Message receive from the Senate informing the House of a resolution agreed to by the Senate on 28 October 2010 relating to the inquiry into the prevalence of interactive and online gambling in Australia.

The message read as follows—

The Senate informs the House of Representatives of the following resolution agreed to by the Senate today:

That—

(a)

the inquiry into the prevalence of interactive and online gambling in Australia be withdrawn from the Community Affairs References Committee and be referred to the Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform in line with the terms of reference of the committee; and

(b)

in conducting its inquiry, the Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform have the power to consider and use the records of the Community Affairs References Committees appointed in this Parliament and in the previous Parliament relating to the inquiry.