Match-Fixing, Bribery, and Insider Betting Tips in Sport Now Crimes
Criminal Code Amendment (National Sport Integrity Offences) Bill 2026
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Julian Leeser LIB
“I rise to speak on the Criminal Code Amendment (National Sport Integrity Offences) Bill 2026. The coalition supports strong laws to protect the integrity of Australian sport. Match-fixing and the manipulation of sporting competition are serious matters. They undermine confidence in sport. They can cause significant financial and reputational damage.”
Carol Berry ALP
“Sport is a part of the essential fabric of our society. It’s part of our heritage, part of our culture and part of what makes our nation great. Around the world, we are known for our sporting achievements, punching far above our weight and achieving success across the board.”
Dr RYAN
“Sport occupies a unique and powerful place in Australian life. It brings people together, creates a sense of belonging and gives expression to values that so many of us hold dear—hard work, teamwork, excellence and fair play. In the Kooyong electorate, sport is woven into the fabric of community life.”
“I rise today to speak in support of the Criminal Code Amendment (National Sport Integrity Offences) Bill 2026. In 2017, the Hon. James Wood AO QC conducted a review into the integrity of Australian sport as part of the then National Sport Plan.”
David Farley PHON
“Australians expect sports to be decided on the field, not in a betting market, not through corruption and certainly not by organised crime. I support the Criminal Code Amendment (National Sport Integrity Offences) Bill 2026 because the integrity of Australian sport must be protected. Sport occupies a special place in this country.”
Madonna Jarrett ALP
“Australia is a sporting nation—we all know that—and sport is part of who we are. It might be a Saturday morning and we’re standing at the edge of the footy field watching our kids play, or we might be at the local swimming pool, or we might be at the cricket pitch; Sports is Australia. It’s also about sitting around that television and watching that sport.”
Shayne Neumann ALP
“At the outset, I want to say I support the Criminal Code Amendment (National Sport Integrity Offences) Bill 2026. The Albanese Labor government is committed to upholding the rule of law, and that is critical in all our cultural institutions, including sport, which is woven into the fabric of Australia’s life.”
“I rise to speak in support of the Criminal Code Amendment (National Sport Integrity Offences) Bill 2026. Sport is a huge part of my life. Growing up, I played netball, volleyball, basketball and hockey. I loved the athletics carnivals, as you can imagine, as the tallest girl in the year and, at one point, the tallest girl in the school. I loved high jump and long jump.”
Michelle Rowland ALP
“The Criminal Code Amendment (National Sport Integrity Offences) Bill 2026 will protect the integrity of Australian sport by criminalising match fixing and related behaviours. The introduction of these offences will play a vital role in protecting athletes, officials and fans across all sporting codes in keeping criminal elements out of Australian sport.”
Tim Ayres ALP
“I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speech read as follows— The Criminal Code Amendment (National Sport Integrity Offences) Bill 2026 represents a vital step in protecting athletes, officials, and fans across all sporting codes by keeping criminal elements out of Australian sport.”
News articles and press releases
Context: an 8-year-old recommendation
Attorney-General's Department, joint media release — 2026-08-20
The Bill responds to recommendations from the Review of Australia’s Sports Integrity Arrangements, and is a crucial step towards Australia’s ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions, known as the Macolin convention.