Page 4829 - Week 13 - Wednesday, 1 November 2017

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Ayes 12		Noes 9
Ms Berry	Ms Le Couteur	Mr Coe	Mr Milligan
Ms Burch	Ms Orr	Mr Hanson	Mr Parton
Ms Cheyne	Mr Pettersson	Mrs Jones	Mr Wall
Ms Cody	Mr Ramsay	Mrs Kikkert
Ms Fitzharris	Mr Rattenbury	Ms Lawder
Mr Gentleman	Ms Stephen-Smith	Ms Lee

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Amendment agreed to.

Original question, as amended, resolved in the affirmative.

Clubs sector

MR PARTON (Brindabella) (3.44): I move:

That this Assembly:

(1) notes the important contribution made by clubs in the ACT, such as:

(a) a social contribution of $39 million through community donations, subsidised access to facilities and volunteering;

(b) an investment of over $140 million in local sport teams and sporting infrastructure since 2000;

(d) that clubs maintain and operate the vast majority of the ACT’s sport and recreational infrastructure, over 400 hectares;

(2) further notes that in 2016, a tripartisan committee, including Ms Fitzharris MLA, Mr Rattenbury MLA and Ms Lawder MLA, included the following recommendations:

(a) the Committee recommends that a taskforce be established “to develop an action plan for problem gambling” with an initial focus, “to reduce the duration of gambling problems when they arise in individuals using targeted approaches”;

(b) the Committee recommends that the Government not apply a Lease Variation Charge when clubs seek to vary their leases at the clubs premises to assist in diversifying their revenue base; and

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