ARTICLE LIQUOR AND GAMING
The new financial year has rolled around and as a result, a number of reminders are in order for licensees who possess either a gaming and/or liquor licence. To avoid missing notifications, licence renewals or invoices, it is important to ensure your contact details are kept up to date. If you hold a current licence or permit issued under the Liquor Licence Act 1990 and/or issued under the Gaming Control Act 1993, you are reminded that you have 14 days to notify the relevant regulator of any change such as: 1. change of name of the licensee, permit holder, person listed on the Roll (of gaming manufacturers/suppliers/testers) or any of their associates; 2. change of postal address, registered office address, telephone number, or email address of the licensee, permit holder, person listed on the Roll or any of their associates; and 3. addition of a person who has become an associate of the licensee, permit holder or person listed on the Roll. For further important details that require notification refer to: • Section 49 Notice for liquor: www.liquorlicensing.tas.gov.au > Liquor > Resources for Licence Holders > Notifying the Commissioner of Certain Matters > Section 49 Notice. •Section 161 Notice for gambling: www.gaming.tas.gov.au > Gambling > Resources for Licence Holders > Rules and Regulations > Rules and Standards > Section 161 Notice. Please be sure to immediately notify the Branch if any of the events outlined in the notices have taken place (email: licensing@treasury. tas.gov.au or gaming@treasury.tas.gov.au, or phone 6166 4040 (Hobart) or (03) 6777 2777 (Launceston). Taking effect from 1 June 2019, an amendment to the Responsible Gambling Mandatory Code of Practice for Tasmania was made regarding EFTPOS cash withdrawal limits for hotels and clubs. The new requirement places restrictions on EFTPOS cash withdrawals to one transaction, per customer, per day up to a maximum of $200 for any purpose. Bottle shops remain exempt from this requirement. The requirement for Tasmanian liquor wholesalers or producers to report wholesale liquor sales data each year has now commenced. Wholesale data is considered to be effective in estimating the per capita consumption of alcohol to inform alcohol harm minimisation strategies, as well as health and police service delivery. Relevant licensees (comprising wineries, brewers, distillers, distributors and online sellers) have been advised of the new requirement and the Branch has developed an online system for the provision of the data. Further information on wholesale liquor sales data requirements is available at: www.liquorlicensing.tas.gov.au > Liquor > Wholesale Liquor Sales Data. In accordance with the Consumer Price Index, liquor and gaming fees for the period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 have increased and can be found on the Branch website under the relevant liquor or gaming fees and payment links. I encourage all licensees to become familiar with the new fee structure for the 2019–20 financial year. Finally, we are pleased to advise that gambling licence data is now available to the public on the Land Information System Tasmania (LIST), based on information provided by the Tasmanian Liquor and Gaming Commission. This is in addition to the liquor licence data that has been available for some time. The data is updated regularly on the Branch website and presents an aggregate view of the State, detailing different types of licences currently active in Tasmania. You can access this information from www.treasury.tas.gov.au/liquor- and-gaming > Legislation and Data > Gambling Industry Data (LIST Map for gambling venues) or > Liquor Industry Data (LIST Map for liquor venues).
August 2019 www.tha.asn.au
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