Review of the Registered Clubs Industry in NSW - Clubs NSW

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12 Making it easier for new clubs to be established 12 Making it easier for new clubs to be established The terms of reference asked IPART to examine the barriers to establishment and relocation of clubs and how they could be reduced so that clubs locate in areas that would most benefit from them. IPART found that several factors have limited the growth in new clubs in recent times including: structural changes such as demographic movements and industry maturity increased competition through greater leisure and entertainment choices legislative developments, such as regulatory requirements and alternatives to club registration. IPART considers that government can do little to affect changes in demographics, and should not discourage the benefits that increased competition can bring to consumers. However, it considers that three legislative changes should be made to make it easier for clubs to be set up in areas that need them: 1. Greater guidance should be provided to groups wishing to establish a registered club. IPART considers that the OLGR and peak bodies should produce both a guide to registration and a pro-forma club constitution to assist in this area. 2. Planning for new developments should include an allowance for land that is suitable for the establishment of a registered club. 3. New clubs should continue to have access to 10 free gaming machine entitlements to help keep the costs of establishment to a minimum, until suitable alternatives to assist new clubs are implemented. The following sections outline how clubs can be established in new and developing areas, and discuss the factors that limit the establishment of new clubs and IPART’s findings and recommendations for overcoming those factors that can be influenced to make it easier for new clubs to be established in areas where they are needed. 12.1 How can clubs be established in new and developing areas? Registered clubs can be established in three ways: 1. a group of people get together and form a brand-new club 2. an existing club relocates from its current premises to a new location 3. an existing club sets up a satellite club in new premises in addition to their primary premises. 196 IPART Review of the Registered Clubs Industry in NSW
12 Making it easier for new clubs to be established To date, the first approach has been the most common way that registered clubs have formed: that is, they have been formed organically by a group of individuals in a community getting together, and slowly building up to obtaining a certificate of registration and operating as a registered club. Stakeholders indicated that clubs are unlikely to established using the second approach. For example, ClubsNSW submitted that a club is unlikely to relocate to premises a significant distance from its current location, given that it draws membership from its local area, and members are unlikely to continue their involvement in the club once it has relocated. 222 The RSL & Services Clubs Association also submitted that it is very rare for clubs to relocate premises as a result of choice; they will only do so in circumstances whereby the club must cease to exist on the current site and is forced to move. 223 Figure 12.1 shows the number of clubs established using these different approaches over the last 10 years. In this time, 24 new clubs and six satellite clubs were registered, and one club relocated. Of the 24 new clubs registered, three have already surrendered their licences and ceased to trade. However, in 2007, another three clubs that previously surrendered their licences registered again. Figure 12.1 New clubs between 1998 - 2007 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 New Satellite Relocation Re-registered 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Data source: Information provided by OLGR and IPART’s analysis. IPART considers establishing a new club organically is only likely to be possible for small-scale clubs. Under this model, a group of people, dedicated to a common purpose, run a small club operation for a particular interest group in the community, whether it be cultural, sport, religious or other. To establish a new club in developing areas that can provide services similar to the existing large diversified clubs, the only realistic option is to encourage satellite clubs. It is only by relying on 222 ClubsNSW submission, 31 July 2007, p 127. 223 RSL & Services Clubs Association submission, 27 July 2007, p 16. Review of the Registered Clubs Industry in NSW IPART 197
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