❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren asks about the Department of Commerce's investigation into the Returned and Services League Wyola Club Inc, including the transfer of a heritage property. The Minister confirms the investigation, its scope, and the department's authority to seize documents, which it has exercised.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE — Returned and Services League Wyola Club Inc
(1) Is the Department of Commerce undertaking an investigation into the Returned and Services League Wyola Club Inc? (2) If yes to (1), does this include transfer of ownership of a heritage property in Fremantle? (3) If yes to (1), when will the investigation be completed? (4) Does the department have the authority to seize club documents? (5) Has it exercised this authority? Hon NORMAN MOORE
(1) Is the Department of Commerce undertaking an investigation into the Returned and Services League Wyola Club Inc? (2) If yes to (1), does this include transfer of ownership of a heritage property in Fremantle? (3) If yes to (1), when will the investigation be completed? (4) Does the department have the authority to seize club documents? (5) Has it exercised this authority? Hon NORMAN MOORE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following reply — (1) Yes, the department has confirmed that it is investigating a number of complaints about RSL Club Wyola Inc. (2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(2) If yes to (1), does this include transfer of ownership of a heritage property in Fremantle? (3) If yes to (1), when will the investigation be completed? (4) Does the department have the authority to seize club documents? (5) Has it exercised this authority? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following reply — (1) Yes, the department has confirmed that it is investigating a number of complaints about RSL Club Wyola Inc. (2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(3) If yes to (1), when will the investigation be completed? (4) Does the department have the authority to seize club documents? (5) Has it exercised this authority? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following reply — (1) Yes, the department has confirmed that it is investigating a number of complaints about RSL Club Wyola Inc. (2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(4) Does the department have the authority to seize club documents? (5) Has it exercised this authority? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following reply — (1) Yes, the department has confirmed that it is investigating a number of complaints about RSL Club Wyola Inc. (2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(5) Has it exercised this authority? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following reply — (1) Yes, the department has confirmed that it is investigating a number of complaints about RSL Club Wyola Inc. (2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following reply — (1) Yes, the department has confirmed that it is investigating a number of complaints about RSL Club Wyola Inc. (2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following reply — (1) Yes, the department has confirmed that it is investigating a number of complaints about RSL Club Wyola Inc. (2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(1) Yes, the department has confirmed that it is investigating a number of complaints about RSL Club Wyola Inc. (2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(5) Yes.
(2) If yes to (1), does this include transfer of ownership of a heritage property in Fremantle? (3) If yes to (1), when will the investigation be completed? (4) Does the department have the authority to seize club documents? (5) Has it exercised this authority? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following reply — (1) Yes, the department has confirmed that it is investigating a number of complaints about RSL Club Wyola Inc. (2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(3) If yes to (1), when will the investigation be completed? (4) Does the department have the authority to seize club documents? (5) Has it exercised this authority? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following reply — (1) Yes, the department has confirmed that it is investigating a number of complaints about RSL Club Wyola Inc. (2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(4) Does the department have the authority to seize club documents? (5) Has it exercised this authority? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following reply — (1) Yes, the department has confirmed that it is investigating a number of complaints about RSL Club Wyola Inc. (2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(5) Has it exercised this authority? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following reply — (1) Yes, the department has confirmed that it is investigating a number of complaints about RSL Club Wyola Inc. (2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following reply — (1) Yes, the department has confirmed that it is investigating a number of complaints about RSL Club Wyola Inc. (2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The minister has provided the following reply — (1) Yes, the department has confirmed that it is investigating a number of complaints about RSL Club Wyola Inc. (2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(1) Yes, the department has confirmed that it is investigating a number of complaints about RSL Club Wyola Inc. (2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(2) The complaints cover a range of issues, some of which relate to the transfer of ownership of a property. (3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(3) These are complex matters about which legal advice is being sought, so the department is unable to anticipate a date by which the investigation will be complete. (4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(4) Under section 39 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987, the commissioner has the authority to give a direction to an incorporated association requiring production of records relating to the affairs of the association. (5) Yes.
(5) Yes.
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