{"id":"nsw:sl-2025-0323","name":"Screen and Digital Games Industries (Advisory Committee) Regulation 2025","slug":"screen-and-digital-games-industries-advisory-committee-regulation-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"323 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173739,"registerId":"nsw-sl-2025-0323-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary\n\nPart 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of regulation","content":"#### 1 Name of regulation\n\n1 Name of regulation\n\n> This regulation is the [Screen and Digital Games Industries (Advisory Committee) Regulation 2025](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2025-0323).","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n2 Commencement\n\n> This regulation commences on the day on which the Act commences.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 3 Definitions\n\n3 Definitions\n\n> In this regulation—\n> \n> chairperson means the member appointed to the Advisory Committee as chairperson of the Advisory Committee.\n> \n> deputy chairperson means the member appointed to the Advisory Committee as deputy chairperson of the Advisory Committee.\n> \n> member means a member of the Advisory Committee.\n> \n> the Act means the [Screen and Digital Games Industries Act 2025](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2025-023).\n> \n> Note—\n> \n> The Act and the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this regulation.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Composition and functions","content":"# Part 2 Composition and functions\n\nPart 2 Composition and functions","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Composition of Advisory Committee—the Act, s 6(3)","content":"#### 4 Composition of Advisory Committee—the Act, s 6(3)\n\n4 Composition of Advisory Committee—the Act, s 6(3)\n\n> > (1) The Advisory Committee must consist of not more than 10 members.\n> \n> > (2) One member must be appointed chairperson by the member’s instrument of appointment.\n> \n> > (3) The chairperson must have significant experience or expertise in the screen or digital games industry.\n> \n> > (4) One member may be appointed deputy chairperson by the member’s instrument of appointment.\n> \n> > (5) The deputy chairperson must not have significant experience or expertise in the screen or digital games industry.\n> \n> > (6) At least 1 member must have experience in the digital games industry.\n> \n> > (7) At least 1 member must be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.\n> \n> > (8) At least 1 member must—\n> > \n> > > (a) have relevant experience in the screen or digital games industry, and\n> > \n> > > (b) reside or work in regional New South Wales.\n> \n> > (9) The other members must have relevant experience or expertise in the screen or digital games industry.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Functions of Advisory Committee—the Act, s 6(4)","content":"#### 5 Functions of Advisory Committee—the Act, s 6(4)\n\n5 Functions of Advisory Committee—the Act, s 6(4)\n\n> For the Act, section 6(4), the following functions are prescribed—\n> \n> > (a) to advise the Secretary in relation to the annual allocation of program funding between screen or digital games industry funding programs administered by the Secretary,\n> \n> > (b) to consider recommendations relating to screen or digital games production funding and advise the Secretary in relation to the recommendations,\n> \n> > (c) to advise the Secretary in relation to individual screen or digital games industry funding programs administered by the Secretary and, if appropriate, recommend changes to existing funding programs and guidelines,\n> \n> > (d) to advise the Minister and Secretary, on request, about submissions from local councils seeking accreditation under the Act, section 8,\n> \n> > (e) to advise the Minister and Secretary about matters relating to spaces and other locations accessible for screen or digital games production,\n> \n> > (f) to advise the Minister about the strategic direction of the screen and digital games industries in the State,\n> \n> > (g) to advocate for and promote awareness of the intellectual property rights of persons employed in the screen and digital games industries in relation to emerging technologies and evolving distribution platforms.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Subcommittees","content":"#### 6 Subcommittees\n\n6 Subcommittees\n\n> > (1) The Advisory Committee may establish subcommittees to assist with the Committee’s functions.\n> \n> > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), a subcommittee may be established to manage the allocation of funding to participants in the screen and digital games production industries.\n> \n> > (3) To avoid doubt, a subcommittee need not consist of all members of the Advisory Committee, including the chairperson of the Advisory Committee.\n> \n> > (4) The chairperson of a subcommittee has—\n> > \n> > > (a) a deliberative vote, and\n> > \n> > > (b) if there is an equality of votes—a second or casting vote.\n> \n> > (5) Subject to this regulation, the other procedures of a subcommittee must be decided by the Advisory Committee.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Membership of Advisory Committee—the Act, s 6(5)","content":"# Part 3 Membership of Advisory Committee—the Act, s 6(5)\n\nPart 3 Membership of Advisory Committee—the Act, s 6(5)","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Terms of office of members","content":"#### 7 Terms of office of members\n\n7 Terms of office of members\n\n> > (1) A member holds office for the period, not more than 3 years, specified in the member’s instrument of appointment.\n> \n> > (2) A person who holds or has held office as a member is eligible for reappointment or appointment to a further term—\n> > \n> > > (a) unless the person has held office for more than 6 years, consecutively or not, and\n> > \n> > > (b) if otherwise qualified.