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REGISTERED CLUBS AMENDMENT BILL 1995

[Act 1995 No 37]
New South Wales
Registered Clubs Amendment
Bill 1995

Explanatory note

This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament. This
Bill is cognate with the Liquor Amendment Bill 1995.

Overview of Bill

The object of this Bill is to amend the Registered Clubs Act 1976:
* to require residents' noise complaints against clubs to be supported by
at least 3 residents
* to provide for interstate club members who visit a club in New South
Wales to take part in organised sport or competitions to be given the
status of temporary members of the local club
* to make certain changes to that Act for the sake of statute law
revision, particularly as a result of the administrative changes under
which the Chief Secretary's Department became the Department of
Gaming and Racing.

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Outline of provisions

Clause 1 sets out the name (also called the short title) of the proposed Act.

Clause 2 provides that the proposed Act will commence on a day or days
to be appointed by proclamation.

Clause 3 is a formal provision that gives effect to the Schedule of
amendments to the Registered Clubs Act 1976.

Schedule 1 Amendments

Residents' complaints

Schedule 1 (4) amends section 17AA to require a complaint relating to the
quiet and good order of the neighbourhood of a club, if made by residents,
to be supported by at least 3 of them (one of whom can be the actual
complainant). At present, such a complaint may be brought by one resident
alone. The amendment also introduces a list of persons who may complain
(residents, the Commissioner of Police, a council representative, a person
whose interests are affected and the Director of Liquor and Gaming). At
present, section 17AA does not specify who may complain.

Variation of licence condition

Schedule 1 (5) amends section 17AA to enable a club subject to a trading
hours restriction as a result of a noise complaint to apply for a variation or
revocation of the condition at any time if the club can show that there has
been a material change in circumstances. At present the club must wait 6
months before re-applying.

Interstate temporary members

Schedule 1 (6) and (7) amend section 30 to provide for interstate club
members who visit a club in New South Wales to take part in organised
sport or competitions to be given the status of temporary members of the
local club.

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Statute law revision

Schedule 1 (1)­(3), (8) and (11) amend references in the Registered Clubs
Act 1976 to the Chief Secretary's Department and the Secretary of that
Department so that they become references to the Department of Gaming
and Racing and the Director-General respectively. This amendment reflects
changes already made in 1995 under the Administrative Changes Act 1976.

Two continuing transitional provisions inserted by Schedule 1 (9) and (10)

ensure that sections 59B and 59D (which impose restrictions on former key
officials) apply equally to an official who would have been regarded as a
former key official but for a change in the title of the relevant office.

Savings and transitional

Schedule 1 (12)­(15) make amendments of a savings and transitional nature
as a consequence of the above amendments.

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