Have Your Say on Facial Recognition and Third-Party Exclusions

These proposals are intended to work in parallel with the introduction of the state-wide single exclusion register.

On 14 February 2025, the NSW Government released consultation papers on FRT and state-wide third-party exclusions in clubs and hotels. The consultation documents are available hereand here.

Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&GNSW) has included online surveys on the consultation pages. We encourage all members to participate in the surveys. 

ClubsNSW will be submitting extensive responses for both consultations and engaging with the membership in preparation for our submission. Please reach out to the ClubsNSW Policy & Government team via email at [email protected] if you have any feedback.    

The consultations will close on Friday, 14 March 2025.

Consultations — What Clubs Need to Know

1. FRT in Clubs and Hotels

   The NSW Government proposal includes: 

• A draft Code of Practice for FRT to be introduced before legislation that sets voluntary minimum standards
• Requiring FRT in all clubs and hotels with gaming machines
• FRT to be used for harm minimisation and anti-money laundering
• Implementing privacy and data security measures such as consent, minimal data collection, strong passwords, Australian-based server storage and documented data deletion
• Connection to the state-wide exclusion register.

Please click here for a summary table of the key changes and potential impact on clubs of the proposal.

State-Wide Third-Party Exclusion

The NSW Government proposal includes: 

• Allowing third-party exclusions by friends, families or venues
• Establishing a panel, convened by L&GNSW, to assess exclusion applications and provide an appeal mechanism via ILGA.
• A minimum exclusion period of 12 months.
• Please click here for a summary table of the key changes and potential impact on clubs of the proposal.
• ClubsNSW supports an appropriate risk-based approach to the introduction of FRT, which could include both FRT or other measures such as relying on club sign-in processes. 

If you have any questions, please contact L&GNSW on 1300 024 720 or at [email protected]. Alternatively, clubs can also contact ClubASSIST.