Pursuant to section 116 of the Gambling Act 2003,
I, Catherine Jane Reid, Manager, Gaming Operational Policy, Department of Internal Affairs, acting under authority delegated to me by the Secretary for Internal Affairs, give notice that the following limits and exclusions on the costs that may be incurred by a corporate society that conducts class 4 gambling have been set.
1. This notice applies only to costs associated with class 4 venues in respect of which a venue agreement is required under the Gambling Act 2003.
2. A corporate society, when incurring costs associated with class 4 venues, must not incur costs of:
(a) more than $0.60 per gaming machine per hour of gaming machine operation in Hourly Operating Costs (Limit A);
(b) more than $75.00 per gaming machine per week for Weekly Operating Costs (Limit B);
(c) more than $800.00 per venue per week for Venue Operating Costs (Limit C); and
(d) more than 16% of the turnover from all class 4 gambling conducted by that corporate society in any 12-month period, less prizes paid in that period (Limit D).
3. A corporate society, when incurring costs associated with a class 4 venue, must not:
(a) incur costs that are not Hourly Operating Costs, Weekly Operating Costs or Venue Operating Costs;
(b) incur costs that are Hourly Operating Costs, Weekly Operating Costs or Venue Operating Costs for services performed at class 4 venues in the operation of class 4 gambling except for those made within the limits set out in (2) (a), (2) (b), (2) (c) and (2) (d);
(c) reimburse costs of a venue operator that the venue operator is not liable for under the venue agreement or that are not actually incurred by the venue operator; or
(d) incur the same cost simultaneously in more than one of the categories specified in (2) (a)-(c).
4. For the purposes of this notice:
"Hourly Operating Costs" are:
(i) labour costs for the performance of tasks required for the hourly operation of machines;
(ii) electricity costs of operating gaming machines; and
(iii) fees, for managing the provision of the services specified in (4) (i) and (4) (ii), not exceeding 25% of the sum of (4) (i) and (4) (ii).
"Weekly Operating Costs" are:
(iv) labour costs for the performance of tasks required for the weekly management of machines;
(v) rent or lease payments for hosting gaming machines;
(vi) insurance costs;
(vii) interest costs; and
(viii) fees, for managing the provision of the services specified in (4) (iv)-(vii), not exceeding 25% of the sum of (4) (iv), (4) (v), (4) (vi) and (4) (vii).
"Venue Operating Costs" are:
(ix) labour costs for the performance of tasks required for the weekly provision of a venue;
(x) security costs;
(xi) developments and/or enhancements and/or maintenance of the venue; and
(xii) fees, for managing the provision of the services specified in (4) (ix)-(xi), not exceeding 25% of the sum of (4) (ix), (4) (x) and (4) (xi).
5. The limits and exclusions in this notice take effect on
1 December 2004 except those in (2) (d), which take effect from 1 December 2005 onwards.
Dated at Wellington this 31st day of August 2004.
CATHERINE JANE REID, Manager, Gaming Operational Policy, Department of Internal Affairs.