What the official record says
This Act is the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on . This Act amends the Gambling Act 2003 ) . The purpose of this Act is to provide additional measures to implement the following purposes of the Gambling Act 2003: to prevent and minimise the harm caused by gambling, including problem gambling (section 3(b)): to ensure that money from gambling benefits the community (section 3(g)): to facilitate community involvement in decisions about the provision of gambling (section 3(h)). Section 4(1)(b) is amended by omitting and substituting . Section 53(1) is amended by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (c): a condition that at least 80% of all funds derived from gambling under the licence must be distributed for purposes that are located