Review of the Registered Clubs Industry in NSW - Clubs NSW

Contents
Contents
Executive Summary 1
List of Recommendations 9
1 Introduction 19
1.1 IPART’s approach to this review 19
1.2 Other reviews and impending changes to the clubs industry’s regulatory
environment 23
1.3 The structure of this report 25
2 The registered clubs industry in NSW 26
2.1 Historical development of the registered clubs industry 26
2.2 The registered clubs industry and its peak bodies 28
2.3 Regulatory framework governing the industry 32
2.4 What are the main features of a registered club? 35
2.5 Clubs offer a wide range of services to members and the wider community 38
2.6 Some clubs are not registered – why not? 40
3 Understanding the social contributions of the registered clubs industry 41
3.1 The nature of clubs’ social contributions 42
3.2 The nature of clubs’ economic contributions 48
3.3 Social benefits and costs associated with the registered clubs industry 53
3.4 Recommendations for enhancing clubs’ social and economic contributions 63
4 Measuring and reporting on club contributions 68
4.1 IPART’s preferred approach for measuring clubs’ social contributions 69
4.2 IPART’s estimate of the value of the clubs industry’s social contributions 75
4.3 Recommendations for improving the identification and recording of the
value of clubs’ social contributions 77
5 Refining the Community Development and Support Expenditure Scheme 79
5.1 Improving the promotion of the CDSE Scheme 80
5.2 Including smaller clubs in the committee process 80
5.3 Increasing support for CDSE local committees 81
5.4 Improving guidance to clubs on measuring in-kind CDSE 81
5.5 Improving the way clubs report their social contributions 83
5.6 The maximum CDSE rebate should not be increased 84
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