Investigate the gaming profits at the Logan and District Services Club t/a

Eligibility - Citizens of Queensland
Principal Petitioner:
W Burton
5/10 Croydon Road
WOODRIDGE QLD 4114
Total Signatures - 25
Sponsoring Member: Desley Scott MP
Posting Date: 27/10/2005
Tabled Date: 27/10/2005
Responded By: Anna Bligh on 15/3/2006
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
The petition of Queensland citizens draws to the attention of the House that a Substantial Injustice and a Denial of Natural Justice has taken place regarding the Board of Directors of the Logan and District Services Club T/a “The Diggers” 42 Blackwood Road Woodridge by not providing the funding to the Logan and Districts RSL Sub Branch as per the Constitution of the Services Club. (a) In 1995/6 the club suffered a major theft of $200,000 gaming funds. (b) 24th April 1996 26 RSL War Veterans, members of the Logan and District RSL Sub branch that founded the Diggers Club were denied Natural Justice when their Services Club Membership was terminated for life for signing a petition to reform the security of Gaming management. (c) At the 2005 AGM of the Services Club the Sub Branch RSL veterans, challenged the correctness of the Service Associate Vote at the AGM, however the checking of the Service associate vote was denied on advice of the club Solicitor. There is evidence that a Substantial Injustice has occurred and bogus voting has taken place to elect the incumbent board for another 12 months. (d) In 1999 the Club's Board of directors refused to carry out the objects of the constitution by ceasing all funding to the RSL Resource Centre and to the RSL Sub Branch, thus causing the project to collapse. Your petitioners, therefore request the House to give urgent consideration to appoint Inspectors from the Office of Gaming Regulations to investigate a Substantial Injustice regarding of the gaming profits at the Logan and District Services Club t/a “the Diggers” and a denial of justice to RSL Sub Branch War Veterans.