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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 8 Hansard (26 August) . . Page.. 2553 ..
Division 1-Monitoring and research
14A. Monitoring and research
(1) The Commission must monitor the social and economic effects of gambling and problem gambling in the Territory, including the need for counselling and other services.
(2) The Commission may conduct or sponsor research into the social and economic effects of gambling in the Territory.
(3) The Minister, or a resolution of the Assembly, may require the Commission to address particular matters when performing its functions under this section.
(4) The Commission must, at intervals of not less than 12 months, provide reports to the Minister on the results of its activities under his section.
(5) The Minister must cause a report under this section to be laid before the Assembly within 14 sittings days after receiving it.
Division 2-Dealing with social effects of gambling
14B. Code of practice
(1) The regulations may prescribe 1 or more codes of practice to apply to specified classes of persons who are licensed or otherwise authorised to do things under a gaming law.
(2) A code of practice may include, but is not limited to, guidelines about the following:
(a) advertising, promotional practices and the offering of inducements;
(b) providing objective and accurate information about losing and winning;
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