Page 4868 - Week 13 - Tuesday, 27 November 2018
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determine how much of the large, omnibus contributions support grassroots level sport or women’s sport, and so we are fixing that.
I note again that clubs are free to spend approximately 90 per cent of their net gaming machine revenue as they wish, to support their objectives. But as part of the clubs’ social licence in operating gaming machines—a privilege they have, not a right—8.8 per cent of net gaming machine revenue will go specifically to the community. This increased amount is about ensuring that money from gaming machines is getting to people and organisations in our community that need it most. More money will be returned to the community to support a range of community purposes set out in the legislation.
By the end of the year we will have a new regulation setting out the details of the revised community contributions scheme. Again, I draw to the attention of the members here and those who may be listening beyond here that comments on the exposure draft regulation are still welcome until the end of this week. I thank those who have provided constructive input so far. The issues they have raised are being considered by government.
In the detail stage I will move a small number of minor and technical government amendments and I will table a supplementary explanatory statement at that time as well. But let me briefly speak through those amendments now, to save time at the detail stage.
The amendments correct a reference to the commission in clause 20 of the bill, new section 10A, to align with the definition of a voluntary surrender day in new section 10C. They clarify that if I am making a determination about the compulsory surrender of authorisations under new section 10J the total surrender obligation for clubs across both compulsory surrender days in April 2019 and April 2020 will not exceed 20 per cent of the authorisations held at a particular venue on the census day of 23 August 2018, which is when I tabled the pathway to 4,000 in this Assembly.
They will amend the expiry date for new 10G, as set out in new section 10U, to reflect that licensees that receive the pokie-free bonus are restricted from obtaining a new or existing authorisation certificate for five years, in line with their commitment to keep the existing club venue open for five years.
The amendments insert a new clause 26A to address a commencement issue within clause 26 of the bill. The amended clause 26 will commence when the community contributions start next year, and new clause 26A will commence seven days after notification.
Clause 71 is amended by new section 166(1) to correct an error so that required payments to the gambling harm prevention and mitigation fund under existing section 163A(1) of the act can be counted as a community contribution purpose, as is currently the case under the existing scheme. These payments are the 0.75 per cent of gross gaming machine revenue currently paid to the problem gambling assistance fund. However, the new minimum community contribution fund of 0.4 per cent of net
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