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Does the Minister consider the new online gambling sub-committee to be a specialist committee and if not, why not?

Answered Question 18977 (2026)
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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • Does the Minister consider the new online gambling sub-committee to be a specialist committee and if not, why not?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I do not consider the new committee to be a specialist committee. Having a separate distribution mechanism is about keeping the sources of funding separate. It is not about where the funding will be granted.