Review of the Registered Clubs Industry in NSW - Clubs NSW

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12 Making it easier for new clubs to be established Significantly amend the SIA process to reduce time and complexity, while still ensuring that an impact assessment of additional gaming machines on the community is carried out (see Box 11.3). 241 New gaming laws arising from this review are expected to be introduced during 2008. In principle, IPART supports moves to relax the forfeiture ratio and improve the gaming SIA process. This should, with appropriate implementation, reduce some of the cost and barriers to establishing a registered club or satellite club. IPART also considers that such proposals still provide a level of protection to uphold the underlying principles of gambling harm minimisation and deterring predatory behaviour. However, IPART is concerned about the proposal to immediately eliminate access to 10 free gaming machine entitlements for new clubs. As highlighted in section 6.1, gaming machine revenue is an important source of funding for clubs. This proposal effectively means that new clubs wanting to operate gaming machines would have to purchase all their gaming machine entitlements, adding to the cost of establishment. IPART notes that alternative mechanisms are proposed to be developed in lieu of access to 10 free gaming machine entitlements for new clubs. However, as the report does not provide further details regarding what these mechanisms may be, IPART considers that the 10 free entitlements should only be removed when appropriate alternative mechanisms are in place. IPART does not support stakeholder suggestions to increase the number of free gaming machine entitlements that new clubs can access, as this would be contrary to the Government’s policy aim of reducing the overall number of gaming machines in NSW over time. Recommendation 64 That access to 10 free gaming machine entitlements for new registered clubs be maintained, until suitable alternative measures are developed and in place to assist new clubs. 241 Proposals 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 14 from the Report on the Review of the Gaming Machines Act, December 2007, p 47. 206 IPART Review of the Registered Clubs Industry in NSW
13 Removing unnecessary regulatory restrictions on clubs 13 Removing unnecessary regulatory restrictions on clubs IPART examined four regulatory restrictions that ClubsNSW submitted create an unnecessary burden on the clubs industry: limitations on club membership size, club sign-in procedures and the ‘five kilometre rule’, restrictions on contract caterers serving alcohol, and the prohibition on clubs providing off-site catering. IPART concluded that: limitations on club membership size should be removed sign-in provisions and the ‘five kilometre rule’ should be retained, but more flexible provisions for extended temporary memberships should be introduced OLGR should clarify the circumstances under which contract caterers can serve alcohol on club premises the prohibition on clubs providing off-site catering should be removed. IPART’s considerations and recommendations regarding these items are discussed below. 13.1 Remove limitations on club membership size Section 11 of the Registered Clubs Act restricts clubs to 6250 ordinary and life members. This can be varied through application to the Licensing Court. 242 ClubsNSW described the provision as outdated and unnecessary red tape. 243 This provision has been in place since the late 1960s and appears to have been introduced to address concerns about venue over-crowding. 244 However, ClubsNSW submitted that venue management issues are adequately addressed through planning and fire safety regulation. 245 IPART also notes that that few applications to vary have been received by the Licensing Court in recent years and all have been approved. 246 242 Or from 1 July 2008, the CLGCA. 243 ClubsNSW submission, 31 July 2007, p 23. 244 OLGR, Sydney roundtable, 7 May 2008, p 52. 245 ClubsNSW, Sydney roundtable, 7 May 2008, p 48. 246 Information provided by OLGR. Review of the Registered Clubs Industry in NSW IPART 207
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