38386 (2025). Benjamin Doyle to the Minister of Internal Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 19 Aug 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	38386 (2025)
Question asked:	05 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Benjamin Doyle
Portfolio:	Minister of Internal Affairs
Minister replying:	Hon Brooke van Velden
Answer received:	13 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_38386_2025
Document guid:	9ba4961a-32ac-4292-9032-4d45e6eb39ff

38386 (2025). Benjamin Doyle to the Minister of Internal Affairs: What advice, if any, did the Ministry receive from the Ministry of Health regarding potential harm from online casino gambling, listed by title and date?

Hon Brooke van Velden: Officials from the Department of Internal Affairs have engaged with the Ministry of Health regularly to inform the development of policy for the Online Casino Gambling Bill, including on harm minimisation. The Department proactively releases the titles of briefings provided to me, available here: https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releases#briefing-titles