\n> \n> > (3) For subsection (2)(a), an appointment does not constitute, and is taken never to have constituted, an appointment to a term of office if the person is appointed—\n> > \n> > > (a) under section 9 to fill the office of a member that has become vacant other than by the expiration of the member’s term of office, and\n> > \n> > > (b) for the balance of the term of office of the person’s predecessor.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Remuneration","content":"#### 8 Remuneration\n\n8 Remuneration\n\n> A member is entitled to be paid the remuneration, including travelling and subsistence allowances, determined by the Minister from time to time in consultation with the Public Service Commissioner.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Vacancy in office of member","content":"#### 9 Vacancy in office of member\n\n9 Vacancy in office of member\n\n> The office of a member becomes vacant if the member—\n> \n> > (a) dies, or\n> \n> > (b) completes a term of office and is not reappointed, or\n> \n> > (c) resigns the office by written instrument addressed to the Minister, or\n> \n> > (d) is removed from office by the Minister under this section, or\n> \n> > (e) is absent from 4 consecutive meetings of the Advisory Committee of which reasonable notice has been given to the member personally or by post or email, except—\n> > \n> > > (i) on leave granted by the Committee, or\n> > \n> > > (ii) before the expiration of 4 weeks after the last of the 4 meetings, the member is excused by the Committee for having been absent from the meetings, or\n> \n> > (f) is personally insolvent, or\n> \n> > (g) becomes a mentally incapacitated person, or\n> \n> > (h) is convicted in New South Wales of an offence punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more or is convicted elsewhere than in New South Wales of an offence that, if committed in New South Wales, would be an offence punishable in the same way.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Filling of vacancy in office of member","content":"#### 10 Filling of vacancy in office of member\n\n10 Filling of vacancy in office of member\n\n> > (1) If the office of a member becomes vacant, the Minister may, subject to this regulation and the Act, appoint a person to fill the vacancy.\n> \n> > (2) Despite subsection (1), if the office of a member becomes vacant, the Secretary may appoint a person to fill the vacancy on a temporary basis for a period no longer than 6 months.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Disclosure of pecuniary interests","content":"#### 11 Disclosure of pecuniary interests\n\n11 Disclosure of pecuniary interests\n\n> > (1) Subsection (2) applies if—\n> > \n> > > (a) a member of the Advisory Committee has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or about to be considered at a meeting of the Committee, and\n> > \n> > > (b) the interest appears to raise a conflict with the proper performance of the member’s duties in relation to the consideration of the matter.\n> \n> > (2) The member must, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the member’s knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest at a meeting of the Advisory Committee.\n> \n> > (3) A member may disclose at a meeting of the Advisory Committee that the member—\n> > \n> > > (a) is a member of, or employed by, a specified company or another body, or\n> > \n> > > (b) is a partner of, or employed by, a specified person, or\n> > \n> > > (c) has some other specified interest relating to the specified company, body or person.\n> \n> > (4) The disclosure under subsection (3) is a sufficient disclosure by the member of the nature of the interest in a matter relating to that company or other body and the member is not required to repeat the disclosure for later meetings of the Advisory Committee.\n> \n> > (5) Particulars of a disclosure made under this section must be recorded by the Advisory Committee in a document kept for the purpose.\n> \n> > (6) The document must be made available at all reasonable hours for inspection by a person on payment of the reasonable fee determined by the Advisory Committee.\n> \n> > (7) After a member has disclosed the nature of an interest in a matter, the member must not, unless the Minister or the Advisory Committee otherwise determines—\n> > \n> > > (a) be present during a deliberation of the Committee about the matter, or\n> > \n> > > (b) take part in a decision of the Committee about the matter.\n> \n> > (8) For the purposes of making a determination by the Advisory Committee under subsection (7), a member who has a direct or indirect pecuniary or other interest in a matter to which a disclosure relates must not—\n> > \n> > > (a) be present when the Committee is making the determination, or\n> > \n> > > (b) take part in the making of the determination.\n> \n> > (9) A contravention of this section does not invalidate a decision of the Advisory Committee.\n> \n> > (10) In this section, a reference to the Advisory Committee is taken to include a reference to a subcommittee of the Advisory Committee.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Effect of certain other Acts","content":"#### 12 Effect of certain other Acts\n\n12 Effect of certain other Acts\n\n> > (1) The provisions of the [Government Sector Employment Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-040) relating to the employment of Public Service employees do not apply to a member.\n> \n> > (2) The following provisions in an Act or instrument do not operate to disqualify a person from holding an office and also being an appointed member—\n> > \n> > > (a) a provision requiring a person who is the holder of a specified office to devote the whole of the person’s time to the duties of the office,\n> > \n> > > (b) a provision prohibiting the person from engaging in employment outside the duties of the office.