On Monday the Federal Court of Australia handed down final orders in the first civil penalty proceedings commenced under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (Cth): Australian Communications and Media Authority v Jones (No 7) [2026] FCA 860; Australian Communications and Media Authority v Jones (No 8) [2026] FCA 861. The Federal Court imposed pecuniary penalties totalling over $24 million in relation to contraventions of s 15(2A) of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (Cth).
Declan Roche SC and Myles Pulsford appeared for the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), instructed by the Australian Government Solicitor.