Interactive Gambling Amendment Act 2001 (Cth)

Interactive Gambling Amendment Act 2001

No. 139, 2001

An Act to amend the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, and for related purposes

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Interactive Gambling Amendment Act 2001

No. 139, 2001

An Act to amend the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, and for related purposes

[Assented to 1 October 2001]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Interactive Gambling Amendment Act 2001.

2Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001

1

Subsection 61BA(2)

Omit “and 61BG”, substitute “, 61BG and 61BGA”.

2

After section 61BG

Insert:

61BGAException—advertisements of a kind specified in the regulations

The regulations may provide that an advertisement of a kind specified in the regulations is not an interactive gambling service advertisement for the purposes of this Part.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

Senate on 30 August 2001

House of Representatives on 27 September 2001]

(175/01)