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Gaming Machines Regulation 2019
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34 Class 2 LIA—information to be provided
> > (1) General information A class 2 LIA must include the following information—
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> > > (a) the gaming machine threshold for the venue and the number by which it is proposed to be increased,
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> > > (b) the name, address and licence number of the venue,
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> > > (c) the name of the local statistical area in which the venue is situated and the name of any other local statistical area within 5 kilometres of the venue,
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> > > (d) a map of the area within a radius of 1 kilometre of the venue that shows the location of the venue and the location and name of any of the following that are situated in that area—
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> > > > (i) any other licensed premises,
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> > > > (ii) any school, hospital or place of public worship,
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> > > > (iii) any sporting or community facility,
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> > > (e) the name and address of the owner of the business carried on under the licence for the venue (referred to as the business owner),
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> > > (f) the contact details of the business owner or person representing the business owner,
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> > > (g) any other information required by the Authority.
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> > (2) Specific information about the relevant venue A class 2 LIA must include the following information—
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> > > (a) a description of the facilities provided by the venue and the activities conducted at the venue,
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> > > (b) details (including a floor plan) of the area or areas of the venue set aside or proposed to be set aside for playing gaming machines,
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> > > (c) details of any harm minimisation and responsible gambling measures that are in place at the venue (including specifying which of those measures are required by law and which of those are offered voluntarily by the venue),
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> > > (d) a current patron profile (based on a survey of patrons conducted in accordance with the guidelines under section 36C of the Act) that shows the distribution of places of residence, gender, occupation and age of patrons and other relevant information (such as cultural or ethnic background) relating to the venue’s patrons,
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> > > (e) an outline of any expected increase in patronage should the threshold increase application be approved,
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> > > (f) details of any additional positive contributions by the venue (as referred to in section 36B of the Act) in connection with the threshold increase application.
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> > (3) Gaming machine data and social profile information A class 2 LIA must include the following information—
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> > > (a) information relating to gaming machines and gaming machine entitlements in the relevant area for the venue (as provided to the applicant by the Authority),
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> > > (b) demographic and other social and economic information relating to the relevant area for the venue (as obtained by the applicant from the Australian Bureau of Statistics).
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> > (4) For the purposes of subclause (3), the relevant area for a venue is—
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> > > (a) the local government area in which the venue is situated, and
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> > > (b) any other local government area within 5 kilometres of the venue.
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> > (5) Assessment A class 2 LIA must—
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> > > (a) specify the positive impact (both social and economic) that the proposed increase in the gaming machine threshold for the relevant venue will have on the local community (including details of the benefits that the venue will provide), and
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> > > (b) specify any negative social or economic impact that the proposed increase may have on the local community and the action that will be taken to address that impact.
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> > (6) For the purposes of subclause (5), the local community comprises the following—
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> > > (a) the people in the area (or in the group) from which the persons using the services and facilities of the venue concerned are likely to be drawn,
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> > > (b) the people in the area (or in the group)—
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> > > > (i) that is to derive, or that the Authority considers is likely to derive, social or economic benefit if the threshold increase application is approved, or
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> > > > (ii) that is to suffer, or that the Authority considers is likely to suffer, social or economic detriment if the threshold increase application is approved.