Last updated: 1 June 2026
The Applicant agrees to be bound by the following terms and conditions upon execution:
1. The Registered Clubs Association of New South Wales (ABN 61 724 302 100), or one of its related or controlled entites (each referred to as ClubsNSW) offers a range of services to members, and by executing this Membership Application, the Applicant agrees to the terms in the About Our Services – Information for Members which governs each party’s rights and responsibilities when ClubsNSW provides services to a member of ClubsNSW, and the Live, Online and L&D Event Terms which sets out the terms and conditions which apply to any event that has been organised and/or provided by ClubsNSW.
2. Membership of The Club Directors Institute Limited (ABN 25 102 518 758) (trading as Clubs Education Institute) (CEI) is available to ClubsNSW member clubs and their eligible officers and management personnel. CEI is controlled and operated by ClubsNSW. ClubsNSW member clubs are entitled to up to two (2) complimentary CEI memberships for the President and Chief Executive Offier or Secretary Manager for the relevant membership year, with additional individual memberships available at CEI's prevailing rates. Complimentary CEI memberships are non-transferable but may be updated upon a change of position, subject to CEI approval. Nominations for membership will be deemed accepted unless CEI notifies otherwise.
CEI membership provides access to complimentary or discounted training, seminars and governance resources and other membership benefits. As with any membership organisation, CEI membership is subject to CEI's applicable membership requirements, including its governing documents and any other conditions published or made available from time to time, inclduing on the ClubsNSW ClubEducation webpage. Where a member club nominates an individual CEI membership, the member club must ensure that the individual is informed of the CEI membership arrangements and that the individual agrees to comply with CEI's applicable membership requirements. The member club warrants compliance with this obligation.
3. Annual membership subscription fees are calculated in accordance with the Registered Rules of the Registered Clubs Association of New South Wales (Rules).
4. For Applicants that do not conduct gaming, the minimum fee will be calculated in accordance with the Rules.
5. Each Applicant acknowledges that by being admitted to membership it becomes liable for the total annual subscription fee, however ClubsNSW may allow the Applicant to pay the annual subscription fee by quarterly instalments, with the first instalment payable upon Board approval of the Membership Application.
6. Each Applicant agrees and acknowledges that, should any due and payable instalment of the annual subscription fee be outstanding for a period of 30 days or more, then ClubsNSW shall send the Applicant a notice requesting payment of the amount due. If the Applicant fails to pay the amount due within two months of the due date the Applicant may be removed by ClubsNSW as a member of ClubsNSW subject to the Rules.
7. Each Applicant agrees and acknowledges that, in circumstances where it is removed as a member of ClubsNSW pursuant to paragraph 6, payment of any unpaid portion of the total annual subscription fee for the relevant year is a condition precedent to the Applicant being re-admitted to membership of ClubsNSW in any future year.
8. By executing this Membership Application, each Applicant consents to the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority releasing the necessary gaming machine revenue, profile and tax information to ClubsNSW for the purpose of calculating annual subscription fees for the following year as well as for compiling industry statistics.
9. For the purposes of determining the Applicant’s suitability for membership, the Applicant agrees to provide ClubsNSW with a copy of its most recent Annual Report and its Constitution, at the time of submitting the Membership Application.
10. Each Applicant, if admitted to membership, shall be bound by ClubsNSW Rules and By-Laws.
11. All Membership Applications are brought before ClubsNSW's Board of Directors, who may admit the Applicant as a member of the Association, subject to the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW).
12. The Board of Directors may reject the Applicant’s Membership Application if the Applicant has taken any act or has engaged in any conduct which is or may be:
(a) prejudicial to the interests of ClubsNSW; or
(b) prejudicial to the public image or reputation of ClubsNSW; or
(c) prejudicial to the public image or reputation of registered clubs or the club industry of New South Wales.
13. The Board of Directors shall not be required to give reasons for admitting or rejecting the Applicant’s Membership Application.
14. If admitted as a member of ClubsNSW, the Applicant may resign by giving ClubsNSW at least twenty-eight days' notice of its intention so to do.
15. In the event that the Applicant resigns as a member, then the Applicant:
(a) shall be liable only for its annual subscription fees for the then current year and also for any levy the Board of Directors may make for the then current year; and
(b) shall not be relieved from any liability for payment of any arrears of annual subscription fees or levies or other moneys owing at the date of resignation subject to the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW).
16. ClubsNSW will collect and use the Applicant’s name, address, and any other details relating to the Applicant that are provided to ClubsNSW before and during the period which the Applicant is a member, for any purpose determined by ClubsNSW, including without limitation:
(a) analytical and insights purposes for the benefit of ClubsNSW’s business or that of its members;
(b) to improve the services provided to members; and/or
(c) to improve the functionality of ClubsNSW platforms and technologies.
17. ClubsNSW may collect personal information about a member club's staff or patrons in connection with the provision of membership related services. ClubsNSW may also disclose this personal information to third-party providers, including third-party training organisations for the purposes of facilitating training, education and related services. Any personal information of the Applicant’s staff or patrons collected by ClubsNSW before and during the period which the Applicant is a member, or otherwise collected by or on behalf of ClubsNSW, will be handled in accordance with the ClubsNSW Privacy Policy and Collection Notice. To the extent applicable, the Applicant warrants to ClubsNSW that it has obtained the necessary constents from the Applicant's staff and patrons to share their personal information with ClubsNSW, and to allow ClubsNSW to handle their personal information in accordance with the ClubsNSW Privacy Policy and Collection Notice.
18. ClubsNSW may communicate with the Applicant in connection with its membership, including:
(a) operational or trasactional communcations reasonably necessary to administer the Applicant's membership, including notices regarding fees, renewals and membership services, which will not include promotional content; and
(b) marketing communications relating to ClubsNSW products, services or events, where the Applicant has provided consent or where otherwise permitted by law.
Where a communication is a commercial electronic message for the purposes of the Spam Act 2003 (Cth), it will include a functional unsubscribe facility and clear identification of ClubsNSW. The Applicant may unsubscribe from receiving marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe facility provided in those communications. Unsubscribing from marketing communications will not affect the Applicant's ability to receive operational or transactional communications reasonably necessary to administer its membership.