Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsNational Gambling Reform Act 2012
1 Title
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An Act in relation to measures to encourage responsible gambling, and for related purposes
2 Chapter 1 (heading)
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3 Section 1
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4 Section 2 (note)
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5 Section 3
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6 Section 4
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The object of this Act is to recognise the Commonwealth's commitment to the development and implementation of measures to encourage responsible gambling by all gamblers, including voluntary pre - commitment on gaming machines.
7 Section 5
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In this Act:
"Australian Institute of Family Studies" means the Australian Institute of Family Studies established by Part XIVA of the Family Law Act 1975 .
"Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies" means the Director within the meaning of section 114A of the Family Law Act 1975 .
"gaming machine" has the meaning given by section 6.
8 Subsection 6(1)
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9 Subsections 6(2) to (4)
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10 Sections 7 to 12
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11 Part 2 of Chapter 1
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12 Chapter 2
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Part 2 -- Encouraging responsible gambling
19 E ncourag ing responsible gambling
(1) The Commonwealth recognises the importance of meaningful measures to encourage responsible gambling.
(2) The Commonwealth supports voluntary pre - commitment on gaming machines.
(3) Voluntary pre - commitment allows a player of a gaming machine to set a limit on the amount that the player is prepared to lose from playing gaming machines, and helps the player keep to the limit. The player chooses whether to set a limit.
20 Developing and implementing voluntary pre - commitment measure
(1) The Commonwealth will work with Governments of the States and Territories, the gaming industry, academics and the community sector:
(a) to develop and implement a voluntary pre - commitment scheme on gaming machines; and
(b) to develop a realistic timetable for implementing th i s measure.
(2) The Commonwealth will work with Governments of the States and Territories and the gaming industry:
(a) to ensure that all gaming machines are capable of supporting a venue - based voluntary pre - commitment scheme; and
(aa) to ensure that a venue - based voluntary pre - commitment scheme operating in a State or Territory is capable of connecting to a State or Territory wide voluntary pre - commitment scheme that operates within the State or Territory; and
(b) to develop a realistic timetable for implementing these capabilities .
21 Administration of voluntary pre - commitment measure
The Commonwealth will work with Governments of the States and Territories on the most appropriate way of administering the voluntary pre - commitment measure referred to in subsection 20(1).
13 Chapters 3 to 8
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14 Chapter 9 (heading)
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15 Part 1 of Chapter 9
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16 Part 2 of Chapter 9 (heading)
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Part 3 -- Research and other provisions
17 Division 1 of Part 2 of Chapter 9 (heading)
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18 Sections 193 to 195
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19 Subsection 196(2)
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20 Division 2 of Part 2 of Chapter 9 (heading)
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21 Sections 198 to 200
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198 Act does not create legally enforceable obligations etc.
This Act (other than sections 196 and 197) does not create rights or duties that are legally enforceable in judicial or other proceedings.
22 Subsection 201(1)
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23 Subsection 201(2)
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National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Act (No. 1) 2012
24 The whole of the Act
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National Gambling Reform (Related Matters) Act (No. 2) 2012
25 The whole of the Act