REPORT OF INQUIRY - Parliament of Victoria · victoria report of inquiry into the operation and administration of the royal society for the prevention of cruelty to animals (victoria)

VICTORIA

REPORT OF INQUIRY

INTO THE

OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION

OF THE

ROYAL SOCIETY

FOR THE

PREVENTION OF

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (VICTORIA)

No.ll8

Ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be printed

MELBOURNE JEAN GORDON GOVERNMENT PRINTER

1988-90

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Ref: I..AD21-89:CX::vs

30th .April 1989

The lblourable BJ Rowe MP Minister for Agriculture arrl Rural Affail:s 166 Wellington Parade FAST MEl.BXJRNE VIC 3002

Minister

en March 31st, :yo.1 a~inted the School of Business of the Westem Institute to in;luire into arrl report upcn a number of matters associated with the opera.ticn arrl adridnistl:aticn of the Royal Society For '1he Preventicn Of Cruelty To Anilnals <Victoria> .

The i.nquiry has been corxiucted over the past m:::nth arrl I :nc:M subnit to }'Ql a report of the findings.

Yours sincerely

Colin Clark .Acting Head School of Business WESTERN INS'lTlUl'E

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'!he tei:ms of refe:z:ence are to investigate and report on:

1. Claims of inawrc>Priate allocation of resow::ces in the administration of the R.S.P.C.A., and any irlplications for the Animal Rescue Service.

2. Whether Gove.:mment fun:ii.ng for inspectorial services and the Animal Rescue Service is being used efficiently and effectively by the R.S.P.C.A.

3. '!he policy of the R.S.P.C.A. in the pz:ovi.sion of services, and the financial caJ;aeity of the organisation to provide adequate services in the long te:an.

'!he investigation is in ack:.lition to the usual audit of the Society's financial arrangenents as undertaken by the Society's in:::leperxient auditors.

TABLE OF OOmtiTS

letter of Transmittal

Te:ons of Reference

.Acknowledgerents

Table of Contents

List of Appendices

Surrma:ry of Issues and Conclusions

Chapter 1 - Backgi;'OU11.d to Inquiry and Methodology

Chapter 2 - History and Overview of the R.S.P.C.A.

Chapter 3 - Recent Financial History and Present Financial Position of the R.S.P.C.A.

Chapter 4 - A Ccrmentaiy Q1 '!he Animal Welfare Environrrent and the Role of the R.S.P.C.A. in that Broader Context.

Chapter 5 - Investigation of Tenn of Reference Number 1;

Claim of inappropriate allocation of resources in the administration of the R.S.P.C.A., and any implications for the Animal Rescue Service.

Chapter 6 - Investigation of Tenn of Reference Number 2:

Whether Goverrnrent funding for inspectorial services and the Animal Rescue Service is being used efficiently and effectively by the R.S.P.C.A.

Chapter 7 - Investigation of Tenn of Reference Number 3;

'!he (X)licy of the R.S.P.C.A. in the provision of services, and the financial capacity of the organisation to provide adequate services in the long tenn.

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LIST Ol APPDDICIS

Apperdix 1 Analysis of R.S.P.C.A. Financial Statements for the years ended June 30th, 1982-1888.

Apperdix 2 R.S.P.C.A. Subnission to the Irquiry

SUMMARY OF ISSUKS AND (X)RCLUSIORS

Te:r:m of Reference Nuniber 1:

Claim of Inag;lfupdate Resom::ce Allocaticn

Inspection of R.S.P.C.A. facilities confil:ms the gross dis:parity of facilities when CCI'l'p9Iing the Rescue Centre and Clinic facilities with 1\dm.i.nistration and Marketing facilities.

'ltte Society's priorities of expenditure retain unclear.

'ltte Ekiucation Centre of the R.S.P.C.A. <not presently operating>, whilst a valuable initiative was clearly beyurrl the Society's financial capacity to sustain and as such repnasents an inar:propriate use of funds.

Interviewees expressed a view that the R.S.P.C.A. was over zealous in its pursuit of prosecutions. It is clear that expenditure on legal costs has increased substantially and has contrituted. to the present financial difficulties.

Pa:ynents for wages and salaries to casual and part-t.ine night staff were substantially below awcu::d rates and were paid in cash without deduction of taxation. Statarents of Ea.mi.ngs were only provided when requested by' Elllployees •

Claims uf over generuus :remuneration levels of senior staff a~ unfourxied.

Data provided by' the R.S.P.C.A. as to liquor p.IrChased by' the Society suggests that these allegations were not founded.

'Itle expenditure up::::n o:::mp.tting facilities to provide administrative marketing infoDni!ltion, before an a.n.i.rral infoDni!ltion systan is implenented., is urrlerstan:iably a source of irritation to Rescue Centre staff.

InfoDni!ltion provided to the irquiry incll.Xies a variety of claims that are capable of substantiation and otherwise. It is likely that the present financial distress of the Society is explained by' the inability of the Society to neat the variety of denands placed up::::n its financial resources; by' sate inappropriate decisions rega:rding resource allocation and decision making; and sore failure of the infoDni!ltion systan of the Society to provide appropriate infoDni!ltion for rnanagenent decision making. 'ltte allegations thansel ves, even if proved w.::ru.ld not explain the financial circumstances of the R.S.P.C.A.

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Tenn of Reference Number 2:

Efficiency and Effectiveness

'1he inspectorial services and Animal Rescue Services are effective in that they each transact a la:.rge and steadily gl:OWi.n.q volune of l:usiness. <'lhe number of an.ima.ls rescue:l per annum has grown fran a:rouni 12, 000 in 1982, to an ala.J::ming al.m::>st 30,000 in 1988>. '1he CX>St per unit of activity of the Inspectorate has increased steadily since 1985, however the increase fran 1987 to 1988 < 30 per CE!nt) appears rather dramatic.

'1he CX>St per an.ima.l rescue:l has increased nore steadily across the pericrl 1982 to 1988.

'1he inadequacies of the an.ima.l infonratioo. systan of the R. S. P. C .A. has ~lications for the capacity of the OI:ganisation to facilitate the retum of lost an.ima.ls to owners, and also operating CX>St ~lications for the R.S.P.C.A.

A systan of an.ima.l identification generally across the state would assist in returning lost an.ima.ls to owners and reduce the CX>St of holding an.ima.ls.

