The Commission is committed to consultation and engagement with stakeholders and has established the Gambling and Racing Commission Advisory Committee as detailed below.
Gambling and Racing Commission Advisory Committee
The Gambling and Racing Commission Advisory Committee (the Committee) represents a broad section of the ACT community, providing views, opinions and recommendations to support the Commission undertaking its legislative functions, with particular emphasis on the prevention and minimisation of gambling harm in the ACT.
The Committee also provides an avenue by which the Commission can liaise across the ACT community and relevant stakeholders, including the gambling and racing industry; health and counselling service providers; ACT Government Directorates; academia; the not-for-profit sector and other organisations with a role to play in the prevention and minimisation of gambling harm in the ACT.
The role of the Committee is as follows:
- support the Commission in the introduction of a public health approach to gambling harm in the ACT, including development of associated strategies and plans;
- assist the Commission in identifying core and emerging issues related to the prevention and minimisation of gambling harm;
- provide advice on the effective provision of a wide range of services, prevention, rehabilitation and public education programs;
- provide the Commission with recommendations on research and project proposals to be funded by the Gambling Harm Prevention and Mitigation Fund; and
- provide feedback to the Commission on the demand for services, service and client outcomes and recommend areas for research that will encourage more effective and accessible service delivery and assist evidence-based policy development.