Gaming Machine Amendment Bill 2023
The Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety has announced it will be undertaking an inquiry into the Gaming Machine Amendment Bill 2023.
The terms of reference are available on the Committee website here.
The Bill proposes to amend the Gaming Machine Act 2004 to ensure that the Gambling and Racing Commission will not be able to issue authorisation certificates for Class C gaming machines in Molonglo Valley and other undeveloped areas of the ACT.
Information on how to make a submission is available on the Assembly website.
Submissions close 29 September 2023.
7 September 2023
STATEMENT ENDS.
For further information please contact:
Committee Chair, Mr Peter Cain MLA on (02) 6205 1927
Committee Secretary on (02) 6207 0524 or at LACommitteeJCS@parliament.act.gov.au
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Submissions to this inquiry are open.
There are few rules for submissions, only that they must be relevant, written and received before the closing date. Include your name, phone number, and postal or email addresses, before sending your submission in either digital or physical form to one of these addresses:
- By email (preferred): LACommitteeJCS@parliament.act.gov.au
- By post: Standing Committee on Pubic Accounts, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601
Submissions received by the committee may be published online, but personal contact details will be removed.
Closing date for submissions is 5pm on 28 September 2023. If you will have difficulty meeting this deadline, please request an extension.
Need help? Check out our guide to writing a submission for tips and advice.
Terms of reference
Gaming Machine Amendment Bill 2023
At its meeting on 2 December 2020 (amended 4 August 2022), the Legislative Assembly resolved that:
‘all bills presented to the Assembly stand referred to the relevant standing committee for inquiry and report within two months from the presentation of the bill, except for those bills introduced in the last sitting week of the calendar year where the committee shall report in two months. Within 21 days of the presentation of the bill in the Assembly, the committee must decide whether or not to undertake an inquiry, and shall inform the Speaker of its decision, the Speaker must then arrange for all members to be notified. In the event that the subject matter of the bill makes it unclear which committee it should be referred to, the Speaker will determine the appropriate committee.’
The Gaming Machine Amendment Bill 2023was presented in the Assembly on 31 August 2023 and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety (the Committee).
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