171Community purpose contributions—record keeping by

171 Community purpose contributions—record keeping by (1) A licensee that is a club commits an offence if the licensee— (a) makes a community purpose contribution; and (b) does not keep a written record of the following information (the contribution information) for the contribution: (i) the name of the recipient; (ii) the community purpose for which the contribution was made; (iii) the way in which the contribution is intended to be used by the recipient; (iv) the nature of the benefit the recipient will receive by using the contribution in the way recorded for subparagraph (iii); (v) for a contribution of money— (A) the amount of the contribution; and (B) when the contribution was paid; (vi) for a contribution of any other kind— (A) the kind of contribution; and (B) the value of the contribution; and (C) when the contribution was made;

(vii) the authorised premises in relation to which the licensee made the contribution. Examples—par (b) (ii) and (iii) 1 A contribution of money was used by a community culture group to hold a fundraising market stall. The group used the profit from their market stall to buy traditional dance costumes. 2 A contribution of money was used by a community sports club to book a training venue and buy uniforms. 3 A contribution of room hire was used by a women’s sports team to hold an end of year awards night. 172 Community purpose contributions—reporting by clubs (1) The annual report of a licensee that is a club must include— (a) the gross revenue of the licensee for all authorised premises for the reporting year; and (b) the net revenue of the licensee for all authorised premises for the reporting year; and (c) the total value of community purpose contributions made by the licensee during the reporting year; and (d) the percentage of the licensee’s net revenue for all authorised premises for the reporting year that was paid as a community purpose contribution; and (e) the contribution information (other than the name of an individual who is a recipient) for each community purpose contribution made by the licensee during the reporting year; and (f) an account of how the licensee engaged with the community under section 170; and

(g) an account of— (i) how the licensee monitors the way in which the community purpose contributions were used; and (ii) the steps, if any, the licensee takes to prevent the misuse of community purpose contributions. Note The annual report of a licensee that is a club must be published on the club’s website (see s 54). (2) For subsection (1) (d), the annual report must set out the percentage of the licensee’s net revenue for all authorised premises for the reporting year that was made for each of the following: (a) supporting a charitable cause; (b) providing recreation opportunities; (c) providing education opportunities; (d) improving social inclusion, equality or cultural diversity; (e) benefitting or increasing participation in community sport; (f) preventing or mitigating harm caused by drug or alcohol misuse or dependence; (g) benefitting or increasing participation in women’s sport conducted in the ACT, or with participants mainly based in the ACT; (h) providing relief or assistance to people living in Australia following a natural disaster; (i) a purpose prescribed by regulation for section 166 (1), definition of community purpose, paragraph (e).