Public consultation on draft gambling policies

Palmerston North City Council is calling for submissions on its draft Class 4 Gambling Venue Policy 2023 and its TAB Venue Policy 2023.

Council is required to review its policies under the Gambling Act 2003 and the Racing Industry Act 2020 every three years. The draft policies will replace the current policies.

Draft Class 4 Gambling Venue Policy 2023

The draft Class 4 Gambling Venue Policy 2023 includes two main changes:

• The introduction of a ‘sinking lid’ for venues and gaming machines. A sinking lid means the Council will grant no consents for new venues or for additional gaming machines at existing venues. This will replace the current fixed cap (changes to clauses 4.1 and 4.2).
• Rewording clause 4.3, to clarify the conditions under which consent will be granted for a venue to relocate to a new location.

Draft TAB Venue Policy 2023

The draft TAB Venue Policy 2023 includes only minor name changes.

Statement of proposal

For more information, please read the statement of proposal, which includes the drafts of both gambling policies, at pncc.govt.nz/gambling. Printed copies of the statement of proposal and submission form are also available at our Customer Service Centre (Civic Administration Building, 32 The Square) or any of our community libraries. Call 06 356 8199 to have a copy posted to you.

You can make a submission until 4pm Monday 10 July 2023 by:

• Filling in the online form at pncc.govt.nz/gambling
• Emailing your submission to submission@pncc.govt.nz
• Calling our Contact Centre on 06 356 8199
• Mailing your written submission to Palmerston North City Council, Attn: Democracy and Governance, Private Bag 11034, Palmerston North 4442.

Please make sure your submission includes your name and address, a daytime phone number or your email address. Please indicate if you’d like to make an oral submission.

Council is planning to hear oral submissions in August 2023. If you indicate you’d like to speak, we’ll write to you after the submission period has closed with more information on the hearings.