{"id":"F2019L01238","name":"Interactive Gambling Regulations 2019","slug":"interactive-gambling-regulations-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440251,"registerId":"F2019L01238-fast-fetch-1775955949804","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interactive Gambling Regulations 2019","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nInteractive Gambling Regulations 2019\n\nI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated 19 September 2019\n\nDavid Hurley\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nPaul Fletcher\n\nMinister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Designated interactive gambling service advertisements—exceptions\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nInteractive Gambling Regulations 2001\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Interactive Gambling Regulations 2019.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 21 September 2019\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including designated interactive gambling service.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.\n\n6  Designated interactive gambling service advertisements—exceptions\n\n (1) This section is made for the purposes of section 61BGA of the Act.\n\n (2) An advertisement is not a designated interactive gambling service advertisement for the purposes of Part 7A of the Act if the advertisement:\n\n (a) relates to a product, or a service, that is not a designated interactive gambling service; and\n\n (b) cannot reasonably be regarded as being intended to promote:\n\n (i) a designated interactive gambling service; or\n\n (ii) designated interactive gambling services in general; or\n\n (iii) a trade mark that is particular to a designated interactive gambling service; or\n\n (iv) a domain name or URL that relates to a designated interactive gambling service.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nInteractive Gambling Regulations 2001\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward remake of the 2001 Regulations with minimal substantive change. The scope remains tightly focused on defining exceptions for gambling advertising as originally intended. The instrument appears to be a standard sunsetting/repeal and replacement exercise to update the legislative framework without expanding its reach."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 6 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule)","Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the regulations themselves","Relies on definitions in the parent Act (Interactive Gambling Act 2001)","Single operative provision (section 6) with straightforward two-part test","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic","No cross-references beyond the parent Act and the repealed regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set rules for advertising online gambling in Australia, working with the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 by defining when an ad is a \"designated interactive gambling service advertisement\" and updating the regulatory framework (repealing the 2001 regulations). \n\nThey affect gambling operators, media, and advertisers and aim to stop firms from disguising gambling promotions as non-gambling products or brands, focusing on whether an ad really promotes online gambling."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument repeals the Interactive Gambling Regulations 2001 and restates a narrow exception to what counts as a designated interactive gambling service advertisement under the Act (see s6 and Schedule 1). It implements and clarifies a limited aspect of the Act’s advertising rules rather than expanding the Act’s substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument with few provisions, so low procedural complexity","Relies on defined terms and enforcement framework in the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (cross‑references increase interpretive work)","Key standard uses an objective judgment phrase (“cannot reasonably be regarded”) requiring fact‑specific assessment by advertisers, regulators or courts","Repeals prior regulations (Schedule 1), requiring comparison to earlier rules for transitional or compliance planning","Central operational impact focused on advertising compliance rather than licensing or substantive criminal provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation replaces the 2001 interactive gambling regulations and narrows which advertisements count as prohibited “designated interactive gambling service” ads. It says an ad is not a designated interactive gambling service advertisement if it promotes a non‑designated product and cannot reasonably be regarded as promoting a designated interactive gambling service, related trademarks, or domain names (see s6 and Schedule 1). Operators who advertise must judge whether their material falls outside the prohibition; regulators or courts will apply the “cannot reasonably be regarded” test, creating an interpretive compliance obligation."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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