'1he night errez:gency rescue service should continue to be made available by the R.S.P.C.A. but that the operating arrangeuents could be made nore efficient, for example by:

havinq a receptionist provide advice and refer callers to an all night veterinaJ:y service with, the R.S.P.C.A. collecting an.ima.ls the follcwinq day where necessa.:cy; or

integrating the inspectorial function and an.ima.l rescue service and havinq an R.S.P .C.A. officer on call rather than having a number of staff on the pn:mises a\Wli ting calls.

It is noted the the R.S.P.C.A. claims as to the CX>Sts of continuing the service in its present fonn a~ satE!What exaggerated.

'1he R.S.P.C.A. should erxleavour to :x:e::iuce the legal CX>Sts associated with its inspectorial service.

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Tei:rn of Reference Number 3:

I.aJger 'Dmll Provi.sicn Of Services and Fi.nancial capacity

'!he info:cnatioo. dissaninatioo. and educatioo. roles of the R.S.P.C.A. are nost desirable activities and are CCI!.'patible with errleaVCJUrS to pran::lte xrore resp:nsible cnnpanion anim:U CJiilll'lership.

'!he anim:U rescue service is a valuable function in the cx:nm.mity.

'!he problem of stray animals needs to be addressed generally in the <XIII'IIlnity and local goverrment must accept a greater resp:nsibility in managing this problem. '!he recame:ndations of the Social Developrent Catmittee, oo. cc:upanion anim:Us, when available must be given urgent ronsideration.

'!he provision of anim:U welfare services :cequi.res rationalisatioo. to address the present inefficient duplication of coverage in service provision.

Coo.sideration should be given to the regionalisation of inspectorial services along similar lines to the anim:U rescue services.

As the R.S.P.C.A. is the only nan-gove:rmnent provider of insJ;:ectorial services, u:rxier the P:t:evention of Cruelty to An.i:aals Act, ronsideratioo. may be given to granting p:lWerS to other nan-gove:rmnent animal welfare agencies, with these agencies being based at the proposed regional anim:U welfare shelters.

It is unlikely that the R.S.P.C.A. can coo.tinue to flourish and maintain the present level of service without substantial change to its incare base.

'!he Society's program of encouraging bequests may drana.tically change its access to funds.

'lhe teles:rarket.ing of p:rcrlucts has provided sare li.mi.ted gains to the Society to date, whilst a coo.oentration of managacent effort and Society expenditure has been require:i.

'1he prospect of e:xp:mded revenue raising through the erxiorsa:rent of prcxiucts, use of R.S.P.C.A. logo etc. has sare premise for the future.

'lhe developrent of the asset base of the R.S.P.C.A. Fourrlation would provide a secure and coo.tinuous incare to the Society if it is p::>ssible to accunul.ate legacies and l:::Ja;Iuests rather than use such fun:js for recurrent expenditure.

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'Ihe R.S.P.C.A. should consider sale and. lease-back of its East Burwcxxi property. Alternatively, ~of the property might .inmadiately be sold as being in excess of current requiralents .

A review should be undertaken of the Society's significant asset holdings in the non-netropoli tan area with a view to disposing of assets in excess of requil::'aients .

'Ihe Society should develop a b.lsiness plan including finance, staffing and. activity levels, together with a mission state:tent, goals and. objectives.

'Ihe R.S.P.C.A. annual rep::>rt needs to disclose separately: the tele:na.rketing and. other entrepreneurial activities, to enable the nonitoring of these venturesi efficiency and. effectiveness xreasures for each of the ma jar activity areas, and. in ~cular indicate the outcc:Jtes of an..i.ma.ls hand.led. 'Ihese perfo:onance indicators should be a consideration in dete.J:mining Goverrment funding.

Present annual rep::>rts provide inadequate reference to the existence of the R.S.P.C.A. (Vie> Foundation. A cx:mprehensive pers:pective of the R.S.P.C.A. requires the consideration of the Foundation as ...-ell as the other funds of the Society.

A a::rrprehensive staff training needs analysis should be undertaken by the Society to .i.rrp:rove skill levels .

Consideration should be given to provision being made for an anployee member on the Council of the R.S.P.C.A.

'!he Society's by-laws should be reviewed with a view to providing nore darocratic, ~cipative and. effective decision making.

Earlier Investigation

An earlier investigation of the R.S.P.C.A. was initiate::i by the Minister for Agriculture in 1982. '!hat investigation arose fxan written allegatic:ns made by a then nenber of the Colmcil of the R.S.P.C.A., conceming maladministration arrl inefficiency of the Council arrl of the administration of the Society, in a letter of 27th April 1982, addresse:i to the Honourable Race Mat;he:...'S, M.L.A., Minister for Police arrl ~ Services, who referred the matter to the H:Jnourable Eric Kent, M.L.C., Minister of Agriculture.

'!hat rep:>rt oonclu:ied that "the organisation arrl administration is effective in the use of the annual State Govenment Grant for the Rescue Centre arrl the Inspectorate" <page 3 >, arrl that satisfactory oonclusic:ns ~ provide::i in response to each of the specific allegations raise:i.

'!he Present Irguiry

'!he present .inqui.ry was initiate::i after the Society made cuts in staff arrl animal rescue serv:ices.

en March 30th, 1989 the R.S.P.C.A. announCEd that it would nt:M qerate its animal rescue services f::ron 7. 00 am to 7 • 00 pn rather than on a 24 - hour basis as it had in the past. '!he Society took this step as a cost :r:a:iuction nethcd.. '!he R.S.P.C.A. was projecting a deficit of $500,000 for the current financW year.

Methcd.ology

In order to undertake an investigation in respect of Te.on of Reference Number 1, discussions ~ initiate::i with those who could be identified as having made claims about inawroPriate use of funds by the R.S.P.C.A. '1hese parties inclu:ied in particular the two relevant unions arrl a number of in:ti.vidual erployees at the R.S.P.C.A. In addition a number of nenbers of the p.lblic, including scme who said they~ nenbers of the R.S.P.C.A. made contact to advise of their particular concerns.

In:tividuals with whan discussions~ held in this regard, ~ advise:i that cament would only be investigate::i if it was base:i on first hand knowledge rather than hearsay arrl further, that whilst details of the identity of those making the allegations would neai to be provided to those conducting the investigation, these details would not be p.lblisha:i.

