Recommendation Position Comments Agree The Government will introduce legislative amendments to provide 17: The Act should be amended to: greater clarity around the legality of services, strengthen the improve and simplify the definition of prohibited enforcement of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, and deliver activities improved enforcement outcomes. extend the ambit of enforcement to affiliates, agents It will also introduce the other mechanisms as outlined in the and the like recommendation. include the use of name and shame lists published online to detail illegal sites and their directors and The implementation of the national framework and other legislative principals and to include the use of other and disruption measures may also be flow on benefits in the critical Commonwealth instruments to disrupt travel to areas of sport and racing integrity. Australia by those named allow ACMA, where appropriate, to notify in writing any relevant international regulator in the jurisdiction where the site is licensed allow ACMA to implement new (civil) penalties as proposed by the 2012 review include a provision that restricts an operator providing illegal services to Australian consumers from obtaining a licence in any Australian jurisdiction for a specified future time period Agree While disruption strategies cannot provide a complete solution, payment blocking and restrictions have been used in other jurisdictions 18: Treasury, and other relevant agencies should work with such as the United Kingdom, France and the United States as part of a banks and credit card providers to identify potential multifaceted strategy designed to reduce the adverse outcomes of payment blocking strategies to disrupt illegal offshore illegal online wagering. wagering. Additionally, the recommendation from the 2012 The Government will consult with the banks and credit card providers Review of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 relating to ‘safe to assess the potential options and practicality of payment blocking harbour’ provisions be adopted to support these efforts. strategies to address illegal offshore wagering and gaming. The adoption of Recommendation 8 from the 2012 Review of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 will be considered after the potential options have been explored.
Recommendation Position Comments 17: The Act should be amended to: improve and simplify the definition of prohibited activities extend the ambit of enforcement to affiliates, agents and the like include the use of name and shame lists published online to detail illegal sites and their directors and principals and to include the use of other Commonwealth instruments to disrupt travel to Australia by those named allow ACMA, where appropriate, to notify in writing any relevant international regulator in the jurisdiction where the site is licensed allow ACMA to implement new (civil) penalties as proposed by the 2012 review include a provision that restricts an operator providing illegal services to Australian consumers from obtaining a licence in any Australian jurisdiction for a specified future time period Agree The Government will introduce legislative amendments to provide greater clarity around the legality of services, strengthen the enforcement of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, and deliver improved enforcement outcomes. It will also introduce the other mechanisms as outlined in the recommendation. The implementation of the national framework and other legislative and disruption measures may also be flow on benefits in the critical areas of sport and racing integrity. 18: Treasury, and other relevant agencies should work with banks and credit card providers to identify potential payment blocking strategies to disrupt illegal offshore wagering. Additionally, the recommendation from the 2012 Review of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 relating to ‘safe harbour’ provisions be adopted to support these efforts. Agree While disruption strategies cannot provide a complete solution, payment blocking and restrictions have been used in other jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom, France and the United States as part of a multifaceted strategy designed to reduce the adverse outcomes of illegal online wagering. The Government will consult with the banks and credit card providers to assess the potential options and practicality of payment blocking strategies to address illegal offshore wagering and gaming. The adoption of Recommendation 8 from the 2012 Review of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 will be considered after the potential options have been explored.
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