\n> \n> > (3) For any Act, the office of a member is not an office or place of profit under the Crown.","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Procedure of Advisory Committee—the Act, s 6(5)","content":"# Part 4 Procedure of Advisory Committee—the Act, s 6(5)\n\nPart 4 Procedure of Advisory Committee—the Act, s 6(5)","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"General procedure","content":"#### 13 General procedure\n\n13 General procedure\n\n> The procedure for calling Advisory Committee meetings and conducting business at Committee meetings must, subject to the regulations, be determined by the Committee.","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Quorum","content":"#### 14 Quorum\n\n14 Quorum\n\n> > (1) The quorum for a meeting of the Advisory Committee is 4 members.\n> \n> > (2) One of the members must be the chairperson.","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"15","sectionType":"section","heading":"Presiding member","content":"#### 15 Presiding member\n\n15 Presiding member\n\n> > (1) The chairperson must preside at a meeting of the Advisory Committee.\n> \n> > (2) The chairperson has—\n> > \n> > > (a) a deliberative vote, and\n> > \n> > > (b) if there is an equality of votes—a second or casting vote.","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"16","sectionType":"section","heading":"Voting","content":"#### 16 Voting\n\n16 Voting\n\n> A decision supported by a majority of the votes cast at an Advisory Committee meeting at which a quorum is present is the decision of the Committee.","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"17","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transaction of business outside meetings or by telecommunication","content":"#### 17 Transaction of business outside meetings or by telecommunication\n\n17 Transaction of business outside meetings or by telecommunication\n\n> > (1) The Advisory Committee may, if it thinks fit, transact its business—\n> > \n> > > (a) by the circulation of papers, by email or other electronic means, among all members, or\n> > \n> > > (b) at a meeting at which all or some members participate by telephone or other electronic means, but only if a member who speaks on a matter at the meeting can be heard by the other members.\n> \n> > (2) If the Advisory Committee transacts its business by the circulation of papers under subsection (1)(a), a written resolution approved in writing by a majority of the members of the Committee is taken to be a decision of the Committee made at a Committee meeting.\n> \n> > (3) The chairperson and each other member of the Advisory Committee have the same voting rights as at an ordinary Committee meeting for—\n> > \n> > > (a) a meeting held in accordance with subsection (1)(b), or\n> > \n> > > (b) an approval of a resolution under subsection (2).\n> \n> > (4) A resolution approved under subsection (2) must be recorded in the minutes of the Advisory Committee meeting.","sortOrder":20}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all 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Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, the regulation appears to operate within its stated purpose of establishing an advisory committee for the screen and digital games industries. There is no evidence of scope creep or deviation from the original intent, though the absence of substantive provisions in the provided text limits confident assessment."},"complexity_factors":["Limited substantive text available — only metadata and status information was provided, preventing full analysis of the regulation's operative provisions","Regulations establishing advisory committees are typically straightforward administrative instruments","Automatic repeal mechanism under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 adds a minor layer of temporal complexity","Sits within a broader legislative framework (a parent Act) that would need to be cross-referenced to fully understand the committee's powers and functions"],"plain_english_summary":"This NSW regulation establishes an advisory committee for the screen (film, TV, streaming) and digital games industries, setting the framework for how the committee will function and advise government on industry matters. It affects industry professionals, businesses operating in these sectors, and government decision‑makers who will receive its advice.\n\nIt matters because it creates a formal channel for industry input on policy, funding and regulatory settings in a key economic sector. The regulation expires automatically on 1 September 2030."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation implements and specifies the Advisory Committee’s composition, functions and procedures as authorised by the Act (notably referencing the Act’s s 6(3) and s 6(4) in regs 4 and 5). It prescribes operational details — membership categories, meeting rules, conflict disclosure, subcommittees, remuneration and vacancy procedures (regs 4–11, 13–17) — but does not confer powers beyond those the Act contemplates. The subcommittee provision allowing management of funding allocation (reg 6(2)) delegates operational detail but remains within the advisory/administrative framework set by the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Defined membership constraints and representational requirements (maximum 10 members; chair must have significant industry experience; deputy must not; at least one digital games expert; at least one Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person; at least one regional NSW member) — reg 4(1)–(8).","Detailed appointment, term and reappointment rules including a 3‑year maximum term, a 6‑year cumulative reappointment cap with an exception