Venue licence checklist
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This checklist details the information required to submit a Venue Licence Application.
It can be used by all entity types - company, trust, partnership, club, or individual/sole trader. However, there are different requirements for each entity type.
The checklist details information that needs to be entered directly into the online application form (“Applicant information") and information that needs to be attached (“Attachments").
Applicant information
- venue details and venue owner details
- applicant details, including information about the entity applying
- litigation history
- details on current and previous association with the gaming industry
- details on recorded surveillance, including CCTV locations covering all gaming related areas
- nominate and provide details of staff requiring access to the Tasmanian Gambling Exclusion Scheme (TGES) database
- the employee protection policies in effect at the venue
- financial history details (further detail provided below)
- identify who your associates are and have each of them submit an associate details form
- contact details for the person to be contacted throughout application process (applicant or nominated associate)
- read and sign the consent and declaration to allow the probity checks to be conducted
- credit card information for the application fee
Financial history details
- all applicants must provide financial statements of the entity (balance sheet, profit and loss and explanatory notes) from the most recent three years, prepared by an accountant
- applications to operate electronic gaming machines are subject to a comprehensive assessment of your financial history. You may wish to seek further advice from an accountant to assist with accurate information for this review
- applications to operate electronic gaming machines must provide details of assets external to the business, if used or intended to be used as security for borrowings
Attachments
- copy of the property lease or title
- plans of the property showing the location of buildings, car parks and immediate outdoor spaces
- complete floor plan of the venue detailing the internal structure of floors, indicating keno terminals, coin change machine locations and/or gaming areas for electronic gaming machines
- entity records - Certificate of Registration of a company with ASIC, Certificate of Incorporation, copies of incorporating documents, trust deed and/or partnership agreement
- Certificate of Registration for the business name
- diagram of the entity ownership and structure
- details of all holding, subsidiary and related companies, including business conduct
- details of company directors and shareholders (including percentage of shares owned)
- applications to operate electronic gaming machines must provide photographs of the proposed locations of coin change machines taken from the staff area and/or from a position showing the staff area and the proposed coin change machine locations