Page 4859 - Week 13 - Thursday, 28 November 2019

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Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The Chief Minister’s Charitable Fund is governed by an independent board and administered by Hands Across Canberra. The ACT Government was not a decision maker in the design of the application process, the selection of successful grant applications or the determination of amounts to be granted. The ACT appoints an independent observer to the board who does not have decision making powers. The current observer is the Director-General of the Community Services Directorate.

(a) See information provided by Hands Across Canberra at Attachment A.

(b) See information provided by Hands Across Canberra at Attachment A.

(d) See information provided by Hands Across Canberra at Attachment A.

(e) The amount of money granted to individual organisations was the subject of negotiation between grant applicants and Hands Across Canberra. The ACT Government was not a decision maker to these negotiations.

(f) See information provided by Hands Across Canberra at Attachment A.

(g) Agreements between Hands Across Canberra and grant recipients require acknowledgement, where possible and appropriate, of the support of Chief Minister’s Charitable Fund and Hands Across Canberra during their project.

(h) The Chief Minister’s Charitable Fund Grants program comprises three tiers – small grants of less than $5,000, medium grants of $5000-$20,000, and large grants of $20,000-$50,000. Grant amounts are to be spent within 12 months, unless agreed otherwise. Final project reports (including acquittal) for small grants are required within one month of project completion, and for medium and large grants within three months of project completion.

(2) 70.

(3)

(a) Under the Community Contributions Scheme, clubs continue to be responsible for directly distributing 8 per cent of their net gaming machine revenue (NGMR) to organisations and activities for prescribed community purposes. Decisions about how to direct these funds continue to be made by clubs.

To be eligible for a grant from the Chief Minister’s Charitable Fund, organisations must work with vulnerable people and be registered with Hands Across Canberra.

Since 1 July 2019, clubs contribute an additional 0.8% of NGMR which is distributed as follows:

i. 0.4 per cent to gambling harm prevention and mitigation; and

ii. 0.4 per cent to community charitable causes through the Chief Minister’s Charitable Fund.

The Gambling Harm Prevention and Mitigation Fund was previously known as the Problem Gambling Assistance Fund.

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