
Indefinitely extend the Agency Protection Period


To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled.
The
privatisation of NSW Lotteries in 2010 was accompanied by a five year
Agency Protection Period during which all existing arrangements with
agents were to be maintained.
The Agency Protection Period will
expire on 1 April 2015 at which point the protections for existing
lotteries agents will cease. This is likely to have long-lasting and
devastating consequences not only for the existing agencies, but also
for the broader local small business community.
We the undersigned
call upon the NSW Government to indefinitely extend the Agency
Protection Period and enshrine the protective measure to support the
viability of key community small businesses.
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