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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 11 DECEMBER 2018
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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 11 DECEMBER 2018
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Social Policy
Submitting council / organisation
Noosa Shire Council
Date of council / organisation resolution | LGAQ Policy Executive district
24-08-2018 District 2 - SEQ Northern
Number and title 87. Planning Powers - Electronic Gaming Machines
of motion
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.
Background The basis of this motion is that local government should be able to
participate in determining the number of electronic gaming machines
(poker machines or “pokies”) in their local area, as occurs in other
states such as Victoria. The Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation
(OLGR) currently regulates and controls gaming machines in clubs
and hotels in Queensland under the Gaming Machine Act 1991. The
objective of the Act is to ensure the integrity and fairness of games,
the probity of operators and the minimisation of potential harm.
There is also a Responsible Gambling Code of Practice developed by
the state in May 2002. This is a voluntary code designed to promote
harm minimisation through the use of responsible gambling
practices.
The OLGR regulates electronic gaming under the Gaming Machine Act
1991. This includes limiting licenses to hotels and clubs.
Nevertheless, in Queensland the number of gaming machines
increased from 20,888 in July 2004 to 24,583 in July 2018. The
amount of money lost by players of gaming machines has also
increased during this period from $68,520,536 to $93,725,270 (data
provided by the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR)).
While electronic gaming machines have traditionally been regulated
at a State level, the continued increase in the number of gaming
machines also raises concerns at a local level. It may provide
entertainment that is perhaps harmless to some people, however, it
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