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Gambling Act 2003

Gambling - Licensing of class 4 gambling - Other matters

82: Certain information must be displayed at class 4 venue

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"Class 4 venues must display important information for the public to see"

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If you have a class 4 venue licence, you must display certain information at your venue. You need to show the start and end dates of your licence, and your contact details. If you give most of your gambling money to the community, you must also display information on how to apply for a grant, and who to contact if you have a complaint about how the money is being distributed. You must also say that your staff cannot decide who gets the grants. You have to tell people that they can complain to the Secretary about any problems with gambling at your venue. You must display this information in a place where people can easily see it, like near the gaming machines or at the entrance. If you do not display this information, you can get a fine of up to $5,000.

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Part 2Gambling
Licensing of class 4 gambling: Other matters

82Certain information must be displayed at class 4 venue

  1. The holder of a class 4 venue licence must display at the class 4 venue the following information:

  2. the commencement date and expiry date of the class 4 venue licence:
    1. contact details for the holder of the class 4 venue licence:
      1. if the net proceeds from gambling at the class 4 venue are mainly or wholly distributed to the community,—
        1. details of how and where to apply for a grant of net proceeds; and
          1. the corporate society’s contact details for submitting complaints regarding the distribution of net proceeds; and
            1. a statement that the law does not permit venue personnel to be involved in decisions about, or to manage or provide applications for, grants to the community:
            2. that complaints about the conduct of gambling in the venue or the conduct of a holder of a class 4 operator’s licence may be made to the Secretary.

              1. If a class 4 venue agreement is not required in respect of the class 4 venue under section 65(3) or (4), the information must be displayed at all times on a sign in the immediate area where gaming machines are located.

              2. For all other class 4 venues, the information must be displayed at all times—

              3. on a sign in the immediate area where gaming machines are located; and
                1. on a sign that can be easily read by persons immediately outside each principal entrance.

                  1. The holder of a class 4 venue licence who fails to comply with this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

                  Notes
                  • Section 82(1)(c): amended, on , by section 47(a) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).
                  • Section 82(1)(c)(ii): replaced, on , by section 47(b) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).
                  • Section 82(4): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).