The measures provide easy-to-use tools and information to support people to better control their gambling. The National Framework consists of 10 measures to empower individuals and minimise the harm from online gambling. The National Framework provides, for the first time, stronger consumer protections for Australians gambling online. The Australian Government, together with the state and territory governments, has introduced the National Framework, a suite of minimum consumer protections for people who gamble online. The ban will be enacted under the Commonwealth’s Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (IGA) and will be regulated by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) The National Consumer Protection Framework for Online Wagering The Government response to the Inquiry.Ĭonsistent with the Committee’s recommendations, lottery services, both for-profit and not-for-profit, will be excluded from the ban as they present a low‑risk to gambling harm. The announcement implements recommendations from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (the Committee) from November 2021. The ban will extend to credit cards and credit payments made via digital wallets. The ban will apply to Australian licensed wagering services. Gambling Reforms Ban on the use of credit cards for online wagering
