Interactive Gambling (Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2026

Summary

Online gambling companies in Australia will be required to pay a new cost recovery levy to help fund the government's regulatory oversight of the interactive gambling industry. This levy is a charge imposed on operators to cover the costs of administering and enforcing gambling laws, rather than having those costs paid entirely by taxpayers. The change affects how online betting and gaming services are funded and regulated, shifting some of the financial burden of government supervision onto the industry itself instead of the general public.

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