Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

GAMING MACHINE ACT 2004 - SECT 12

    (1)     For this Act, a social impact assessment for an application is a written assessment of the likely economic and social impact of the operation of gaming machines—

        (a)     for an authorisation certificate application—under the proposed authorisation certificate; or

        (b)     for an authorisation certificate amendment application—under the authorisation certificate as proposed to be amended.

Note     A social impact assessment is required for—

        (a)     an authorisation certificate application (see  s 22 (2) (a)); and

        (b)     some authorisation certificate amendment applications (see s 34 (f) (ii) (A) and s 37 (4) (a)).

    (2)     A regulation may make provision in relation to social impact assessments, including the following:

        (a)     the requirements that must be satisfied by a social impact assessment;

        (b)     the matters to be addressed by a social impact assessment;

        (c)     the information to be given in a social impact assessment.