Community Gaming Act 2018 (NSW)

Community Gaming Act 2018 No 60

An Act with respect to the conduct of lotteries and other games of chance; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Community Gaming Act 2018.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3 Objects of Act (1) The objects of this Act are as follows— (a) to allow the conduct of gaming activities for charitable, social, not-for-profit or trade promotion purposes, (b) to ensure that there are reasonable net public benefits obtained from the conduct of gaming activities, (c) to ensure the integrity and fairness of permitted gaming activities, (d) to assist the ongoing viability of organisations conducting gaming activities that contribute positively to the community, (e) to minimise the regulatory burden required to sufficiently protect participants in gaming activities. (2) This Act seeks to achieve these objects by the following means— (a) restricting who may conduct and benefit from gaming activities, (b) establishing a principles-based framework for regulating permitted gambling activities according to the level of risk associated with the activities, (c) ensuring that the proceeds and profits of permitted gaming activities are applied to the particular purposes, or go to the persons or organisations, for which the activities are purported to be conducted.

4 Definitions (1) In this Act— authorised officer means— (a) the Secretary, or (b) a person for the time being authorised in writing as an authorised officer by the Secretary, or (c) a person appointed as an investigator under section 18 of the Fair Trading Act 1987, or (d) a police officer. authority means an authority to conduct a permitted gaming activity granted under the regulations. body means an unincorporated body.