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Claims gathered in this manner 'lllleie subsequently investigated by enquiry with R.S.P.C.A. senior officers an:i au:iitors, an:i by review of docunentatioo.

'!he files of the ~t of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, oo the R.S.P.C.A. 'lllleie reviewed. as part of this investigatioo. Am::ng other issues these provided a record of past CCllplaints in the fo:an of letters to the Minister, generally f:ran disgnmtled clients or xrembers of the R.S.P.C.A.

Ratio analysis and interpretatioo was undertaken to review the recent financial history of the R.S.P.C.A.

In order to e~~aluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the R.S.P.C.A. in respect of its animal :rescue an:i inspectorial services, R. S. P. C .A. expen::titure was considered against the levels of activity for these particular services. 'lhus, efficiency and effectiveness 'lllleie el18.luated by considering trends over time. Further, R. S. P. C .A. data en activity levels and expen::titure levels, was cx:Jtp!red against similar data f:ran other animal welfare agencies to provide an inter-organisatioo CCI"Iparisa'l.

Informatioo f:ran other animal welfare agencies 1 the ~t of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Social Developnent camti.ttee of the Victorian Parliament and directly f:ran animal welfare agencies, was gathered to obtain an overview of the broader animal welfare envirorm'ent 1

in te:ans of the legislative frai!lE!IolOrk, service provisioo and funding arrangarents. Informatioo f:ran other animal welfare agencies was gathered by co~ce, follcw-up telE!I;hale discussioos with sate, and in-depth discussioos with the lDst I:Xlgs Hare.

'!his informatioo contributed to fo:aning a view as to the awz:opriateness of the p::>licies of the R.S.P.C.A. in the provisioo of services, and financial capacity of the organisatioo to provide adequate services in the loog te:an.

'lhus, discussioos 'lllleie held with the following:

Depart:mi:!nt of Agriculture and Rural Affairs - Officers,

R.S.P.C.A. (Vie> - Col.mcil, - Administrative camti.ttee, - Senior Staff, - Eltployees 1

. Palner and Partners c Olartered Accountants> , Auditors to the R.S.P.C.A.,

• Social Developnent camti.ttee of the Victorian Parliament - Officers,

• lost Dogs Hare,

Federated Clerks Unioo,

Miscellaneous W::>rkers Unioo,

• In:ti vidual m:mbers of the public,

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'!he method of analysis ma.y l:e described as a rationalist or ccrnprehensive m::xiel, as distinct frcrn an incrarentalist m::xiel, in that the a~t problens of the R.S.P.C.A. have been considere:i in the broader context or environnent in which the R.S.P.C.A. operate, rather than merely considering the R.S.P.C.A. in isolation.

Whilst the :r::ep::lrt has drawn heavily on the discussions held with interested parties, the :r::ep::lrt also relies heavily on the ju:igetent of the authors.

In particular this has been necessary because the analysis is partly 'ex p::>St' and partly 'ex ante' • 'ltlat is, the :r::ep::lrt is partly retrospective and evaluative after the events and partly ex ante in that it considers the future of the R.S.P .C.A. in a potentially different animal 'if.lelfare environnent.

Urrlerstaroably, the a~t present circumstances of the R.S.P.C.A. and the concem of the Minister have necessitated a relatively urgent :r::ep::lrt. Whilst a fuller investigation of the R.S.P.C.A. and fuller analysis of the animal 'if.lelfare environnent may have been desirable, it is l:elieve::i that all significant issues have been addresSEd.

llistgr:y ard Overview of the R.S.P.C.A.

'Ihe Royal Society For 'l.be PI:evention Of Cruelty 'lb .Ani.ltals of Victoria was the first established R.S.P.C.A. in Australia. '!he Society was established in Victoria in 1871 as a private society. 'Ihe R.S.P.C.A. was then incorporate:i in 1895 under the li:lspitals and Charities Act < 1890 > • In response to a Suprerre Court Decision \tohl.ch held its by-laws to be invalid as they had not been properly adopta:i as require:i by the 1890 Act, the Royal Scx::iety For 'Ihe PI:evention Of Cruelty to .Ani.ltals Act ( 1968 > was enacted.

Accol:dinq to legal advice fran the Departnent of llgricultw:e and Rural Affairs, there is sane doubt as to whether the R.S.P.C.A. 's legal status derives fri:rn the 1968 Act, or whether the 1968 Act sinply validate:i the earlier incoz:poration and cured any defects arising fran the invalidity of its by-laws. If the latter is con:ect then the R.S.P.C.A. cannot be characterise:::i as a statutory authority.

If the R.S.P.C.A. does derive its existence fran the 1968 Act then it should also be nota:i that the Act is regardai as a local and personal Act and has not been assigna:i to a Minister.

Other R.S.P.C.A. 's exist in other states throughout Australia and in 1980 a Federal b::dy was established, R.S.P.C.A. Australia, with a Federal secretariat locate:i in Canberra.

Within Victoria, under the by-laws of the Scx::iety six branches have been established. 'Ihese branches are at Pearcedale, Ballarat, Ben::ti.go, Geelong 1 Sale and War.J:::nmnboo1. '!here are auxiliaries at Mildura and wangarratta. 'lb qualify for branch status a pericd is require:i under auxiliary status.

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Ci:>jectives of the R.S.P.C.A. are to prevent cruelty to an.i.mals. M::>re explicitly these objectives are set out in clause 3 of tile by-laws of the society:

"'!be objects of the Society are to prevent cruelty to animals by enforcing, wnere practicable, the existing laws, by procuring the passage of such further le;islation as ma.y be thought expedient, by executing arrl sustaining an intelligent ];lllblic opinion in this regard arrl by doing all things conducive arrl incidental to the attairment of the fo.re;ping objects arrl in particular -

<a> to take such steps arrl do such things as ma.y be necessary or advisable to e:iucate all persons in the o::::mnunity with regard to the humane trea'blent arrl humane management of animals;

<b> to diffuse infoz:mation as to the care, protection arrl trea'blent of animals by the :PUblishing arrl circulating of literature, by the organizing arrl delivery of lectures, arrl the pratOtion of essay arrl other canpetitions, by wireless broadcasting of addresses arrl talks, the use of television for the presentation of infoz:mation of this nature arrl by any lawful neans of o::::mnunications;

