“The new casino is Brisbane is under
construction. The total cost will be $3 billion.”
KPIs within the existing legislation.
CMAA has asked the Minister to
review the Act and to consider
loosening the provision of ‘direct or
indirect’ remuneration payments
for managers achieving KPIs based
on gaming and liquor sales via
Regulation.
I am pleased to report that
your Executive and Association
management are progressing
positively with the Association’s
Strategic Plan formulated last July.
A number of changes have already
taken fruition particularly with
respect to bolstering the resources
in our IR department through the
appointment of a HR Compliance
Advisor to support Peter Cooper;
an enhancement of our digital
communication platform to members
and the wider hospitality industry
through our partnership with the
Drop;
A rationalisation of our outgoings
through the deregistration of the
RTO status and the formation of new
education partnership arrangements
with the Australian Institute of
Management, the Association for
Data Driven Marketing & Data,
Bullseye Gaming Services and the
PCM communication model; the
creation of a new Zone Education
Officers Committee to harness
the views, feedback and ideas of
all of our Zones to assist in the
development of new professional
development products; and the first
me eting of all Zone Presidents with
the Federal Executive and Federal
Council at the Mid-Year Conference
to have direct communication from
the Zones to the Board.
The lease of our Head Office
Administration premises is coming
up for renewal at the end of 2017
and the Executive has directed the
Executive Officer to investigate
the purchase of a premises from
that time onwards with the express
intention of being able to grow
an asset for the Association into
the future. The Association is in
a healthy financial position and
with interest rates being the
lowest for many years and the
acknowledgement that the rent paid
annually for its existing premises
can well cover the prepayments on
a purchase for a similar facility, due
consideration will be given for the
move subject to Federal Executive
and Federal Council approval.
The Federal Executive was pleased
to have convened its February
Board meeting in Queensland at the
Kedron Wavell Services Club where
members of both the Gold Coast,
and the Brisbane and Sunshine Coast
Zones were invited to attend. The
Federal Executive will be convening
its October meeting this year in
Victoria where members and the
Victorian CMAA Committee will be
invited to attend as they did last
year.
CMAA Federal Councillor Grant
Duffy who represents Division
J Victoria has reported that in
December 2016, the Department of
Justice asked for industry input into
a review they were conducting on
harm minimisation. The Government
again announced this in December
with a very short time line to
provide a submission. Allan Peter
and the Victorian Zone worked with
and supported the Clubs Australia
position and subsequent submission.
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