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) (19:44): Thanks, Senator Scarr. I think the key point with this is that under this legislation—and we've always been very clear that this is about striking a balance, which we're doing in this legislation by ensuring that there will be fewer ads that people see as a result of that.

That will no doubt be the case. That's delivered as part of this. Anyone watching a sporting game won't see them during live coverage.

We think that's important. The 15 minutes on either side are also important. I think you've got to look at the whole package to ensure that there is less access to advertising as a result of these changes.