<c> To corrluct, manage, o.perate or encourage arrl subsidise clinics, hospitals, hates, shelters for the care 1 trea'blent, maintenance arrl protection of animals arrl to ac:x;IUire arrl corrluct amb.llance arrl other neans of trans:p:>rt for animals;

< d > to prepare 1 edit, print, ];lllblish, issue, ac:x;IUire arrl circulate books, papers, pericdi.cals, gazettes, circulars arrl other literary productions relating to the care arrl trea'blent of anima.ls or any research or investigation undertaken with reference th.eJ::eto. "

Clause 8 of the by-laws provides for the rranbership of the R.S.P.C.A. COI.mcil:

"<a> Four rranbers •••••• app:>inta::l. by the Council, one of 'Whan shall be a Veterinary Surgeon, one a nanl:er of the Victorian Police Force, one a nanl:er of a recog:nisa:i accountancy organisation arrl one an officer of the State Govex:rment Departlrent, having resp::msibility for the administration of the Protection of An.i.rra.ls Act 1966 as mrerrl.e:::i • • • • • •

<b > Nine rranbers of COI.mcil shall be electe:i ....... "

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'lbe R.S.P.C.A. (Vie> advise that they had a nenbership of 2709 at June 30 1988 and a current nenbership of 3042.

'lhe activities of the R.S.P.C.A. (Vie> include An.i:aal Rescue, conduct of Veterinary Clinics and lbspi tal, an Education Centre, a Wild Life Centre and Inspectorial Services. Boardi.ng Kennels and Poun:i Facilities are also provided by the R.S.P.C.A.

An R.S.P.C.A. inspector is located at the Ballarat, Berrligo, Geelong and Sale branches. 'lbe other five inspectors along with the State Director and the Executive Director are located at R.S.P.C.A. ~~ Bu:rwtx:xi East.

In respect of its An.i:aal Rescue activity the R.S.P.C.A. operates shelters at Bu:rwtx:xi, Pea.rcedale, Ballarat, Bendi.go, Sale and wan:nal::x::ol.

Relatiooship :Between the R.S.P.C.A. and Ministry for }griculture and Rural Affairs

'lhe inspectorial or regulatory activities of the R.S.P.C.A. arise fran authority given to it under the Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals .Act wheteby the Minister :ma.y app:::>int inspectors (Section 18>. Under Section 24 of the .Act, R.S.P.C.A. inspectors are also authorised by the Minister with the (Xl!Ner to lay infoDTBtions under part ~ of the .Act <general cruelty> . At present there are eleven authorised R. S. P. C .A. inspectors, that is, nine R.S.P.C.A. inspectors and the State Director along with the Executive Officer. 'lbe Officer-in~e of the Rescue Centre is also authorised under Section 18.

Under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals .Act the Minister :ma.y:

- awrove for three years, or cancel, the app:::>intnent of inspectors that are full time officers of the R.S.P.C.A. <Section 18>;

- issue Certificates for Inspectors <Section 19 > ;

- authorise for three years, or cancel, awroval for full time R.S.P.C.A. officers to lay infoDTBtions (Section 24).

'lbe Minister app:::>ints ~ people fran the R.S.P.C.A. to the Animal 'tElfare lldvisory Ccmnittee. cne is the principal nanber, the other a deputy nanber.

Also, the Minister naninates an officer fran the ~t of l!griculture and Rural Affairs to be a nanber of the R.S.P.C.A. Council which meets rronth.ly.

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'!here ar:e no provisions in either the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 or the Royal Society For 'Ihe Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1968 requiring the R.S.P.C.A. to sul:mi.t an Annual Rep:lrt to the Minister or any other G::Jverrment authority. 'Ihe R.S.P.C.A. has not been brought within the requira:lents of the Annual Rep:>rting Act.

'Ihe R.S.P.C.A. by-laws require the prepa.ration of an annual rep::lrt arxi the a\XI.i. ting of financial statarents <Clause 38 > • 'lhis requirelre:nt to produce to an annual rep::lrt does not place any obligation on the Society to sul:mi.t the rep::lrt to the Minister for Agriculture arxi Rural Affairs.

Financial Assist.an.c:2 to the R.S.P.C.A.

In te.l:::lm3 of financial relations the Ministry for Agriculture arxi Rural Affairs provides funding su~ to the R.S.P.C.A. for its inspectorate arxi an.imal rescue activities. '!his allocation is on the basis of an estimate of funding nea:ierl by the R.S.P.C.A. 'Ihe R.S.P.C.A. apply for an allocation f:ran the grant on a quarterly basis \llhich is approved subject to a satisfactory rep::lrt on expenditure arxi expected requira:lents for the next fiscal pericx:i.

G::lverrment financial assistance to the R.S.P.C.A. began in 1979 out of concern as to the serious financial situation of the R.S.P.C.A. at that t.:i.ne. In 1979 a grant of $1601000 was provided. Since that initial grant 1 in excess of two million dollars have been given to the Society to fund its Inspectorate services arxi suptx:>rt the operation of the Animal Rescue Centre.

In the 1988-89 financial year the govenment has made available S235 1 000 to the R.S.P.C.A. 1 an increase of $151000 over the 1987-88 grant.

Financial assistance to the R.S.P.C.A. f:ran 1979 to the present can be SU'I'IIIla.rised in the folla.ring table:

Insoectorate Rescue 'It'> tal

s s s

1979/80 1161432 43,568 160,000 1980/81 191,385 71,615 263,000 1981/82 172,900 62,100 235,000 1982/83 182,500 67,500 250,000 1983/84 171,930 27,670 199,600 1984/85 171,930 27,670 199,600 1985/86 171,930 27,670 199,600 1986/87 189,508 30,492 220,000 1987/88 189,505 30,495 220,000 1988/89 235,000

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'!he R.S.P.C.A. subnits estimates to the Depart::nent of Agriculture an::i Rural Affairs each year to support its annual Gove:rn.m:!nt Grant an::i to identify new or increased costs. '!he basis for the grant is this sul:rnission, a review of the Society's perfo:mance an::i the Govern.rrent' s capacity to support the Society.

