Australian Capital Territory
Gaming Machine (Guidelines for Approving Community Contributions - Women’s Sports) 2002 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2002—119
made under the
Gaming Machine Act 1987, section 60B(2) - Approval of Community Contributions

I make the guidelines for approving women’s sport community contributions set out in the attached schedule.

Ted Quinlan
Minister for Sport, Racing and Gaming
27 June 2002

	SCHEDULE

This is the accompanying schedule to Disallowable Instrument DI2002-119 for the Guidelines for Approving Women’s Sports Community Contributions made under section 60B(2) of the Gaming Machine Act 1987 signed by:

Ted Quinlan, Minister for Sport, Racing and Gaming, 27 June 2002.

GUIDELINES FOR APPROVING COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS - women’s sport

Background

Please note:

These guidelines should always be read in conjunction with existing guidelines titled “Guidelines for Approving Community Contributions”.

Nothing in these guidelines revokes or amends a licensed club’s requirements under the Guidelines for Approving Community Contributions.

Sections 60A to 60J of the Gaming Machine Act 1987 outline the requirements for gaming machine licensees that are clubs (licensed clubs) to make specified community contributions.  The legislation outlines broad purposes that the community contributions must meet to be eligible and identifies some types of contributions that are not eligible.  The legislation also specifies the amount of contributions that are required to be made by licensed clubs as well as the records to be kept and the reporting requirements.

Amendments made to the Gaming Machine Act 1987 (the Act) by the Gaming Machine (Women’s Sports) Amendment Act 2002 create a new category of eligible community contribution.  The Act now provides that the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission may approve community contributions specifically for the benefit and enhancement of women’s sport in the ACT.

In order to encourage ACT licensed clubs to consider contributions specifically for the purposes of women’s sport, the Act was also amended to provide that licensed clubs will be able to claim $4.00 against their statutory community contributions for every $3.00 donated for this purpose.

Section 60B(2) of the Act requires these guidelines be issued for approving the community contributions in order to assist organisations in meeting their legislative obligations.

Women’s Sports Community Contributions

Under the provisions of the Act, as amended, women’s sport community contributions, means community contributions that the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission is satisfied will have the effect of benefiting or enhancing women’s sport conducted in the Territory, or with participants predominantly based within the Territory.

Women’s sport also refers to and includes sports played by women’s and girl’s teams or individuals at both elite and amateur level.

The contributions are not to be specifically restricted to particular organisations or their members.  They should not be targeted to encourage gambling activity or the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

Expenditure on commercial activities or to organisations that are trading to make a profit is not considered to be eligible contributions.

Eligible Contributions

Form of Contribution

Refer to existing guidelines titled “Guidelines for Approving Community Contributions”.

Criteria for Eligible Donations
	
	Legislative Criteria

For licensed clubs to be able to take advantage of the incentive under section 60G(4) of the Act the gift or donation will need to have the effect of:

•	benefiting or enhancing women’s sport conducted in the Territory, or with participants predominantly based within the Territory.

	Meeting the Eligibility Criteria

Contributions to the following will be considered as eligible women’s sport community contributions:

1.	Women’s sporting teams
2.	Individual women’s athletes
3.	Women’s sporting organisations
4.	Women’s sporting events and sporting programs
5.	Women’s sporting infrastructure

Contributions may include, but are not limited to, the following:

•	Wages, coaching, equipment, uniforms, travel assistance, programs, projects, events, facilities, training, insurance and any other costs associated with conducting sports programs for women.

	Contribution Reporting Requirements
	
Refer to existing guidelines titled “Guidelines for Approving Community Contributions”.
	
	NON-Eligible Contributions

Refer to existing guidelines titled “Guidelines for Approving Community Contributions”.