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Australian Communications and Media Authority

The regulator handed every new lever in the 2026 gambling laws: the broadcast caps, the triple lock, the takedown notices, BetStop, and now the opt-out register. It told the Senate committee it received no new funding for the advertising side and is reallocating staff internally.

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Dollar figures in the explanatory memorandum for the levy that funds the register: none. The amount is left to a later ACMA legislative instrument be… EM, Interactive Gambling (Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2026
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Topics it recurs across
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Fig. 01 / Where this name appears

The Triple Zero Rort2,145 unsuccessful emergency callsACMA's count for 8 November 2023, by company: Optus Mobile 2,091, Optus Networks 41, Optus Internet 12 to 000 or 112 (2,144 in total), plus one cal…2 investigations →The Gambling Rort$0Dollar figures in the explanatory memorandum for the levy that funds the register: none. The amount is left to a later ACMA legislative instrument …1 investigation →The Reporting Rort11 investigation →
Fig. 01Source: article scan · every investigation naming itAs of 2026‑09Auto-assembled

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OptusCOMPANY · TELECOMMUNICATIONS · 3TelstraCOMPANY · TELECOMMUNICATIONS · 2The ACCCFEDERAL REGULATOR · 1The eSafety CommissionerFEDERAL REGULATOR · 1Victoria PoliceSTATE POLICE FORCE · 1NSW PoliceSTATE POLICE FORCE · 1Services AustraliaACTOR · AGENCY · 1GoogleACTOR · PLATFORM · 1OpenAICOMPANY · AI · 1The ASDACTOR · AGENCY · 1PM&CACTOR · DEPARTMENT · 1The OAICFEDERAL REGULATOR · 1NPWSACTOR · AGENCY · 1Cyber Security NSWACTOR · BODY · 1MedibankCOMPANY · HEALTH INSURANCE · 1Australian Clinical LabsCOMPANY · PATHOLOGY · 1ColesCOMPANY · SUPERMARKETS · 1Anthony AlbanesePERSON · POLITICIAN · 1Responsible Wagering AustraliaLOBBY · ONLINE WAGERING · 1Jacqui LambiePERSON · SENATOR FOR TASMANIA, ARMY VETERAN · 1
Mechanisms in play
Digital IDMECHANISM · IDENTITY · 1Regulatory CaptureMECHANISM · 1BetStopMECHANISM · SELF-EXCLUSION · 1The Opt-Out RegisterMECHANISM · DEFAULT SETTINGS · 1

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