1. INTRODUCTION.
Extract from Clubs Constitution Clause 59
POWERS OF THE BOARD (59)
The Board may exercise its powers and do all such acts and things as the Club is by this Constitution or otherwise authorised to exercise and do and which are not hereby or by Statute directed or required to be exercised or done by the Club in General Meeting but subject nevertheless to the provisions of the Act and the Registered Clubs Act and of this Constitution and to any regulations not being inconsistent with this Constitution from time to time made by the Club in General Meeting, provided that no such regulation will invalidate any prior act of the Board which would have been valid if such regulation had not been made. In particular, but without derogating from the general powers hereinbefore conferred, the Board has power from time to time:
2. DRESS STANDARDS.
Members and their guests are requested to be well presented, clean, neat and tidy at all times when on the Club’s premises. Specific dress regulations will be on display in each Club’s foyer and Management and staff’s interpretations should be respected.
3. RESTRICTED AREAS.
3.1 Unless invited by a Director or staff member, members and visitors are not permitted to enter the following:
a) Offices as well as behind Reception
b) Board room
c) Strong Room and counting room
d) Store rooms
e) Kitchen, food storage and preparation areas.
f) Bar interior and poker machine change boxes
g) Staff amenity and ablution area is out of bounds to all patrons other than those members of staff on duty.
h) Goods loading docks.
3.3 Door and window safety locks and fittings are not be tampered with.
3.4 On the authority of the General Manager, certain areas of the Club may be restricted for use by certain members and their guests during specific times. A notice defining the restricted area and the times of restriction shall be prominently displayed during those times. Members are expected to adhere.
4. MEMBERSHIP IDENTIFICATION.
4.1 A member is required to produce his or her membership card when entering the Club and on demand to a Director, a member of staff, Police or Government Licensing Board officer.
4.2 When applying for membership, you must have your photo taken.
5. VISITORS.
5.1 Visitors who are at least eighteen (18) years of age and reside outside the 15km radius may sign in by providing identification with their current address.
5.2 A member is directly responsible for the behaviour of any guest who he or she has signed into the Club, on a particular day and the member shall account to the Board for any contravention of standards.
5.3 Where a patron, be it a member’s guest or a visitor who uses the Club on more than three occasions in six months, shall be required to join if they want to continue to frequent this establishment.
6. CONDUCT OF MEMBERS (AND THEIR GUESTS).
6.1 Club members are expected to conduct themselves in a responsible manner, and comply with all reasonable requests made to them by the Director, the General Manager or his representative.
6.2 Members are responsible for the conduct of their guests and must remain in their immediate company.
6.3 A member can sign in a maximum of 4 visitors. However, further limitations may be imposed for special events.
6.4 Members must ensure that they do not sign in barred or suspended members.
6.5 The Club aims to have no anti-social behaviour as a result of the service of alcohol. The Club will not tolerate intoxicated, indecent, violent or quarrelsome behaviour. Any of these actions will result in the patron being asked to leave the premises and an appearance before the Membership Committee may be required. We value each member’s patronage but will not jeopardise their well being or the well being of others. Separate house policies are displayed throughout the Club.
6.6 An intoxicated, violent, quarrelsome or disorderly patron who is ejected from a Licensed venue must not re-enter or attempt to re-enter the venue within 24 hours. They must also move more than 50 metres away from the venue and not re-enter this 50 meter vicinity within 6 hours.
The vicinity is defined as any place less than 50 metres from the boundary of the premises.
6.7 The decision of the Board or its Sub Committee’s on a hearing shall be final and not open to further challenge. The purpose of this provision is to prevent further challenge and unnecessary expenses in dealing with disciplinary matters.
7. SMOKING.
7.2 Smokers are required to dispose of cigarette refuse in the receptacles provided for that purpose.
8. COMPLAINTS.
8.1 Should a member have a complaint concerning any aspect of the Club’s personnel or operation, the matter should be drawn to the attention of the General Manager, Duty Manager or a Director as appropriate.
