Information for Local Committees

Click here for the Local Committees Index (including deadline dates and Local Committee Convenor contacts)

The Minister for Liquor, Gaming and Racing decided in 2000 that CDSE should have a broad consultative and advisory process, based on the establishment of Local Committees in which qualifying clubs and key community service agencies would participate. CDSE Local Committees have been established on the basis of Local Government (council) areas (LGAs) and have a core membership of:

• Representative/s of CDSE qualifying clubs;
• Representative/s of the local council;
• Representative/s of the Department of Community Services (DoCS);
• Representative/s of the Council of Social Service of NSW (NCOSS) or a major local or regional affiliate of NCOSS; and
• Representative/s of the local Aboriginal community where appropriate.

A CDSE Local Committee must be formed in LGAs where the club(s) have a combined Category 1 liability that is greater than $30,000. Voluntary Local Committees can also be formed, in line with the Guidelines, in LGAs where the liability is below $30,000, if all parties agree.

The key roles, responsibilities and operational procedures of CDSE Local Committees are clearly outlined in Chapter 5 of the CDSE Guidelines(see pages 16 to 19). Additional resources for Local Committees are available for download below.

Click on the following to download information on:

• Local Committee Best Practice Models
• How to Set Local Priorities and Timetables
• How to Deal with Conflicts of Interest in the Three Funding Phases
• How the Local Committee Process Benefits Clubs 

Pro Forma’s available for download include:

• Sample Committee Charter
• Sample Local Priority List
• Application Assessment Log Sample
• Application Assessment Log Blank Template (Excel File)