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ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs) .................................................................................................. 6 Precommitment and EGMs ................................................................................................................. 7 Voluntary or mandatory precommitment ..................................................................................... 7 Trials of precommitment systems in Australia .............................................................................. 8 International evidence ................................................................................................................... 8 Nova Scotia ............................................................................................................................... 9 Norway

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 3 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 3 Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee ............................................................................................... 3 Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform ............................................................................... 3 Senate Selection of Bills Committee .............................................................................................. 4 Statement of Compatibility with

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Structure of this Digest ............................................................................................................. 3 Committee consideration ........................................................................................................................ 3 Selection of Bills ........................................................................................................................ 3 Scrutiny of Bills ......................................................................................................................... 3 Joint Committee on Human Rights ........................................................................................... 3 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 4 Main issues and key provisions ................................................................................................................ 4 Food

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents The Bills Digest at a glance ....................................................................................................................... 4 Fair Entitlements Guarantee Bill 2012 ..................................................................................................... 5 Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Structure of the Bill .................................................................................................................................. 5 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Insolvency ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Voluntary administration, possibly leading to a deed of company arrangement .................... 6

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 46, 2012-13 19 November 2012 Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious Drugs, Identity Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2012 Monica Biddington Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Background.......................................................................................................................................... 2 Serious Drug Offences .................................................................................................................... 3 Identity Crime ................................................................................................................................... 3 Air travel with

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Aviation Liability Frameworks ............................................................................................................. 4 Liability for passenger injury and death ............................................................................................. 4 International Travel ............................................................................................................................ 5 Warsaw Convention ...................................................................................................................... 5 Montreal Convention .................................................................................................................... 5 Operation of the Conventions ....................................................................................................... 6 Domestic Travel .................................................................................................................................. 7 Third

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services This Digest replaces an earlier version dated 18 September 2012 as the original version did not deal with the credit reporting provisions of the Bill. This revised Digest incorporates discussion on all elements of the Bill. Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 5