Registered Clubs (Further Amendment) Act 1986 (NSW)

REGISTERED CLUBS (FURTHER AMENDMENT) ACT 1986

No. 155

NEW SOUTH WALES

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Short title
2. Commencement

3.     Amendment of Act No. 31, 1976

SCHEDULE 1—AMENDMENT TO THE REGISTERED CLUBS ACT 1976

RELATING TO TAXATION

SCHEDULE 2—OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE REGISTERED CLUBS ACT 1976

REGISTERED CLUBS (FURTHER AMENDMENT) ACT 1986

No. 155

NEW SOUTH WALES

Act No. 155, 1986

An Act to amend the Registered Clubs Act 1976 in relation to taxation of

revenue from poker machines and in relation to the term of office of	members of the governing body of a registered club. [Assented to, 17
December 1986]

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Registered Clubs (Further Amendment) 1986

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the "Registered Clubs (Further Amendment)

Act 1986".

Commencement

2. (1) Except as provided by subsection (2), this Act shall commence

on the date of assent to this Act.

(2) Schedule 1, and section 3 in its application to that Schedule, shall commence on the commencement of the Gaming and Betting (Poker Machines) Taxation (Further Amendment) Act 1986.

Amendment of Act No. 31, 1976

3. The Registered Clubs Act 1976 is amended in the manner set forth

in Schedules 1 and 2.

SCHEDULE 1

(Sec. 3)

AMENDMENT TO THE REGISTERED CLUBS ACT 1976 RELATING TO TAXATION

Section 85 (Taxation of club keeping poker machines)—

Section 85 (4)—

Omit "$65,000", insert instead "$120,000".

Registered Clubs (Further Amendment) 1986

SCHEDULE 2

(Sec. 3)

OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE REGISTERED CLUBS ACT 1976

(1) Section 30 (Rules of registered clubs)—

Section 30(1) (a)—

After "annually", insert "or, if a rule of the club so provides, in accordance with Schedule 4".

(2) Schedule 4—

After Schedule 3, insert:

SCHEDULE 4

(Sec. 30)

RULES FOR ELECTION TO GOVERNING BODY FOR TERM OF 3

YEARS

Interpretation

1. In this Schedule—

"general meeting" means a meeting of the members of the club at which

members of the governing body are to be elected;

"triennial rule" means the rule of the club that provides for the election of

members of the governing body in accordance with this Schedule;

"year" means the period between successive general meetings.

Number of members of the governing body

The triennial rule shall specify the number of members of the governing body of the club, which shall be a number divisible by 3 without remainder.

2.

First general meeting under the triennial rule

(1) The candidates for election to the governing body at the first general meeting at which the triennial rule applies shall be divided into 3 groups, each designated by number, from each of which one-third in number of the members of the governing body shall be elected.

3.

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OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE REGISTERED CLUBS ACT 1976—

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(2) Candidates elected at the meeting shall, unless otherwise disqualified,

hold office—

(a) in the case of candidates elected from Group 1—for 1 year;
(b) in the case of candidates elected from Group 2—for 2 years: and

(c) in the case of candidates elected from Group 3—for 3 years.

Subsequent general meetings

At each general meeting held while the triennial rule is in force (other than the first such meeting) one-third in number of the members of the governing body shall be elected and shall, unless otherwise disqualified, hold office for 3 years.

4.

Casual vacancies

5.      (1) A person who fills a casual vacancy in the office of a member of the

governing body elected in accordance with this Schedule shall, unless otherwise
disqualified, hold office until the next succeeding general meeting.

(2) The vacancy caused at a general meeting by a person ceasing to hold office under subclause (1) shall be filled by election at the general meeting and the person elected shall, unless otherwise disqualified, hold office for the residue of the term of office of the person who caused the casual vacancy initially filled by the person who ceased to hold office at the general meeting.

Re-election

6.      A person whose term of office as a member of the governing body under

the triennial rule expires is not for that reason ineligible for election for a

further term.

Revocation of triennial rule

7.      If the triennial rule is revoked—

(a) at a general meeting—all the members of the governing body cease to hold office; or

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OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE REGISTERED CLUBS ACT 1976—

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(b)	at a meeting other than a general meeting—all the members of the
governing body cease to hold office at the next succeeding general meeting,

and an election shall be held at the meeting to elect the members of the

governing body.