Gaming Control Amendment Regulations 2017

Gaming Control Amendment Regulations 2017

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Gaming Control Act 1993 .

7 August 2017

A. M. BLOW

Lieutenant-Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

PETER GUTWEIN

Treasurer

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Gaming Control Amendment Regulations 2017 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on 1 September 2017.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Gaming Control Regulations 2014 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 5A inserted

After regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations , the following regulation is inserted:

5A.   Community interest matters

(1)  In this regulation –

Australian Statistical Geographical Classification means the Australian Statistical Geographical Classification published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics;

Australian Statistical Geography Standard means the Australian Statistical Geography Standard published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics;

gaming-sensitive sites include the following:

(a) licensed premises;

(b) community facilities;

(c) financial institutions;

(d) any other site that the Commission considers to be a gaming-sensitive site;

local government area means a local government area under the Australian Statistical Geographical Classification;

premises means licensed premises at which electronic gaming machines are proposed to be located;

relevant areas, in relation to premises, means –

(a) the local government area in which the premises are situated; and

(b) any other local government area within 2 kilometres of the premises; and

(c) the statistical area level 2 (SA2) under the Australian Statistical Geography Standard in which the premises are situated.

(2)  For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of community interest matters in section 35A of the Act, the following matters are prescribed in relation to premises:

(a) the name and address of the premises and the licensed premises gaming licence number (if any);

(b) the number of electronic gaming machines proposed for the premises;

(c) the internal floor plan of the premises;

(d) the relevant areas in which the premises are located;

(e) the location and name of any gaming-sensitive sites that are within a 2-kilometre radius of the premises;

(f) a description of the facilities provided and the activities conducted at the premises;

(g) the harm minimisation and responsible gambling measures that will be in place at the premises in addition to those required by any other legislation;

(h) data relating to electronic gaming machines in the relevant areas in which the premises are located;

(i) demographic and other social and economic information relating to the relevant areas in which the premises are located;

(j) the potential social and economic benefits, for the local community, of any proposed electronic gaming machines;

(k) the negative social and economic impacts, and the potential negative social and economic impacts, on the local community, of any proposed electronic gaming machines and how those impacts will be managed.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 16 August 2017

These regulations are administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations prescribe matters for the purposes of the definition of community interest matters in section 35A of the Gaming Control Act 1993 .