Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority v Whitebull HTL Pty Ltd; Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority v Area Hotel UT Pty Ltd; Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority v The Griffith Hotel Pty Ltd

[2023] NSWCA 224

NSW Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Administrative Law
2. › Gambling regulation
3. › Gaming machine entitlements
4. › Transfer and lease of entitlements
5. › Discretion to consider harm minimisation concerns
6. › Whether discretion under ss 19 and 25 of Gaming Machines Act 2001 (NSW) extends to harm minimisation matters
7. › Gaming Machines Act 2001 (NSW), ss 3, 19, 25
1. Administrative Law
2. › Gambling regulation
3. › Gaming machine thresholds
4. › Applications to increase threshold
5. › Scope of discretion
6. › Whether power under s 34 of Gaming Machines Act 2001 (NSW) permits consideration of harm minimisation concerns
7. › Gaming Machines Act 2001 (NSW), ss 3, 32, 34, 35, 36
1. Administrative Law
2. › Gambling regulation
3. › Liquor licensing
4. › Conditions on liquor licences
5. › Whether s 53 of Liquor Act 2007 (NSW) empowers imposition of conditions relating to gaming machine harm minimisation
6. › Liquor Act 2007 (NSW), ss 3, 53
1. Administrative Law
2. › Statutory construction
3. › Unqualified discretionary powers
4. › Whether context, scope and purpose of statute restricts general grant of power
5. › Anthony Hordern principle
6. › Negative implication from specific provisions

Quick Take

The Authority may consider harm minimisation concerns when exercising any of its powers under ss 19, 25 and 34 of the GM Act and may impose conditions on liquor licences under s 53 of the Liquor Act directed to gaming machine harm minimisation, even where no local impact assessment is required.