Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 - SCHEDULE 1

Section 10(4)(a) CLUB LICENCES The rules of a club-

   (a)  must preclude the payment of any amount to an officer or servant of
        the club by way of commission or allowance from the receipts of the
        club for the supply of liquor;

   (b)  must provide that a visitor to the club must not be supplied with
        liquor in the club premises unless the visitor is-

   (i)  a guest in the company of a member of the club; or

   (ii) if the club admits authorised gaming visitors, an authorised gaming
        visitor admitted in accordance with the rules of the club;

   (c)  must provide that a person cannot-

   (i)  be admitted as an honorary or temporary member of the club (if the
        club has these types of membership); or

   (ii) be exempted from the obligation to pay the ordinary subscription for
        membership of the club-
unless the person is of a class specified in the rules and the admission or
exemption is in accordance with the rules;

   (d)  except in the case of a club primarily for sporting purposes, must
        provide that a person under the age of 18 years cannot be admitted to
        membership of the club;

   (e)  must provide for a management committee of the club with
        responsibility for the affairs of the club;

   (f)  must provide that the members of the management committee of the club
        be elected for a term of not less than 12 months by members of a class
        of members that constitutes not less than 60% of the total membership
        of the club, excluding temporary or honorary members and persons who
        are members by reason only of reciprocal arrangements with another
        club and persons whose rights as members are limited to rights as
        social, gaming or neighbourhood members;

   (g)  unless the club is a body corporate-

   (i)  must provide that the facilities of the club are provided and
        maintained from the joint funds of the club;

   (ii) except as otherwise permitted under the
        Liquor Control Reform Act 1998, must not enable any person to receive
        a greater profit, benefit or advantage from the club than that to
        which any member is entitled;

   (iii) must provide for periodic meetings of the management committee and
        the recording of minutes of the meetings;

   (iv) must provide-

                (A)  that not less than two weeks may elapse between the date
                     of nomination and the date of election of ordinary
                     members; and

                (B)  that the names and addresses of persons proposed for
                     election as members of the management committee of the
                     club shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the
                     club premises for not less than one week before the date
                     of the election; and

                (C)  for the election of members of the management committee
                     by the general body of members; and

                (D)  for the keeping of records of members voting at an
                     election of members; and

   (h)  must provide for the keeping of records of guests; and

   (i)  in the case of a club in respect of which a venue operator's licence
        is in force, must provide that an authorised gaming visitor must-

   (i)  produce evidence of his or her residential address before being
        admitted to the licensed premises; and

   (ii) carry identification at all times whilst on the licensed premises; and

   (iii) comply with any relevant rules of the club whilst on the licensed
        premises. __________________