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Racing Industry Act 2020

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96: Territorial authority must adopt TAB venue policy

You could also call this:

“Councils must make rules about betting shops in their area”

In New Zealand, local councils (called territorial authorities) must create rules about betting shops (called TAB venues). These rules are important because they affect the community.

When making these rules, the council needs to think about how gambling might affect people in their area. They have to decide if new betting shops can open and where they can be.

The council can look at different things when making their decision. They might think about what the area is like, where schools and other important places are, and how more betting shops might change things.

You should know that the council has to make these rules. They can’t just ignore it. The rules they make will say if new betting shops are allowed and where they can go.

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Part 4 Betting and TAB venues
TAB venues

96Territorial authority must adopt TAB venue policy

  1. A territorial authority must adopt a policy on TAB venues.

  2. In adopting a policy, the territorial authority must have regard to the social impact of gambling within the territorial authority district.

  3. The policy must specify whether or not new TAB venues may be established in the territorial authority district and, if so, where they may be located.

  4. In determining its policy on whether TAB venues may be established in the territorial district and where any TAB venues may be located, the territorial authority may have regard to any relevant matters, including—

  5. the characteristics of the district and parts of the district:
    1. the location of kindergartens, early childhood centres, schools, places of worship, and other community facilities:
      1. the cumulative effects of additional opportunities for gambling in the district.

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