'!he R.S.P.C.A. In Other States

To provide a national perspective on financial a.rranga:tents of the R.S.P.C.A., in other states, info:c:ration was sought an::i the following resp::mses received:

R.S.P.C.A. NSW

Total Inc::are $1,857,819 <does not inclu:ie the value of legacies "Which was $1,898,594). NSW Govern.rrent subsidy s50, 000.

R.S.P.C.A. SA

Total inc::are $972,914 Govenment grant revenue S681,063

R.S.P.C.A. QID

Total inc::are for the year S577,876 <does not inclu:ie bequests of $1,019,544) Government grant $12,750

R.S.P.C.A. TAS

Total expenditure $37,162 Govenment subsidy $301 000 '!he Govenment subsidy is recorded as being used for inspectors salaries bJ.t there is no salaries i tan urx:ier expenditure.

R.S.P.C.A WA

Total inc::are $416,448 <does not inclu:ie legacies of s127,288) Total Government grants $4 2, 000

'!he Victorian Govenment support for the R.S.P.C.A. appears favourably alongside other States, with the exception of South Australia. '!he survey provides no i.r:rlication of the services provided or the level of activity of the R.S.P.C.A. in each state.

OF ~ R.S.P.C.A.

'Ihe following analysis is baSEd up::m the auditEd financial sta:ta.nents as published in the annual rep:>rts of the Society.

It should be notEd that the R.S.P.C.A. (Vie> uses furrl accounting, whereby it rep:>rts the results of each flll'¥i separately. For the 1988 financial year the Society rep:>rted results on the following furrls:

1. General Incc:rre and E:lq;:end.i ture, 2. 'Ihe Inspectorate (first rep:>rted as a separate flll'¥i in the

year errled 30th June 1985 > , 3. 'lhe Goorge Bills Rescue Centre and Ambulance Base, 4. E::iucation (first rep:>rted as a separate flll¥i in the year errled

30th June 1986>, 5. Kennels, 6 . An.i.Iral Clinic, 7 . Branches and Auxiliaries (first rep:>rted as a separate flll'¥i in

the year errled 30th June 1985>.

In any c::c:Jiparative analysis of these results over time, it nust be recogniSEd that such analysis has several limitations, and that any conclusions drawn nust be subject to sare important qualifications.

In the day to day operations there are many ita.ns of expenditure which may relate directly or in:lirectly to no:re than one furrl and a decision nust be made as to how :rruch to allocate to each flll'¥i.

In the case of administrative expenses, such expenditure is initially charged to the General Fun:!. and subsequently allocatEd to each furrl on an arbitraz:y basis each year. Since administration expenses fonn a large p:rop::>rtion of operating costs in each flll'¥i, the net:hod. of allocation will significantly affect the results of each furrl. As it is l.Irp:lssible to gauge the extent to which the allocation truly reflects the actual costs relatEd to administering each furrl, any conclusions drawn nust be subject to this limitation.

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Similarly, any changes in other accounting nethcxis and internal :r::ec:ording practices over tine may cause distortions in the interpretation of percei va::i changes in operating results. For ex.aJii:>le the InsJ;:ectorate was first rep::>rta:i separately in the 1985 financial yea.r, and prior to then all incane and expanditure related to the Insp3Ctorate 'WOUld have :b9e:n shcM.n in the General Furrl. Also the Scx:::iety did not rep::>rt aggregated Branch and Auxiliary results until the 1985 financial yea.r.

'Ihe au:ii tors have qualified their rep::>rt ea.ch yea.r, in so far as " ... it was not practicable to p::Jsitively oonfil:m all takings frcm various fund raising activities conducted by the Scx:::iety and its branches beyorrl accounting for anounts receiva::i as shC7.1111 by the lxx::>ks and :r::ec:o.tds of the Scx:::iety" .

In addition, in the 1988 financial yea.r the unau:iited accounts of the Berxiigo branch ..ere incltrled in the Scx:::iety' s annual rep::>rt for that yea.r.

Any analysis of results must also l::e subject to the qualifications expressed in the Auditors' rep::>rt ea.ch yea.r.

'!he rreaStll:'Eilellt basis for rep::>rting results is historical cost, "and no account is taken of changing m::me.y values except that certain land has :b9e:n :revalued" . In the case of stocks, fixed assets, and investmants in particular it must l::e recognised that Balance Sheet figures are unlikely to reflect the assets' current values, and this needs to l::e taken into account in any analysis which relates to those itans.

An Overview of O!;erating Results

A ratio analysis of the R.S.P.C.A. <Vie> for the yea.rs 1982 to 1988 is provided as Awendi.x 1.

'!here is no doubt that the R.S.P.C.A. in Victoria has exp:1rienced increa.sing da:nan:::i for its services throughout the 1980's. In catering for these ever increa.sing da:nan:::is, operating costs have increa.sed at a far greater rate than the relatively m:dest gains in operating incane over the sane period.

'Ihe S1.lii'IMrY of operating results as extracted frcm the Scx:::iety' s annual rep::>rts shows that 1982 was the last yea.r in which the Scx:::iety managed to achieve a net operating sw:plus, and that since then the trerrl has ITOStly been towards larger and larger net operating deficits. In fact 1984 saw the net operating deficit increa.se nore than tenfold to over $300,000. In 1986 it doubled again to over $600,000 and last yea.r it increa.sed a further 56 per cent to just over S940, 000.

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F:ran the Sl.ll'riTBl'.Y of operating results it is clear that the main reason for the increasing operating deficit has been the increasing deficits attributEd to the Inspectorate and the Rescue Centre in particular, and to a lesser extent the Education Service. 'lhe deficits of lx>th the Inspectorate and the Rescue Centre have continued to increase at an alanning rate aver recent years as the Society has :resp:n:ied to ever increasing demand for those services.

Despite the large overall net operating deficits the Society has been able to sw:vi ve until nCM through the increased level of legacies and bequests nade to the Society each year. Year after year in his annual :report the Honorary Treasurer of the R.S.P.C.A., has p:>inta:i to the p:>tential dangers of relying on such a variable and unreliable source of funds to finance expansion of services and increasing :recurrent expenditure. Hc1,1ever each year the level of services provided and associatEd costs have continued to g:row, and each year legacies have had to be relied upon to an even greater extent to cover the operating deficit and avoid financial failure.

