Motion Debate – Action Needed on Online Gambling
Meg debated her motion on Tuesday 31 October 2023, noting the Federal Report You Win Some, You Lose More, and calling on the Tasmanian government to work with the Commonwealth to pursue the report’s recommendations to tackle online gambling (Meg tabled her motion on the 29th of Jiune 2023).
The Legislative Council voted in support of Meg’s motion (although the state government did not support some clauses).
Meg’s speech can be viewed below.
View Meg’s speech below as a dowloadable pdf:.
Text of Meg’s motion as tabled on the 29th of June 2023:
- That the Legislative Council notes; –
(a) The release on 26 June this year of the Australian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs’ Report You win some, you lose more: Online gambling and its impacts on those experiencing gambling harm;
(b) the Report and its recommendations received unanimous support of all members of the authoring Parliamentary Standing Committee which comprised Federal Labor party, Liberal party, National Party, and Independent representatives;
(c) Recommendation 26 of the Report that calls on the Australian Government, with the cooperation of the states and territories, to implement a comprehensive ban on all forms of advertising for online gambling, to be introduced in four phases, over three years, commencing immediately; and
(d) the Report’s additional call for “the Australian Government, with the states and territories, [to] develop a comprehensive national strategy on online gambling harm reduction,” and that the national strategy should be based on public health principles and be in place within twelve
months, allowing for progressive implementation.
(2) That the Legislative Council calls on the Tasmanian government to:
(a) Commit to participating in the development of the proposed comprehensive national strategy on online gambling harm reduction which delivers on the goals and intent of the You win some, you lose more report; and
(b) formally notify at the earliest opportunity the Australian government of Tasmania’s willingness to cooperate with the development and implementation of the recommended progressively phased out comprehensive ban on all forms of advertising for online gambling.