8.2 Matters of a serious nature are to be submitted in writing to the Board.
9. CHILDREN.
9.1 Persons under the age of 18 years may not purchase or partake of alcoholic beverages under any circumstances whilst on the Club’s premises including the Club’s car parking areas.
9.3 Persons under the age of 18 years of age are not entitled to be in any restricted area of the Club. These areas are clearly identified.
9.4 It is an offence to leave children unattended in a motor vehicle.
10. TELEVISION, AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING FACILITIES.
10.1 A member shall not interfere with the setting of the television, air conditioning or heating controls. A request for adjustment to these facilities shall be directed to the Duty Manager.
11. PARKING AREAS.
11.1 The Club’s car park’s are for patrons on the premises.
11.2 Members are to comply with all traffic and other signs in the Club’s car parking areas.
11.3 Car parking bays reserved for disabled patrons are not to be used for general patron parking.
11.4 The Club is not responsible for any damage or theft of a vehicle or its content in any car park.
11.5 Should you leave your vehicle in the Club’s car park after lock down, a $350 fee will be payable to release the vehicle prior to the car park being released. This is to deter people using our car park for non Club purposes.
12. INTERPRETATION & IMPLEMENTATION OF BY-LAWS.
12.1 The General Manager or his or her representative if responsible for the day to day implementation of the By-laws.
13. RESPONSIBLE GAMING POLICY.
(a) Members and Guests must use the Club's gaming facilities in accordance with the Club's Responsible Service of Gambling Policy as adopted and amended by the Board from time to time;
(b) The Board has adopted the "BetSafe Responsible Service of Gambling Policies and Procedures Manual";
(c) The Club reserves the right to refuse any person, member, guest of a member, temporary member or honorary member the right to play gaming machines or to participate in any of the gambling activities in the Club.
(d) Members and guests acknowledge and accept that the Board has the power to exclude any member or other person from the Club's premises in accordance with the Club's Responsible Service of Gambling Policy.
(e) Any member, guest or other person may apply to be excluded from the Club's premises on the Application for Voluntary Exclusion Form provided on request from the Club.
(f) There will be some instances when the Club will be required to initiate a persons' exclusion from the Club's premises in order to protect the interests of an individual and those of the Club. In deciding whether to initiate an exclusion, the Club will first obtain a recommendation from the consultancy to ensure that the Club has a sound basis for taking such action.
(g) Disclosure of the existence of a gambling problem by a patron to a staff member will constitute disclosure to the Club. The staff member will complete a Problem Gambling Notification Report and forward it to the Duty Manager. The Duty Manager will notify the Gaming Manager, who will then contact the consultancy for its advice.
(h) Members and visitors shall not be extended credit from the Club.
14. PROMOTIONS.
14.1 Eligibility to participate in promotions vary depending upon the nature of the event. In the rules and conditions of a promotion it is normally stipulated that a member has for example four minutes to claim his/her prize. This type of promotion is restricted to full and pensioner members who are present and socialising in the Club at the time of the draw. Therefore no member working in the Club at the time of draw would be eligible. This includes contractors and their staff. Alternatively, if staff were socialising in the Club while off duty, they would be entitled to participate in such promotions. This would also apply to contractors and their staff.
14.2 Social members, as per their application form, acknowledge that they have less rights as a member. That is, social member have no voting rights, cannot stand for the Board of Directors, or participate in any card based promotion or card based discount offer.
14.3 Directors have voted to exclude themselves, but their immediate family who are Club members have the same rights as other socialising members.
15. GENERAL.
15.1 Members and visitors will be granted 20 minutes to vacate any area of the Club after the scheduled or announced closing time for that area.
15.2 A member representing the Club at an external function or meeting is to act so as not to bring discredit to the Club.
15.3 A member or visitor taking part in a Club organised trip or tour is subject to these By-laws as appropriate.
15.4 Members are expected to report any hazard, potential incident or threat which may cause damage to patrons or Club property.
15.5 In the event of an emergency, patrons must follow the instructions provided by Management regarding the quick and effective evacuation of the building.
15.6 Patrons may not take photos in the Club unless permission in received ‘in advance’ from the General Manager.
