Camden Show

CAMDEN SHOW SOCIETY INC.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

The Full ByLaws and Regulations of the Society may be seen at Secretary’s Office.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY TO THE  CAMDEN SHOW

The Show Ground is an alcohol free zone. Alcohol may only be legally consumed inside the bar area. Alcohol may not be taken out of the bar area or introduced into the Show Ground.

• This will apply to Show Society Members, patrons, competitors, Showmen and any other persons who enter the Show Ground for any reason during the Annual Agricultural Show.

Exhibitors, competitors and Showmen, whether Guild affiliated or independent shall:

• locate their stand or attraction within the designated space allotted to them by the Show Society;
• ensure that they do not intrude into adjacent areas or marked roadways;
• ensure that all electrical extension leads have earth leakage and current valid approval tags. All extension leads are to be placed either underground or above reach over head by the exhibitors and showmen.
• promptly remove and dump appropriately any waste products and refuse items during the Show; ensure that their designated area has been properly cleaned and all waste appropriately disposed of at the end of the Show;
• ensure that all vans, trucks, caravans and floats are parked in the designated areas. Vehicles found outside the designated areas must be removed immediately at the request of an official of the Show Society;
• follow all the directives of the SubCommittee Chairmen in charge of Side Shows and Ground Space and Security and Safety.
• agree to comply with the conditions of the Society’s OH & S Policy that is available at the Showground office.
• comply with the requirements of the NSW Occupational Health & Safety Act 2000 and the NSW Occupational Health & Safety Regulation 2001.

A safe Show benefits everyone.

ACCIDENT AND PUBLIC RISK

Any accident occurring during the Annual Show, or other function held by the Society, must be reported to the Secretary’s Office, AND VERIFIED during the current dates of the Show or other function, otherwise the Society will accept no responsibility for the consideration of any claim.

The Society will not be responsible for any accident that may be caused through or by any exhibitor or competitor, or as a result of any act of neglect of any Steward or member of the Committee or public, and it shall be a condition of entry that each Exhibitor shall hold the Society harmless, and indemnify it against any legal proceedings arising from any such accident, and to agree to all the rules.

Damage to Exhibits The Society will not, under any circumstances, hold itself responsible for any loss or misdelivery of Livestock or other exhibits at the Society’s Exhibition, or for any damage thereto, or loss thereof.

Loss by Disease The signing of the Certificate of Entry of any animal will be taken as a guarantee that the animal specified is free from all disease as far as it is known to the owner. In case of infectious disease being spread through or by any exhibit, the Exhibitor shall be held responsible.

Amendments and Alterations to Time Table or times for running events The Society through the Committee, reserves the right to amend or alter the timetable, or the times of running events.

All protests must be lodged with the Secretary, in writing and addressed to her within 24 hours from the notification of the JUDGE’s award, accompanied by a deposit of $10.00, to be forfeited if dismissed, unless otherwise recommended by the Committee.

All protests will be dealt with by Special Committee on the Ground where practicable during the currency of the Show or as soon thereafter as can be conveniently arranged.

Any person or exhibit may be disqualified by the Committee for any act or offence contravening the rules, regulations or bylaws of the Society.

Before imposing any penalty it is necessary that an opportunity be offered the accused person or persons of hearing the evidence and crossexamining the witness, also of being heard and of adducing evidence.

Full and complete notes of such evidence shall be taken in writing and signed by the person or persons adducing same.

Immediately after any such inquiry has been held the Secretary shall give notice to the person or persons, or exhibitor, against whom or in respect of whose exhibit the complaint has been made, of the determination of the committee, and of any such exhibitor or persons gives notice he may appeal to the Board or Appeal of the South Coast and Tablelands Show Societies Inc. Such notice shall be given in the prescribed form, delivered personally, or sent by registered post to the last known address.

Any person who desires to appeal against the decision of the Committee shall within seven days within the giving of such decision, lodge a notice in writing of such appeal with the Society, together with the sum of $10.00 Appeal Fee. The Secretary shall thereupon forward such notice of appeal and appeal fee, together with the notes of the evidence of the inquiry to the Secretary of the South Coast and Tablelands Show Societies Inc. The owner of an exhibit which has been disqualified may appeal under the rules.

After the expiration of seven days from the date of an inquiry resulting in the disqualification of any person or exhibit the Secretary shall, where there has been no appeal lodged, forward a notification of such disqualification to the Secretary of the South Coast and Tablelands Show Societies Inc and the decision of the Committee shall be regarded and take effect in all respects as a decision of the Committee of the South Coast and Tablelands Show Societies Inc, and the disqualification shall be registered in a disqualification register. No person or exhibit disqualified by any Affiliated Society shall be permitted to enter or be entered for exhibition at any show held by this Society.

No responsibility will be accepted by the Society for any exhibits not collected within four weeks of the conclusion of the Show.

Prizemoney not claimed within four weeks of the conclusion of the Show will be forfeited.