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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 7 Hansard (10 July) . . Page.. 2442 ..
MR QUINLAN: I give notice that we expect the government to abide by the spirit of the second clause of Ms Tucker's proposed amendment and the commission to work at pace to amend the deficiencies that it has identified in the report in terms of the lack of development of a code of practice and the reorganisation or review of the commission itself and how it operates; so we will be supporting the first part of Ms Tucker's amendment to the motion and then the motion.
MS TUCKER: I seek leave to speak again.
Leave granted.
MS TUCKER: I ask for leave to move the amendment circulated in my name.
Leave granted.
MS TUCKER: I move:
After the word "papers" insert the following words:
"and
(1) directs the Minister to table any correspondence between himself and the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission or members of the Commission, and any minutes of the Commission's meetings, relating to the identification of the Commission's 'four major objectives' as listed on p5 of this report; and
(2) directs the Minister not to grant any further interactive gambling licences, and not to grant any further authorisations to conduct interactive games, until:
(a) the Minister has:
(i) made regulations pursuant to section 18 of the Gambling and Racing Control Act 1999, and the period for disallowance has expired; and
(b) the Commission has:
(i) developed a code of practice to apply to the existing licensees, pursuant to subsection 18 (3); and
(ii) reported to the Minister, pursuant to section 17, showing that the Commission is able to fulfil its obligations under subsection 17 (1) of the Act.".
I am concerned about the contents of this report. I was concerned about how my original motion was amended by Labor. I was concerned at the way Mr Humphries tabled this report, seemingly believing that it would be dealt with on the spot-before we had really had time to look at it-but I was able to get an adjournment of the debate and I have had time to look at it more closely.
It is an interesting report. Although it has been done quickly and certainly is not the comprehensive discussion paper on interactive gambling which the Select Committee on Gambling was interested in, the Gambling and Racing Commission has produced
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