Checklist · Liquor, Gaming & Wagering Licensing

NSW gaming machine threshold increase and local impact assessment checklist

A checklist for a NSW hotel or registered club seeking a gaming machine threshold increase: which band and range applies, whether a Class 1 or Class 2 local impact assessment is required, and the consultation and advertising steps.

Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
Where it applies: New South Wales
AI use: Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
Law stated as at: 22 October 2026
Status: Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the 2 authorities it cites, for New South Wales.
Version: 1
Source: Written for this library

When to use it

Use when a NSW hotel or registered club wants more gaming machines than its current gaming machine threshold. Confirm the SA2 band and the size of the increase before drafting. Do not use the checklist as the LIA. Follow the current ILGA guideline and the approved form.

Used for these tasks

Prepare the gaming machine threshold increase application and local impact assessment

Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.

How AI may be used

AI may sort the venue's SA2 band, the size of the increase and the consultation list from public data. The lawyer decides the class of LIA and checks every claim about harm, benefit and consultation before lodgement.

AI may

From the band and the number of machines sought, mark which cell of the published table applies and whether an LIA is required
Build a consultation list of council, police, the local health district and the service types named on the Liquor & Gaming NSW page
Compare dates of notices, advertisements and the lodgement against the seven-day, 60-day and 90-day periods

AI must not

Must not assert a positive contribution or an overall positive impact without evidence the applicant has approved
Must not describe consultation that is not in the file
Must not state that an area cap has or has not been reached unless the figure is taken from a current Liquor & Gaming NSW or ILGA source

The lawyer checks

Band, SA2 and the low, mid or high range are confirmed, including the Band 1 exception for an increase of 20 or fewer
Fairfield LGA and any Band 3 restricted-increase cap are checked before the application is promised
Class 1 notice within seven days of lodgement, or Class 2 consultation of at least 90 days before lodgement, is diarised and evidenced
The LIA uses the current guideline and the applicant has approved every benefit and harm statement

Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.

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