Even wi. th the continued increases in legacies the Society has still suffered a net overall outflow of funds in tw::l out of ·the last three years.

At the same t.ime the Society has continued to increase its level of irxiebtedness lx>th in absolute teJ:ms and as a percentage of total assets. Ci1 June 30 1988 total liabilities ware IrOre than eight tines their 1983 level, while total assets have increased a little aver three tines in the same pericx:i. Ci1 June 30th 1988 the Society's debts to total assets ratio "WaS just aver 51 per cent <ccrnpare:i to 19 per cent in 1985> and the working capital ratio "WaS just aver 57 per cent. '!his is a natter for concern in an organisation which is experiencing najor problems generating enough :revenue to cover increasing operating costs.

Of further concern is the nature of the increased debt, in so far as the najority of the increasa:i debt has been in the foon of relatively short teon finance (notably sundry c:red.itors, bank instalment loans and c:amercial bills) , rEqUiring a strong cash flow to neet interest and :repayrrent o::mnitrrents. Given the Society's difficulties in generating sufficient :revenue to cover operating costs, there nust be considerable doubt as to the ability of the Society to continue to service existing debts, and further accunulation of new debt is only likely to delay and ultinately exace:r:bate the problan.

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A BRIEF REJ:(RT CN EACH FUND

General Ina:::ne and Ex:penditure

After recoupre.nt of adm.inistrati ve expenses fran the other funds the General Ina:::ne and Exp:nliture Fund has posted an apparently healthy surplus in recent years. Since recording a deficit in 1984 of nearly $150,000 it has since achieved a sw:plus ~eh has increased significantly over the last few years. While in pllt this TNOUJ.d seem to :te due to a change in accounting for the recoupre.nt of adm.inistrative expenditure fran the other funds in 1985, there has also been a significant increase in revenue each year since 1985. In the last three years to June 30 1988 ina:::ne has increased at :tetween 15 and 57 :p=r cent each year, ~le total expenditure <after recoupnent> has increased at generally lc.::Mer rates.

'!he main source of the increased ina:::ne has been the funds generated by sp:K:ial projects. In 1988 ina:::ne fran Sp:K:ial projects was just over $857,000, rrore than five times the anount generated in 1982. While direct expenses reported to :te associated with Sp:K:ial projects have also increased in rrost years, the sw:plus attrib.lted to sp:K:ial projects has increased each year since 1982. '!he 1988 surplus of $635,000 is rrore than five times the 1982 level. After an apparent decline in profitability :tetween 1983 and 1986 <when the surplus as a :p=rcentage of total ina:::ne fran Sp:K:ial projects fell fran over 70 :p=r cent to un:ier 30 :p=r cent>, in lx>th 1987 and 1988 the 'm3..'1::1:Jin' has been restored to over 70 :p=r cent. 'Ihe ina:::ne fran sp:K:ial projects includes profits fran tel91'l'kll"keting opa.rations .

D::mations, the other main source of ina:::ne for the general fun::i, have terrled to fluctuate each year, and although just over $150,000 was received in 1988, funds fro:n Sp:K:ial projects have provided an increasing p:x:opjrtion of total ina:::ne in recent years.

en the expenditure side wages and salaries have been the largest single i tan at over $340, 000, accounting for :te'blelen 26 and 45 :p=r cent of total expenditure each year since 1983. After increases of a.romxi 50 :p=r cent in 1983 and 1984, wages and salaries have continued to increase at a.roun1 30 :p=r cent each year since then. '!his represents a significant rate of increase, and ~le it may tNell :te consistent with the increased levels of activity un::iertaken by the Society over this :p=riod, the question of efficiency nee:is to :te addressed.

It is also 'NOrth noting the significant increase in the levels of bank charges and interest since 1983, a reflection of the Society's increasing levels of debt finance noted previously. Bank charges and interest arrounted to over $100,000 in 1988 and accounted for nearly 10 per cent of total. ina:::ne canpared to an anount of $871 ~eh was less than 1 per cent of total ina:::ne in 1983. Again ~le recognising that such a trend TNOUJ.d :te typical of m:my organisations over the sane period, it is p:>tentially rrore of a concern given the decline in the net opa.rating results of the Society.

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Telara.rketing

Furrls generat.erl fran Telara.rketing activities are included in the General Fund, though not disclosed separately within the annual :rep::>rt.

Figures obtained fran the auditors sha.r that in the 1988 financial year Telara.rketing generat.erl a net surplus of just over $342,223. With total net sales of S2,203,597 this :represents a net profit margin of just over 15.5 per cent.

Year to date figures obtained fran the auditors for the eight m.:mths errling February 28th 1989, indicate that the profit margin on telara.rketing activities has fallen to 10.8 per cent.

It should l:le not.erl that the profit figure up::n which calculation of these net margins was based included donations of over Sl06, 000 in the 1988 financial year arrl over Sl28,000 in the cur:rent year up to February 28th.

Ran:Jval of the donations 'WOUld give a :rrore realistic measure of the profit margin on the actual selling operations. In fact this brings the net margins dONn to 10.7 per cent for the 1988 financial year, arrl a miserable 3. 4 per cent for the cur:rent year up to February 28th.

'lb ~t this in perspective, out of the declared profit of Sl87, 158 up to February 28th 1989 Sl28, 170 has o:::ue fran donations.

Given that the gross profit margin for the 1988 year was just over 59 per cent a large prq;:x:>rtion of the revenue is l:leing absorbed. by overhead expenses.

As might l:le expected, the major share <78 per cent} of these overlleads is made up of salaries arrl wages <51 per cent>, tel~ expenses {18 per cent> , arrl bad arrl doubtful debts < 9 per cent> .

Rerranbering that calculations of profit margins may l:le based at least in part on a.z:bi t.racy allocation of sare expenses l:letween the various funds, conclusions must l:le viewed with sare caution.

Ci'le w:n:iers whether many of the custarers of the Telara.rketing service 'WOUld l:le haW,Y in the kna.rledge that their pm:::hase of gocxis was only providing a net a:rrount of 4 cents in the dollar for the eight m.:mths to February 28th or 11 cents in the dollar for the 1988 year, to the R.S.P.C.A. for its animal ~!fare operations. Ci1e might further speculate as to ha.r many of those custarers, if awroached, might prefer to pay a smaller a:rrount as a fully tax~eductible donation to the Society rather than a ~se of gocxis which ultimately yields a lesser amount to the R.S.P.C.A.

