Operating at the current Alert Level
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Operating at the current alert level (Updated 24 June 2021)
Health and safety
Compliance
Operating at the current Alert Level
The Wellington region is now at Alert Level 2 until 11:59pm on Sunday 27 June 2021.
The rest of Aotearoa New Zealand remains at Alert Level 1.
Updates will be communicated as more is known. Follow advice given on the official COVID-19 website.
Level 2 – Wellington region
With Wellington moving to Level 2, all public facilities, bars, restaurants and businesses, including gambling operators, must follow the official advice.
EMS
We remind Corporate Societies to ensure venues are aware of their obligations to leave EMS site controllers and telecommunications on.
All venues are expected to bank GMP on time as usual.
Conducting Housie (Bingo)
Please follow the official government advice for gatherings and events at Alert Level 2, in particular:
- Gatherings and events | Unite against COVID-19
- Find more information on Community groups' fundraising
Level 1 – the rest of Aotearoa New Zealand
You must continue to meet your obligations under the Gambling Act.
Refer to agencies involved in public health for the latest advice in relation to your public health, and safety requirements.
Health and safety
Operators and venues will need to make sensible and reasonable decisions about how they will meet any public health requirements and their health and safety duties and obligations at the current Alert Level.
Refer to the government’s guiding legislation and the advice and guidance provided by agencies involved in public health:
Actual, reasonable and necessary expenditure
The Department expects Societies to take a principled approach to any gaming expenditure being used for health and safety equipment:
- It must meet the guidance and requirements of any relevant public health agencies;
- It must be actual, reasonable and necessary.
- Societies must continue to manage their actual, reasonable and necessary costs according to current practice.
Compliance
As corporate societies, venues and clubs transition through the Alert Levels, their obligations under the Gambling Act remain unchanged.
The primary activity of the venue must be available and functioning at all times while gambling is underway.
