Reviewing the 2022 Meetings and Documents Amendments

ClubsNSW, through Clubs Australia, prepared a submission highlighting our support for continuing these measures. These changes have increased participation while promoting efficiency and good governance. 

However, in our discussions with clubs, we've discovered that many have faced challenges, and we aimed to address these in our response. Some clubs have struggled to host hybrid meetings, while others are uncertain about their obligations if they receive a bounce-back when sending meeting notices.

We made the following recommendations for the panel’s consideration:

1. Amending the Act so that clubs are not required to update their Constitution to permit virtual-only member meetings.
2. Clarifying that clubs aren’t required to resend meeting notices to an alternate location upon receiving an undelivered mail notification. 
3. The Australian Government consider opportunities to address clubs' challenges when hosting hybrid member meetings.

Clubs Australia also participated in a roundtable with other member organisations hosted by Treasury to give feedback on these changes.

We appreciate clubs that shared their insights, which has assisted with our advocacy efforts.

The panel is required to provide the government with the review's outcome by 14 August 2024. Stay tuned!