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) (19:27): I can only reiterate what I said before. We're talking about Commonwealth law. We're in the federal parliament.

We do believe that this strengthens the hand of ACMA as the body responsible for these laws federally. We've got the power to regulate that in line with our constitutional power, and the laws empower ACMA, who can impose additional requirements. So we believe that this will be significant.

It will give ACMA power to do more. And we also think that it's important that the gambling companies are the ones who are paying to help ensure that ACMA can do this regulatory job effectively.