36ACommunity benefit requirement—payment of money to Responsible Gambling Fund

#### 36A Community benefit requirement—payment of money to Responsible Gambling Fund 36A Community benefit requirement—payment of money to Responsible Gambling Fund > > (1) A community benefit requirement cannot be wholly or partly satisfied by a payment of money except a payment to the Secretary under the [Casino Control Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-015) for payment into the Responsible Gambling Fund as a community benefit payment under this Act. > > > > Note. > > > > Section 115B of the [Casino Control Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-015) provides that a payment under this Act into the Responsible Gambling Fund is to be applied for such purposes as the Minister determines for the benefit of local communities in which gaming machine thresholds for venues have increased. > > > (2) A community benefit payment by a venue is to be taken into account by the Authority in the determination of a threshold increase application as if it were a contribution to the local community where the venue is situated. > > > (3) In this section, community benefit requirement means a requirement under section 36 that a proposed increase in the gaming machine threshold for a venue will— > > > > > (a) provide a positive contribution towards the local community where the venue is situated, or > > > > > (b) have an overall positive impact on the local community where the venue is situated. > > **s 36A:** Ins 2018 No 9, Sch 1 \[21\].