2019-10-08 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               8 OCTOBER 2019


     MCU16/0079.02 – An amendment to the existing approval was approved by Council on 22
       May 2018 which increased the number of gaming machines from 180 to 195 machines.
     MCU16/0079.03 – An amendment to the existing approval was refused by Council on 18
       April 2019.The amendment sought the removal of louvre screening to the eastern elevation
       of the building. At the same time amendment to the colour of the louvres was considered to
       be Generally in Accordance with the approved plans.
Council also resolved at its September 2018 Ordinary Meeting to endorse submission of a motion
to the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) annual conference for consideration
and debate to advocate for changes in planning legislation around electronic gaming machines.
Subsequently, a motion was passed at the 2018 LGAQ annual conference for changes in
legislation to allow planning schemes to regulate facilities with gaming machines. The resolution
reads as follows:
Resolution 87 - Planning Powers – Electronic Gaming Machines (Noosa Shire Council)
That the Local Government Association of Queensland advocates to the Department of State
Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning to amend planning legislation to define
electronic gaming machines as a land use and permit planning schemes to address both the land
use as well as the social impacts of electronic gaming machines on communities.”
The resolution was put to the Hon. Cameron Dick, Minister for State Development,
Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning by LGAQ. The Ministers response didn’t reply directly
to the resolution to amend planning legislation to define electronic gaming machines but
confirmed the Office of Liquor and Gaming as the responsible entity for electronic gaming
machine licencing.
LGAQ provided Council with Minister Cameron Dick’s response and requested whether Council
wished LQAQ to take further action. A letter from Council to LGAQ on 8 July 2019 confirmed that
Council wished LGAQ to take further action.
Consequently, LGAQ sent further correspondence to the Hon. Yvette D’Ath MP on 19 July 2019,
as the Minister overseeing the Office of Liquor and Gaming requesting a follow up discussion
with the State Government on this matter. A copy of the correspondence to Minister D’Ath was
also forwarded to Noosa Shire Council. A response from Minister D’Ath is pending.
Applications to the Office of Liquor and Gaming
Under section 55C of the Gaming Machine Act 1991 all gaming machine applications to the
Office of Liquor and Gaming considered to be of 'significant community impact' must be
advertised for public comment. These include:
   an application for a gaming machine licence, including an application to grant a gaming
     machine licence in place of a licence to be surrendered under section 95 of the Act
   an application for additional licensed premises
   an application to have the approved number of gaming machines for licensed
     premises increased by a significant number (to be fixed under a Regulation)
   another application that the Commissioner designates, by written notice to the applicant, as
     an application of significant community impact.
Under Section 8 of the Gaming Machine Regulation 2002 a ‘significant number’ for an increase in
gaming machines is determined to be 20 or more.
As this application is for an increase of 15 gaming machines there is no requirement for
advertising for public comment.




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