Nelson City Council

The Gambling Act 2003 requires Council to develop a gambling policy in consultation with its community having regard to the social impact of gambling and review that policy every three years.   The policy covers the location and number of Class 4 gaming venues and machines (“pokies”) and TAB venues.  The Nelson City Council adopted its first gambling policy in 2004 and reviewed that again in 2007 and 2010.  The policy’s objective is to support and promote harm minimisation principles for gambling activities within the Nelson City area.

The Council’s current policy is the 2007 policy with the new cap of 285 gaming machines adopted in 2010.  The Council is in the process of reviewing its current policy and will be consulting with the community over the coming months.  The expected timeframe for the review is:

Pre-consultation - May/June 2012
Council to approve a  draft policy for consultation - August 2012
Formal consultation, public submissions process -   August/September 2012
Public Hearings - September/October 2012.

Download

Download the Nelson City Council Gambling Policy 2007 (PDF @ 25K) (24KB PDF)

Social Impact Study

In line with the policy objective of preventing and minimising harm caused by gambling, a social impact assessment study was undertaken as part of the 2007 consultation process, in collaboration with the Public Health Service of the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board. The information gathered provided an independent assessment of the likely social impact of the policy changes.

Contact

For more information on the Proposed Gambling Policy contact the Manager Community Policy and Planning via email, or phone +64 3 539 5508.