New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMMUNITY GAMING ACT 2018 - SECT 3

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.