• This page is About ClubsNSW and the Club Industry and details what clubs do in the community.
  • As the peak body for NSW registered clubs, ClubsNSW takes a strategic approach to good corporate citizenship through programs developed to address specific needs and achieve specific goals within our communities.
  • ClubsNSW organises a range of events throughout the year.
  • ClubsNSW is the peak body for close to 1400 registered clubs across NSW and is often called upon to discuss a wide range of subjects in the media.
  • ClubsNSW's Policy and Government team is responsible for ensuring the interests of clubs are represented in dealings with parliamentarians, government officials, the bureaucracy and the media.
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Policy and Government

ClubsNSW's Policy and Government team is responsible for ensuring the interests of clubs are represented in dealings with parliamentarians, government officials, the bureaucracy and the media. We ensure that members are kept informed of key policy developments.

We deal with a host of issues including:

  • Responsible gaming and compliance;
  • Gaming tax;
  • Gaming machine technical standards;
  • The Central Monitoring System;
  • Gaming Machines Act and Gaming Machine Tax Act;
  • GST;
  • Club mutuality and income tax;
  • Insurance;
  • Privacy;
  • Food safety;
  • ClubGRANTS;
  • Club security;
  • Smoking;
  • Community and courtesy transport;
  • Liquor regulations;
  • Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA);
  • Drink-driving;
  • Club governance;
  • Place of Public Entertainment Licenses (POPEs);
  • The Registered Clubs Act; and
  • Issues relating to the Club Movement's national body, Clubs Australia.

The Policy and Government team is made up of:

Josh Landis - Executive Manager, Policy and Government 
Jonathan Chew - Manager, National Affairs
Anthony Trimarchi - ClubsNSW Policy Officer
Lorin Muhlmann- ClubsNSW Policy Officer
Olivia Graham - Policy Officer
Daniel Mitchell - Senior Policy Officer - Gambling
Carissa Simons - Senior Media Officer