Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm 2010–2016 – A Draft Document for Consultation

Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm 2010–2016: A Draft Document for Consultation

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Publishing Information

Date of Publication: July 2009

ISBN: 978-0-478-31947-7 (print)
978-0-478-31948-4 (online)

HP number: 4796

Citation: Ministry of Health. 2009. Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm: Consultation document. Six-year strategic plan; three-year service plan; problem gambling needs assessment; and problem gambling levy calculations. Wellington: Ministry of Health.

All submissions are due by 5 pm 21 August 2009.

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Summary
Public meetings
How to have your say
Related information

Summary
The Ministry of Health is seeking written submissions on the Ministry’s Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm 2010-2016: Consultation Document, which includes a six-year strategic plan 2010-2016, a three-year service plan 2010-2013, a problem gambling needs assessment, and problem gambling levy calculations over the 2010-2013 period.

The six-year strategic plan (Part 1) provides a high-level framework to guide the structure, delivery and direction of Ministry-funded problem gambling services and activities and outlines strategic alliances with other key stakeholders and organisations with an interest in preventing and minimising gambling harm.

The three-year service plan (Part 2) describes the Ministry of Health’s proposed service priorities for primary, secondary and tertiary services, including research and workforce development, to prevent and minimise harm from gambling from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2013. This service plan focuses on achieving the high-level outcomes outlined in the strategic plan.

The problem gambling needs assessment (Part 3) brings together a range of information to describe the impact of gambling harm in terms of population need. The needs assessment takes into account the demographic and geographic distribution of gambling harm as well as the placement of gambling opportunities. It is recommended that the needs assessment be read in conjunction with Informing the 2009 Problem Gambling Needs Assessment: Report for the Ministry of Health and A Focus on Problem Gambling: Results of the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey, which are both available on this webpage.

The problem gambling levy calculations (Part 4) propose levy rates for the four gambling sectors (casinos, non-casino gaming machines, the New Zealand Racing Board and the New Zealand Lotteries Commission). The levy is calculated using the formula in the Gambling Act (s320), which provides a mechanism for recovering the cost of developing and implementing the Ministry’s integrated problem gambling strategy.

Public Meetings
To assist people to make submissions, the Ministry will be hosting a number of public meetings around the country. These meetings will be of particular interest to those who have read the Consultation Document and wish to ask questions of the Ministry to inform their written submissions on the document. Comments at the meetings will also be recorded and used in the submissions analysis.

Location	Venue	Date and time	Type
Auckland	Novotel Akld Ellerslie 72-112 Greenlane Rd East Ellerslie	Tuesday 21 July 10-11.30am	General
Auckland	Novotel Akld Ellerslie 72-112 Greenlane Rd East Ellerslie	12.30pm-4pm	Maori viewpoints
Auckland	Pacific Business Trust Building 733 Great South Road Otahuhu	Wednesday 22 July 10am-12pm	Pacific viewpoints
Auckland	The Salvation Army East City Corp 37-45 Wellington Street Howick	2:30pm-4:30pm	Asian viewpoints
Wellington	The Airport Motel Cnr Lyall Bay Parade and Tirangi Raod	Thursday 23 July 10am-11:30am	General
Dunedin	Mercure Dunedin 310 Princess Street	Tues 28 July 10:am-11:30am	General
Christchurch	Holiday Inn on Avon 356 Oxford Terrace	Wednesday 29 July 10:am-11:30am	General
Hamilton	Kingsgate Hotel Hamilton 100 Garnett Avenue	Thursday 30 July 10am-11:30am	General

How to have your say

Your feedback is important as it will help shape the final documents. Please take the time to make a submission.

There are two ways you can make a submission:

Forward your comments, with the submission form provided in the box above, to:

Nathan Clark
National Problem Gambling Team
Ministry of Health
PO Box 5013
Wellington
Download the submission form provided in the box above, add your comments, and email to: problemgambling@moh.govt.nz

A copy of all submissions received will be forwarded to the Gambling Commission to assist their independent consultation process.

We very much appreciate your participation in this process. Thank you.

All submissions are due by 5 pm 21 August 2009.