New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

GAMING MACHINES REGULATION 2002 - REG 36

36 Threshold increase applications-consultation requirements

(1) This clause applies in relation to a threshold increase application that is required to be accompanied by a class 2 LIA.

(2) Before any such threshold increase application is made, the proposed applicant must notify each of the following about the proposed application:

(a) the local council for the area in which the relevant venue is situated,

(b) the local police,

(c) the Council of Social Service of New South Wales,

(d) the area health service for the area in which the relevant venue is situated,

(e) any organisation that is located in the local government area in which the relevant venue is situated and that receives funding from the Responsible Gambling Fund under the Casino Control Act 1992 for the specific purpose of providing gambling-related counselling or treatment services.

(3) The notice must specify the following:

(a) the name and address of the venue,

(b) an explanation of the nature of the proposed application,

(c) the contact details of the person to whom submissions or inquiries about the proposed application may be made,

(d) the date on which the proposed application is intended to be made to the Authority.

(4) If the threshold increase application is made to the Authority, the class 2 LIA that is provided with the application must include a report on the results of the consultation process under subclause (1). Such a report is to include details of any meetings or discussions held in relation to the proposed application and the outcomes of those meetings or discussions.