G3-247 Report NEW ZEALAND
NEW ZEALAND: Vital Statistics Capital: Wellington Population:4,365,113 Land Area: 267,710
sq.km Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZ$) Median age: 37.4 years Languages: English, official (91.2%), Maori (3.9%), Samoan (21.%) Ethnic Groups: European (57%), Asian (8%), Maori (7%), Pacific Islander (4.6%), mixed (9.7%) Government: Parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth represented by Governor General Lt Gen Sir Jeffrey Mateparae Head of Government: Prime Minister John Key Elections: The Monarch is hereditary. Governor General appointed by the Monarch. Following legislative elections leader of the majority party appointed Prime Minister.
There is a lot of pressure for societies to minimise operating
costs and this can cause tension with venues owners that are operating a profit making business.
mation – to make the grant making decisions for Class 4 societies and net proceeds committees more transparent. The aim is to assist the public in assess- ing trends in grant making decisions and in the devel- opment of policy advice.
4. Enhance protections for problem gamblers – this arises from the new regulation making power con- tained within the Gambling Harm Reduction Amendment Act which came into force in September 2013. Looks at ways and amounts local distribution can play.
Class 4 clubs such as sporting clubs or cosmopolitan
clubs mainly apply the money raised from gambling to the club’s purpose. Non-club Class 4 operators (soci- eties) which have slots in pubs and bars mainly distrib- ute proceeds to authorised purposes.
At the moment the community must distribute a mini- mum rate of 37.12 per cent to community projects. The remainder is divided between 25 per cent in gaming duty and levies, two per cent in licensing and machine fees, 16 per cent maximum venue payments and 20 per cent expenses.
There are various options to increase this distribution which includes an increase of between 40 and 43 per cent rate with staggered rates for the following years.
An additional proposal to amend the current venue costs payment system is also being considered. At the moment the Act permits societies to reimburse venues for the actual costs the venues incur within limits imposed by the Gazette notice.
The limits were set in 2004 and amended in 2008 and at the moment Class 4 venue societies must not incur costs of i) Limit A - more than 60c per gaming machine per
hour of gaming machine operation; ii) Limit B – more than $75 per gaming machine per week; iii) Limit C – more than $800 per venue per week or iv) Limit D – more than 16 per cent of gaming machine profits in any 12 month period.
There is a lot of pressure for societies to minimise oper- ating costs and this can cause tension with venues owner that are operating a profit making business.
There are several options under consideration. One is to remain with the current system another is to issue a payment per number of machines to cover costs whilst a third option is a commission based venue payment sys- tem.
Trevor Henry, Senior Communications Adviser at the DIA said: “The department commended submitters for the effort put into the submissions and the detailed information that many provided in giving an overall view of the state of the Class 4 sector and the potential impacts of the various proposals.
“The department is now analysing the submissions and will advise the Minister of Internal Affairs on potential
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