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MP ATTORNEY GENERAL
with The Hon. Yvette D’Ath
GET READY FOR THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES
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It’s not long until we start welcoming athletes and
visitors to our great state for the 2018 Gold Coast
Commonwealth Games.
The government has announced that restaurants and
licensed venues in Gold Coast Safe Night Precincts
(SNPs) will be able to serve alcohol for an extra hour
during the games.
Venues can also apply to open even longer if they
choose to use their allocation of extended trading
hours permits. For such a special once-in-a-generation
event, application fees will be waived for licensed
venues applying to extend their trading hours during
the games.
INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES’ GOLD COAST 2018
Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC)
accreditation passes will be recognised as sufficient
ID to enter licensed venues across Queensland.
In addition, as part of welcome packs and
communication with all athletes, we will recommend
they carry their passports or licences, to ensure
quickest scanned entry.
ID scanning is only required after 10pm in licensed
venues in SNPs which have licensing hours that allow
trade beyond midnight. Venues which don’t currently
require ID scanners will not need to install them for the
games.
Scanner manufacturers have been provided with
a full list of all 70 nations competing in the games.
To learn more about extended trading hours permits,
visit ‘Permanent (ongoing) and temporary
(one-off) extended trading hours’ at
www.business.qld.gov.au/liquor-gaming.
ID SCANNING IS ONLY REQUIRED AFTER 10PM
IN LICENSED VENUES IN SNPS WHICH HAVE
LICENSING HOURS THAT ALLOW TRADE BEYOND
MIDNIGHT. VENUES WHICH DON’T CURRENTLY
REQUIRE ID SCANNERS WILL NOT NEED TO INSTALL
THEM FOR THE GAMES.
GAMBLING COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUND – ROUND 94
Last month, I was pleased to announce the list of
more than 600 community groups who received
$13.9 million worth of grants as part of Round 94
of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
It was exciting news for these groups as it now allows
them to fund projects that would have otherwise been
out of reach.
These grants are worth between $500 and $35,000
and are offered to help sporting clubs and communitybased
organisations purchase equipment and improve
their facilities and services.
If you’re interested in learning which local groups near
you benefited, the full list of successful applicants are
available on the Department of Justice and Attorney-
General website: www.justice.qld.gov.au/grants.
Applications for Rounds 95 and 96 have now closed.
Successful applicants will be announced in the coming
months.