National Self-exclusion Register (Cost Recovery Levy) Amendment Bill 2026

Summary

This amendment changes how Australia's National Self-exclusion Register is funded by introducing a cost recovery levy — essentially a fee paid by gambling operators to cover the register's operating costs instead of taxpayers funding it entirely. The National Self-exclusion Register is a database that lets people voluntarily ban themselves from gambling venues and online platforms across the country. The change matters because it shifts the financial burden from government to the gambling industry, potentially reducing the public cost of running the self-exclusion system while ensuring the register can continue helping people who want to restrict their own gambling.

What happens at this stage

The final vote in this chamber on the bill as a whole, after all amendments have been considered. If it passes, the bill moves to the other chamber to go through the same process. If both chambers have already agreed to identical text, the bill proceeds directly to Royal Assent.

Next: The other chamber, which runs the same process from First Reading, or Royal Assent if both chambers have already agreed