AHA NSW - Australian Hotels Association

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AHA NSW represents the interests of hoteliers and licensees – from small individual operated hotels and bars to large multi-hotel groups – right across metropolitan and country areas of NSW.

Members have access to a range of services available from AHA NSW head office in Sydney or from the membership liaison team who service and support all members across NSW.

Membership liaison officers conduct on-site visits of member venues providing industry briefings and are also on call 24/7 to assist members with day-to-day enquiries.

The range of other services membership provides are specifically tailored to operational business needs and include:

Legal and Industrial Affairs

The AHA NSW’s Legal and Industrial Affairs team is a key component in the Association’s delivery of services to members and upkeep of the broader hospitality industry.

The primary function of the team is to provide strategic advice and representation to the Association and its members on a range of legal and industrial matters including employment law and industrial relations; liquor licensing; gaming; compliance and commercial contracts.

HTA Legal

Legal services are provided to AHA NSW members through HTA Legal, a legal practice established, owned and operated by the Association for the benefit of its members. Services include unfair dismissal, general protections claims, underpayment claims, Fair Work Ombudsman investigations/prosecutions, enterprise agreements and general discrimination claims. In addition, HTA Legal now provides a specialist liquor licensing and compliance service in addition to our traditional employment and industrial relations practice. Discounted and subsidised fee arrangements are available for the exclusive benefit of our members who are clients of HTA Legal.

Liquor and Policing

The Liquor and Policing Department provides advice and support to members interacting with NSW Police, Liquor and Gaming NSW, Local Government and other Government agencies. This includes liquor licensing issues and potential breaches of liquor laws as well as armed holdups and other criminal behaviour occurring in and around licensed premises. We also provide support to liquor accords and Sub-Branches, providing advice, meeting attendance and support.

Entain

The AHA NSW and Entain have partnered to promote Ladbrokes & Neds digital non-retail wagering inside hotels.

The reason for the new partnership is simple. We want to give AHA NSW members competition and choice in wagering.

A key feature of our new partnership is that Entain is committed to providing significant support to every AHA NSW member hotel which signs a sponsorship agreement. These funds can be used to cover your costs, including Sky, EBTs and Foxtel etc.

For decades many NSW hotels have operated PubTABs for Tabcorp at a significant loss – primarily due to high Sky Channel and EBT fees. In country NSW the majority of country pubs currently run their PubTAB at a loss.

Continued support for Tabcorp’s retail PubTABs 

Importantly, the AHA NSW remains committed to supporting Tabcorp’s retail wagering in NSW hotels. Tabcorp have an exclusive retail licence in NSW and cash betting through PubTABs is still extremely important to NSW hotels.

It is our intention AHA NSW member hotels which sign a non-retail digital sponsorship agreement with Entain will also have the opportunity to continue to operate and promote their in-venue retail PubTAB.

Key points of the AHA NSW and Entain agreement:

  • NSW pubs which decide to enter into sponsorship arrangements with Entain will display in-venue advertising for Ladbrokes or Neds promoting their digital wagering platforms
  • NSW hotels will continue to operate Tabcorp’s retail wagering in their venues
  • NSW pubs which enter into sponsorship arrangements with Entain will not:
    • install or operate any physical Entain wagering facilities
    • advertise to the general public on the exterior of their hotel
    • receive any commission from Entain for any bets placed
    • have staff operating Entain wagering terminals eg portable iPads or phones
    • have staff accepting bets from hotel patrons on behalf of Entain
    • do anything else which may offend Tabcorp’s retail exclusivity in NSW
  • Punters in pubs will do exactly as they do now – place cash bets via the TAB betting terminal or bet on their phone via the bookmaker of their choice.

Member Portal

Member only portal access which contains resources such as fact sheets, awards, wage rates and template contracts, letters, best practice guides and policies. Every member has their own dedicated, confidential portal of resources to assist them to better understand and comply with the Fair Work Act 2009, the Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010 (HIGA) and general legal and industrial relations obligations.

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Membership Application

Enter Last Name
The Employer of Labour is the entity that employs staff and is legally the AHA NSW Member; this can be a corporation, partnership or sole trader.

This is the person representing the Employer of Labour. This person acts as the representative of the AHA Member.

The Nominated person has full access to all AHA NSW member resources including Industrial relations advice and member portal access.

This person is eligible to nominate and vote in election of Delegates in an election year. Delegates are the representative of the sub branch and sit on the AHA NSW Council.
Venue Postal Details
MVSE Contact Details
This is the person responsible in a venue or group's head office for administering the individual sites MVSE logins, users and reporting.
This will be used for two-factor authentication.
This is the email address self-exclusion notifications are sent to.
Privacy and Data Consent

This information is collected by AHA NSW to facilitate the provision of a product or service. Failure to provide this information to AHA NSW is likely to prevent AHA NSW from being able to offer you the product or service. Should you wish to, you can access the information you provide to AHA NSW by contacting the AHA NSW. AHA NSW may from time to time use external service providers but will not disclose personal information you provide to any other organisations or individuals, unless required or authorised by law to do so or unless you consent to the disclosure. AHA NSW does not generally provide personal information to overseas parties. If you would like to contact us or lodge a complaint please refer to the AHA NSW's Privacy Policy for further details. 

You acknowledge that the AHA NSW requires access to current data in order to effectively represent, and advocate on behalf of the industry and therefore upon payment of the annual subscription fee, you consent to the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (or other applicable Government Agency) releasing the necessary gaming machine revenue, profit and tax information to AHA NSW for the purpose of compiling industry statistics and other internal purposes relevant to the provision of services to you by the AHA NSW. This information will not be made public by AHA NSW.

For further information, please email members[email protected] or phone the membership team on (02) 8218 1838

Benefits at a Glance

  • Access to Industry Leading Legal & Industrial Affairs Services
  • Discounted Rates for Hospitality Legal Services
  • Media and Crisis Management
  • Member Portal Access
  • Effective Relationships with Government Agencies
  • Liquor and Policing Expertise
  • Self-Exclusion and Problem Gambling Support
  • Workers Compensation Insurance – HII
  • Automatically eligible to enter The Annual Awards for Excellence
  • Invitations to Industry Events
  • Training and Education
  • News and Industry Updates
  • Fortnightly e-newsletter
  • Industry Contacts through Sponsors and Associates
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