sec.55BCommunity impact statement and statement of safer gambling initiatives required for application of significant community impact

### sec.55B Community impact statement and statement of safer gambling initiatives required for application of significant community impact An application of significant community impact must be accompanied by— a community impact statement; and a statement of safer gambling initiatives for the licensed premises or proposed licensed premises. The purpose of a community impact statement is to help the commissioner assess the social and economic implications of the grant of the application. The purpose of the statement of safer gambling initiatives is to help the commissioner assess the adequacy of the applicant’s approach to providing a safer gambling environment. In preparing a community impact statement or a statement of safer gambling initiatives, the applicant must have regard to relevant guidelines made by the commissioner under section 18 . A community impact statement and a statement of safer gambling initiatives are to be regarded as part of the supporting material for an application. s 55B ins 2000 No. 51 s 27 amd 2012 No. 25 ss 50 , 110 ; 2024 No. 10 s 102 (sec.55B-ssec.1) An application of significant community impact must be accompanied by— a community impact statement; and a statement of safer gambling initiatives for the licensed premises or proposed licensed premises. (sec.55B-ssec.2) The purpose of a community impact statement is to help the commissioner assess the social and economic implications of the grant of the application. (sec.55B-ssec.3) The purpose of the statement of safer gambling initiatives is to help the commissioner assess the adequacy of the applicant’s approach to providing a safer gambling environment. (sec.55B-ssec.4) In preparing a community impact statement or a statement of safer gambling initiatives, the applicant must have regard to relevant guidelines made by the commissioner under section 18 . (sec.55B-ssec.5) A community impact statement and a statement of safer gambling initiatives are to be regarded as part of the supporting material for an application. - (a) a community impact statement; and - (b) a statement of safer gambling initiatives for the licensed premises or proposed licensed premises.