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A further concern arises in relation to debtors tumover, which on crude calculations fran the annual rep:lrts W3l'lt fran an average 183 days in the 1987 financial year to 205 days in 1988.

An aged analysis of debtors supplied by the Society's auditors, Pa.l.ner & Partners, shows that at June 30th 1987 debtors anounting to $241,034 had been outstanding for rrore than 90 days, which was 53. 7 r.er a:mt of outstanding debtors at that t.ine.

By the end of the 1988 financial year debts outstanding for rrore than 90 days had increased by a further S40, 000 and representa:i 54. 4 r.er a:mt of outstanding debtors.

In the year ended June 30th 1988 a charge of $90, 000 was nade for doubtful debts, and the provision for doubtful debts alrrost doubled cc:rrpa:ra::i to 1987 .

'!he difficulty in collecting noneys for debtors is a cause for concern, and doubt rrust be expressed as to the adequacy of the provision for doubtful debts, and therefore the profitability of the telanarketing operation.

'!he Inst;ectorate

Since 1985, when separate financial results were first rep:lrta:i for the Inspectorate it is clear that increases in costs have far exceeded the relatively rrodest increases achieved with respect to incare. Total expervliture has increased at be~ 16 and 34 r.er a:mt each year while incare generated has increased at only be~ 1 and 12 r.er a:mt each year. 'rhus the deficit which was rep:lrta:i as $265,465 in 1985, has increased more than ~ and a half ti.nes in three years to be $720,746 in 1988.

()..7er the same r.eriod the level of activity in each of the four main areas within the Inspectorate has also increased considerably. Fran the figures presented in the annual rep:lrts the number of cruelty investigations, routine inspections and animals rescued have gn:"~Wn at varying rates over the years, but the increasing trend is very clear.

'!he number of prosecutions have varied rrore widely fran year to year and in fact in 1988 and 1987 were less than in the previous four years. fbolever, prosecution figures in a given year are affected by such factors as delays in obtaining court allocations, and variations in the ntmlbers of serious, prosecutable canplaints received.

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While the levels of activity have clearly increased, rosts sean to have increased at a llUlch greater rate. Sinoe 1985 wtlen the financial results of the Inspectorate~ first rep:>rta:i separately, total experrl.i tu:re has nore than doubled. '!he number of animals rescued has virtually doubled over the saiTe tsriod, while routine inspections and cruelty investigations have increased by 80 per oent and 30 per oent resp:!ctively. Over the sane period the number of prosecutions has actually fallen by 39 per oent. While the levels of activity and rosts are clearly rroving in the saiTe general direction, in aggregate the rate of increase in total experrl.itu:re seans to be greater than the crtde rreasure of the rate of increase in activity levels and the question of rost efficiency within the Inspectorate nee:is to be addressed.

'!he main source of the incate of the Inspectorate ( 86 per oent in 1988 l , has been the Govel:nrrent grant. As rosts have increased over the years the grant has oovera::i a snaller and snaller p:!r'Centage of total experrl.itu:re. In 1985 it oovera::i 38 per oent of total experrl.itu:re, b.lt although the grant increased by nore than 10 per oent over the next three years, in 1988 it oovera::i only 20 per oent of total experrl.iture.

Expenditure, particularly administration rosts, notor vehicle running expenses and salaries and wages, have increased oonsiderably over the three years . Although increases would be reasonably expected given the increased levels of activity within the Inspectorate, there is still the question as to the extent to which these experrl.iture increases ~ necessary and wtlether se.rvioes are being delivered in the nost rost efficient manner. legal expenses have varied widely fran year to year, which may reflect the delays in re<::C!Up'IS!t of oourt rosts rather than necessarily being an indicator of efficiency.

'!he Geo:rge Bills Rescue Centre and ArnOOlanoe Ease

'!he Rescue Centre and ArnOOlanoe Ease has rep:>rta:i an increased deficit each year sinoe 1982. For the 1988 year the deficit was over $800,000, 23 tixres the a:rrount rep:>rta:i in 1982. In fact each year it has increased at rates of between 31 and 175 per oent. In carm::n with the Inspectorate, this is oertainly to a large extent a reflection of the ever increasing demands placed upon the Society to provide se.rvioes as indicated by the total numbers of animals rescued, which has increased £ran 11,652 in 1982 to nearly 28,000 in 1988.

'!he main source of incate of the Rescue Centre and ArnOOlanoe Ease has been fran animal sales and veterinary fees, which provided nore than $210, 000 in 1988. While incate fran this source has increased at between 9 and 21 per oent over the last three years, each increase has been nore than abso:rbe:i by increases in veterinary rosts alone. In 1982 incare fran animal sales and veterinary fees oovera::i 42 per oent of experrl.itu:re, wttereas by 1988 the proportion had fallen to less than 20 per oent.

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'!he Goverrment grant, which was $62,100 in 1982 then c:overa::i nearly 22 per cent of total expenditure. 'lhe grant was ra:iuced by nore than half in 1984 to S27 ,670 ard has been increasa:i only marginally since then. In 1988 it was $30,495 ard accounted for less than 3 per cent of total expenditure.

With apparently limited capacity to increase incx::rre, the Rescue Centre ard hnbJ.lance Base has suffera:i very lazge increases in costs in recent years.

In particular veterina.:r:y fees have increasa:i in nost years at l:etween 32 ard 68 per cent ard at nearly $317,900 in 1988 ....e.re nore than eight tines the 1982 figure. In 1988 veterina.:r:y fees accounted for 28 per cent of total expenditure, excee::ling what had previ,ously always been the largest itan of expenditure <wages ard salaries) for the first ti.Jre.

Wages ard salaries have in fact increasa:i at rates varying l:etween 4 ard 43 per cent since 1984. Similarly administration expenses have increasa:i at rates of l:etween 11 ard 103 per cent each yea.r since 1982.

As with the Inspectorate, although such increases might well be expected in the light of the increasa:i numbers of rescues u:rrlertaken by the centre, there is still a question of 'A'h.ether the services are being delivera:i in the nost cost efficient manner possible.

