Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, National Self-exclusion Register (Cost Recovery Levy) Amendment Bill 2026, Interactive Gambling (Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2026

Senator CHISHOLM (Queensland—Assistant Minister for Regional Development, Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Assistant Minister for Resources and Deputy Manager of Government Business in the Senate) (18:04): Thanks, Senator Hanson-Young, for the question. The wagering opt-out register will provide Australians with a single mechanism to opt out of receiving wagering advertising across online content service providers that elect to show wagering advertising under the new triple-lock rules.

Together with other measures, we have created a layered consumer protection framework allowing Australians to opt out either directly through individual platforms or through a single register. The register is expected to be administered by a third-party register operator appointed by ACMA, similar to the operating model used for BetStop, with ACMA overseeing the administration of the program.

It would aim to allow consumers to register once for their advertising preference to apply across participating online platforms, rather than requiring them to manage separate advertising preferences on each service. Individuals will remain on the register unless they elect to deregister. Online content service providers will be required to connect to the register to match registered details against their user accounts and ban wagering advertising to registered individuals.

The register is expected to use a limited set of identifying information, primarily email addresses and mobile phone numbers, to enable matching between registered individuals and online content service providers. Detailed operational arrangements, including registration requirements, matching processes, privacy safeguards and platform obligations, will be prescribed in opt-out register rules made by ACMA.