Below are the results of the election for the following offices, conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 and the rules of the organisation. President (1) Candidate MOORE, Gregory Vice-President (1) Candidate DOUGLAS, John Secretary (1) No nomination received Representatives to National Board (5) Candidates DABNER, John Raymond DOUGLAS, John CAIRNS, Andrew As the number of nominations accepted did not exceed the number of positions to be filled, the above candidates were elected. A copy of the report is available from the organisation, branch or the AEC on request
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Monthly Archives January 2018
E2017/132 – National Board Declaration of Results for Uncontested Offices
Below are the results of the election for the following offices, conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 and the rules of the organisation. President (1) Candidate LEACH, Scott Senior Vice-President (1) Candidate BURNETT, Peter Vice-President (1) Candidate JUBB, Paul Secretary / Treasurer (1) Candidate WALLER, Colin As the number of nominations accepted did not exceed the number of positions to be filled, the above candidates were elected. A copy of the report is available from the organisation, branch or the AEC on request
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CALLS FOR BEER TAX INCREASE LABELLED ‘TREMENDOUSLY NAIVE’
Australia’s alcohol industry has dismissed a pre-Budget submission by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (Fare) as “tremendously naïve” and “misguided, lazy and flawed”. In its proposal Fare recommended volumetric tax changes to the Wine Equalisation Tax, an industry-wide 10 per cent increase on all alcohol tax as well as an increase in the tax rate on draught beer to bring it in line with the rates applied to packaged beer. However Stephen Ferguson, CEO of the Australian Hotels Association, told TheShouthe thought the Fare proposal was disappointing and naïve. “This demonstrates Fare’s one-size fits all approach to dealing with
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