Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

GAMING MACHINE ACT 2004 - SECT 172

    (1)     The annual report of a licensee that is a club must include—

        (a)     the gross revenue of the licensee for all authorised premises for the reporting year; and

        (b)     the net revenue of the licensee for all authorised premises for the reporting year; and

        (c)     the total value of community purpose contributions made by the licensee during the reporting year; and

        (d)     the percentage of the licensee's net revenue for all authorised premises for the reporting year that was paid as a community purpose contribution; and

        (e)     the contribution information (other than the name of an individual who is a recipient) for each community purpose contribution made by the licensee during the reporting year; and

        (f)     an account of how the licensee engaged with the community under section 170; and

        (g)     an account of—

              (i)     how the licensee monitors the way in which the community purpose contributions were used; and

              (ii)     the steps, if any, the licensee takes to prevent the misuse of community purpose contributions.

Note     The annual report of a licensee that is a club must be published on the club's website (see s 54).

    (2)     For subsection (1) (d), the annual report must set out the percentage of the licensee's net revenue for all authorised premises for the reporting year that was made for each of the following:

        (a)     supporting a charitable cause;

        (b)     providing recreation opportunities;

        (c)     providing education opportunities;

        (d)     improving social inclusion, equality or cultural diversity;

        (e)     benefitting or increasing participation in community sport;

        (f)     preventing or mitigating harm caused by drug or alcohol misuse or dependence;

        (g)     benefitting or increasing participation in women's sport conducted in the ACT, or with participants mainly based in the ACT;

        (h)     providing relief or assistance to people living in Australia following a natural disaster;

              (i)     a purpose prescribed by regulation for section 166 (1), definition of "community purpose", paragraph (e).

    (2A)     For subsection (1) (d), the annual report for a reporting year that ends after 23 March 2020 must set out the percentage of the licensee's net revenue for all authorised premises for the reporting year that was made for providing relief or assistance to the community in relation to a COVID-19 emergency.

    (3)     However, if a licensee is a club with gross revenue for all authorised premises for a reporting year of less than $200 000, and does not prepare an annual report, the information mentioned in subsection (1) must be—

        (a)     set out in a written statement; and

        (b)     annexed to the licensee's certified income and expenditure statement that is given to the commission under section 158 (Audit of financial statements etc).