for casual fills — reg 7(1)–(3).","Ministerial discretion over appointments, removals and remuneration (remuneration set by Minister in consultation with the Public Service Commissioner) and Secretary power to make temporary appointments up to 6 months — regs 8, 9(d), 10(1)–(2).","Pecuniary interest disclosure regime requiring timely disclosure, recording, public inspection (for a fee), exclusion from deliberation/decision unless the Minister or Committee permits, and applicability to subcommittees — reg 11(1)–(9).","Subcommittee powers and procedures: committees may be established (including to manage allocation of funding), need not include all members, and subcommittee chairs have deliberative and casting votes — reg 6(1)–(5).","Meeting and decision‑making rules: committee procedures largely self‑determined but with a fixed quorum (4 members including the chair), chair presiding role and casting vote, majority voting, and formal treatment of out‑of‑meeting written resolutions and teleconference participation — regs 13–17.","Interaction with other legislation and status of members: members are excluded from certain public service employment provisions and not considered offices or places of profit under the Crown — reg 12(1)–(3).","Compliance and administrative burdens: recordkeeping (disclosure register), fees for inspection, attendance rules (vacancy for 4 consecutive absences subject to exceptions), and potential criminal‑conviction disqualification — regs 9(e), 11(5)–(6), 9(h)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets up an advisory committee for the screen and digital games industries: how many members it can have, who must be appointed (including Indigenous and regional representation), terms, pay, meeting rules, conflict-of-interest rules, subcommittees, and its advisory functions. It formally tasks the committee with advising the Minister and Secretary on funding allocations, program design, council accreditation, production locations and intellectual property awareness. It affects committee members, the Secretary and Minister, industry funding applicants and local councils."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard committee procedure regulation that matches its apparent original purpose. It establishes operational rules for an advisory committee as expected under its parent Act, without significant scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 defined terms in the interpretation section (chairperson, deputy chairperson, member, the Act, and implicit references to other Acts)","Straightforward structure with 4 clear parts: Preliminary, Composition and functions, Membership, and Procedure","Minimal cross-referencing — primarily references back to the parent Act (Screen and Digital Games Industries Act 2025) for context","Simple conditional logic with clear exceptions (e.g., the 6-year term limit has one clear exception for filling casual vacancies)","No nested exceptions or deeply conditional provisions — most rules are direct commands or simple disqualifications","Standard procedural provisions common to most NSW advisory committee regulations (quorum rules, voting, conflicts of interest)","Single jurisdiction (New South Wales) with no intergovernmental or federal-state complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets up the rules for how the **Screen and Digital Games Industries Advisory Committee** operates in New South Wales.\n\n**What it does:**\nThe regulation creates a committee of up to 10 people who advise the government on funding and strategy for film, TV, and video game industries in NSW. It spells out who can be on the committee, what they do, how they're paid, when they can be kicked off, and how meetings run.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Committee members** — people appointed to advise on screen and games industry funding\n- **Industry professionals** — their funding applications and programs are reviewed by this committee\n- **Local councils** — can seek accreditation for screen production spaces through processes this committee advises on\n- **NSW Government** — the Minister and Secretary receive advice from this committee\n\n**Key rules:**\n- The committee needs **at least one Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander member**, **at least one person from regional NSW**, and **at least one person with digital games experience**\n- The **chairperson must have industry experience**, but oddly, the **deputy chairperson must NOT have industry experience**\n- Members serve up to 3 years, with a maximum of 6 years total\n- Members must disclose any financial conflicts of interest and can't vote on matters where they stand to profit\n- The committee can meet in person, by phone/video, or make decisions by email\n- **Quorum is 4 people**, and the chairperson must be one of them\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis committee controls advice on how millions of dollars in government funding gets split between film, TV, and game projects. The rules ensure diverse representation (Indigenous, regional, games-specific) while trying to prevent corruption through conflict-of-interest rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/screen-and-digital-games-industries-advisory-committee-regulation-2025","history":"/api/acts/screen-and-digital-games-industries-advisory-committee-regulation-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/screen-and-digital-games-industries-advisory-committee-regulation-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/screen-and-digital-games-industries-advisory-committee-regulation-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/screen-and-digital-games-industries-advisory-committee-regulation-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/screen-and-digital-games-industries-advisory-committee-regulation-2025/documents"}}