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By Bruce Gotterson

With Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and the Australian Government’s My Health Record dominating headlines throughout 2018, one could be forgiven for thinking that issues of data security are reserved exclusively for Government and multi-national organisations. However, recent amendments to the Privacy Act 1988 (Act) have placed a range of new obligations on entities bound by the

By Bruce Gotterson

This article appeared in the August 2018 issue of Club Life. In most cases, clubs who are purchasing gaming machine entitlements will also need to apply for a gaming machine threshold increase. Relevantly, the recent amendments to the Gaming Machines Act have resulted in significant changes to the requirements for applying for and obtaining gaming machine

By Bruce Gotterson

This article appeared in the July 2018 issue of Club Life. The appointment of a contract caterer is a very important matter for any club.  The Board of Directors and management need to decide what it wants from the appointment.  For example, how will the contract caterer fit in with other club activities such as

By Bruce Gotterson

This article appeared in the June 2018 issue of Club Life. I have written previously about the importance of boards and management regularly reviewing their club’s constitution, to ensure that it is up to date with current legal requirements, and also to ensure that it reflects good corporate practice. As many clubs hold their Annual

By Daniel Fleming

This article appeared in the May 2018 issue of Club Life. Last issue we wrote about a case, Mansfield v Townend

By Daniel Fleming

This article appeared in the March 2018 issue of Club Life. Some clubs struggle to find experienced directors and, in some cases, members have volunteered to “help out” their club by agreeing to be a director without appreciating the full scope of their responsibilities, and potential liability for not carrying out those responsibilities. It certainly

By Bruce Gotterson

This article appeared in the February 2018 issue of Club Life. Clubs undertaking renovations to their premises need to consider the requirements of the Gaming Machines Act if the renovations involve a temporary or permanent relocation of the club’s gaming room. Moving a gaming room will require the club to apply for the approval of

By Bruce Gotterson

This article appeared in the December 2017 issue of Club Life. In the age of Google and Wikipedia there is a growing view that information and answers should be easy and instant and we all should be able to do everything ourselves. We are all guilty of it, the other day my dishwasher filled with

By Bruce Gotterson

This article appeared in the November 2017 issue of Club Life. In last month’s column I dealt with the uncertainty which clubs face from time to time in relation to whether a director has vacated his or her office by focusing on directors who fail to attend board meetings. This month I want to talk

By Daniel Fleming

The issue of what amounts to disentitling conduct in the case of an estranged parent and an adult child was recently discussed in Larkin v Leech-Larkin

By Bruce Gotterson

This article appeared in the September 2017 issue of Club Life. A few years ago, we wrote about the uncertainty which clubs face from time to time in relation to whether a director has vacated his or her office.  I was recently asked about this issue and it prompted me to write about it again.

By Bruce Gotterson

This article appeared in the August 2017 issue of Club Life. The Club Law article published in August 2015 considered some of the risks for clubs relating to gaming machine advertising. This included a brief consideration of the limited circumstances in which a club may send promotional material containing gaming machine advertising to a member