(1) The commission may approve a contribution as a sport and recreation community contribution only if the contribution is made to promote, develop or encourage sport or sporting or recreational activities.
Examples of promoting or developing sport or sporting activities
1 junior coaching sessions for a sport
2 sports skills seminars
3 workshops to increase sports skills
Note An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(2) For this regulation, the following contributions promote, develop or encourage sport or sporting activities:
(a) payment of a sportsperson's wages or expenses;
(b) payment for sports uniforms and equipment;
(c) payment for sporting coaches and umpires (however described);
(d) maintenance of sporting facilities that are available to the public, whether generally available or only for limited periods;
(e) payments to an entity that promotes or develops sport or sporting activities, whether or not the entity is part of the licensee or, if the licensee is a club, an associated organisation.
Examples of entities for par (e)
1 soccer club
2 darts club
3 snooker club
(3) Without limiting subregulations (1) and (2), the following contributions promote, develop or encourage women's sport:
(a) payment for women's sporting teams;
(b) payment for women's sporting events or programs;
(c) payment for coaching, equipment, training or insurance for women's sporting activities.
(4) Subregulations (2) and (3) do not limit the kinds of contributions that promote, develop or encourage sport and sporting activities.
(5) For this regulation, the following contributions promote, develop or encourage recreational activities:
(a) maintenance of recreational facilities that are available to the public, whether generally available or only for limited periods;
(b) support for recreational activities or events that are available to the public, for example, bushwalking or orienteering;
(c) payments to an entity that promotes or develops recreational activities, whether or not the entity is part of the licensee or, if the licensee is a club, an associated organisation.
Examples of entities for par (c)
1 bridge club
2 fishing club
3 film club
4 fitness club
(6) Subregulation (5) does not limit the kinds of contributions that promote, develop or encourage recreational activities.