Join us for a one-hour intensive, exploring the latest developments in liquor and gaming regulation in Victoria, chaired by a representative from the Victorian Liquor Commission. Hear from industry expert Leigh Barrett on current trends and compliance issues facing the state.
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on VIC legislation
Chair:
John Larkins, Chairperson and Commissioner, Victorian Liquor
2.30pm to 3.00pm Gambling Regulator Raises the Bar for EGM Applications in Victoria
- Implication of changes in language from problem gambling to gambling harm
- Requirement for ISO gambling harm risk assessment to be conducted by applicants
- Increased prescription by the gambling regulator for venue RG policies and procedures
- Banks entering the regulation space regarding AML/CTF compliance by venues
- Emerging trends towards even further regulation
Presented by Leigh Barrett, Principal, Leigh Barrett and Associates
2.00pm to 2.10pm Welcome – Victorian Liquor Commission
2.10pm to 2:30pm Liquor Regulation Post-Pandemic in Victoria
- Increase in liquor service outside designated red-line areas.
- Requirements when third-party agent home delivers alcohol.
- Marketing practices and technology innovation.
- Further trends and developments in liquor regulation.
Presenters
John Larkins, Chairperson and Commissioner, Victorian Liquor Commission
John has served on the Commission as Deputy Chairperson, Acting Chairperson, and Commissioner since its establishment in July 2022. John has been a Barrister since 1975 and for the last 15 years focussed on liquor licensing, gaming, and administrative law. John was also the co-author of Bourke’s Liquor Laws in Victoria.
Leigh Barrett, Principal, Leigh Barrett and Associates
Leigh Barrett, and his firm LBA, provides a broad range of hospitality compliance services for clubs and hotels across most Australian jurisdictions. With a 25-year background in the gambling landscape, Leigh is one of very few who has seen gambling compliance issues from community, research, regulatory and industry perspectives. Leigh has participated on numerous jurisdictional ministerial advisory and industry expert committees on gambling regulation and compliance and is a past-President of the National Association for Gambling Studies. He also gives expert testimony at gaming application hearings and appeals and regulatory breach matters.
