
minimisation measures may be necessary.
(vi) Monitoring the impact of reforms to address problem gambling; and
(vii) Such other matters relating to gambling referred by either House.
(b) Make
recommendations to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous
Affairs and the Assistant Treasurer, to inform any position that the
Commonwealth will take to the COAG Select Council on Gambling Reform.
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Poker Machine Harm Reduction Tax (Administration) Bill 2008
[2010] and Poker Machine (Reduced Losses—Interim Measures) Bill 2010 (referred
28 October 2010)
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Prevalence of interactive and online gambling in Australia (reference
transferred from the Community Affairs References Committee 28 October 2010)
New references
30
September 2010–31 December 2010
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Poker Machine Harm Reduction Tax (Administration) Bill 2008
[2010] and Poker Machine (Reduced Losses—Interim Measures) Bill 2010 (referred
28 October 2010)
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Prevalence of interactive and online gambling in Australia (reference
transferred from the Community Affairs References Committee 28 October 2010)
Public hearings
30
September 2010–31 December 2010
Reports tabled
30
September 2010–31 December 2010
Government responses
30
September 2010–31 December 2010
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