In 1988 costs attribJ.ted to the Rescue Centre ard I.Dst D::lgs Hc:Jte Departnent ....e.re $81,818, nore than twelve tines the arrount of S6,518 shown in 1986 when first reported as a separate itan, ard again raises the question of efficiency within the depa.rt::nent.

&iucation

'!he Society appointed a full tiJre education officer fran the last four m:m.ths of the 1986 financial yea.r with that position ceasing recently. It is a free service ard there is little or no incx::rre generated by the set:Vice apart fran dooations. 'lhus the service incurred a substantial deficit of over S48,000 in that yea.r, which nore than doubled when extended over the 'Whole yea.r in 1987. '!here was a relatively m:xiest 9 per cent increase in expenditure in the 1988 financial yea.r.

'lhe deficit increasa:i by 5 per cent to just over $107,000 for the 1988 yea.r ard if the level of service is to be rrain.tained on the sarre basis then this deficit can only increase in the future.

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Kennels

Although the number of dcgs l:oard.ed has fallen alnost every year since 1982, the i.nc:c:ma! fran kennel fees has increased alnost every year over the sane pe.ricd, largely due to the annual increase in charges. In fact the daily l::x:>ard.i.ng rates have alnost doubled since 1982 and yet total incx:rre has increased by only 25 per cent, which clearly fX)ints to the decline in ~cy of the kennels over that t.irre. In addition total expenditure directly attributed to the kennels ....as less in 1988 than it~ in 1982, so that despite the fall in ~cy the anount of surplus has still IIDre than doubled in the last three years to be $36,606 for the 1988 financial year.

Assuming appropriate allocation of administrative expenses, kennels appear to have greater capacity to generate revenue for the Society. Q:cupancy levels have clearly declined over t.irre. 'Ihe Society could aim to o::rnpete effectively against other private kennels and increase future incx:rre fran the kennels.

Animal Clinic

Since 1982 when the clinic ran at a loss of just over S6, 300 the clinic has achieved a surplus vacying between $14,000 and S57 ,000. In that t.irre incx:rre fran veterina.I:y fees and total expenditure have increased nearly 14 and 12 t.:i.nes respectively. 'Ihis reflects the significant increase in the cost of veterina.I:y services as well as the laJ:ge increase in the number of desexings and surgical operations over the pe.ricd. It is ~rth noting that in-house veterina.I:y fees as a percentage of total incx:rre has increased each year, which may raise the question as to the extent to which all such services were necessary.

Branches and Allxiliaries

In aggregate at least it seems that the branches and auxiliaries have managed to increase incx:rre at a sufficient rate to continue to cover costs and provide a surplus of between $45,000 and $125,000 each year since 1984. Shop sales in particular have been providing an increasing ProfOrtion of total incx:rre each year, with animal sales and donations being the other main i.nc:c:ma! itans.

While the level of service and size of operations of the branch shelters may not be directly canparable with that of the central l:xxiy the apparent difference in operating results does raise further questions as to the efficiency with which services are delivered by the various pz::oviders within the R.S.P.C.A. and its branches, relative to their revenue generating capacity.

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Present Financial Position

F:ran the Financial Surrrna..:ry provided by the Society for the m:mth of March 1989, the operating deficit <exclu::l.ing legacies, Branch results, auxiliary donation, grants to Foundation a:rd appropriations to branches> annmte::l to S640 1 751 for the nine m:mths errle:i March 29th 1989.

Study of the Society's recent financial history sl'lows an increasing reliance up::n legacies for the fun:iing of recurrent experrliture. '!he State Director of the R.S.P.C.A., in his subnission of the Society's 1989-90 Surrrna..:ry of Ex:pect.ed lnCXJTe a:rd Expen:iiture, reiterate::l the fact that "Society dependence up::n legacies to carry Rescue Service a:rd Inspectorate oosts was fraught with danger a:rd that any serious hiccup in legacy receipt 'WOUld provide such a serious deficit that sane services ~d have to be eli.m:i.nate::l or severely reduced" .

According to the R.S.P.C.A. 's letter to the Minister for Agriculture a:rd Rural Affairs in March, legacy receipts up to March 29 1989 annmte::l to S250 1 806 which is " • • • far short of expectations a:rd while fund raising progrmmes have outstripped estimates the anticipate:i deficit for 1988-89 is now in the vicinity of $500,000."

Since then an additional $98 1 000 has been received in two bequests, which 'WOUld reduce the deficit aco:n:dingly.

'!he cost cutting measures implatente::l in March 1989 are expecte:i to yield a net saving of $281,900 on the original estimates for 1989-90 financial year but 'WOUld still leave an anticipate::l deficit of $443 ,300 1 before leg'acies, for 1989-90. While legacies have been \oi!IBll in excess of this figure in the past few years the nature of legacies is such that there can be no guarantee that the necessacy funds will be provided in tiite.

'!he Society has a further contingency plan a:rd should further savings be necessacy the next service to be delete:i 'WOUld be the \oi!IBStem a:rd northem sul::m::bs ambulance base.

'!his 'WOUld reduce costs by a further $105,600 1 leaving a projecte:i deficit of $337,700 for 1989-90. Given that fundraising px:u:Jl:ams have outstripped estimates 1 the actual deficit after such cost cuts is likely to be significantly less.

In any consideration of the R.S.P.C.A. 's financial p::>sition it should be note:i that the Society also has access to other inCXJTe a:rd assets through the R.S.P.C.A. <Vie> Foundation.

Despite its financial difficulties, the Society has been able to nake a net transfer of funds to the Foundation of between $201000 a:rd $30,000 each year since 1985.

'!he Foundation has retained over 80 per cent of its inCXJTe in each of the past two years a:rd its assets have continued to g:rcM.

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At current narket values at the Foundation had assets anounting to over $330,000 June 30th 1988 and earned income of over $65,000 for the 1988 financial year.

While it could certainly be argued that setting aside assets in such a a furrl is important for the long tenn viability of the R.S.P.C.A., knowledge of its existence provides a nore :p:>sitive perspective on the Society's current financial :p:>Sition. In fact, failure to draw attention to the status of the R.S.P.C.A. Foundation is sanewhat misleading.

It is clear that the Society has an i.nm3d.iate problan of covering the anticipated deficit and naintaining important services at what it sees as appropriate levels in the current year <in the event that legacies do not provide a last minute reprieve> . However it has a longer tenn problan in teons of sanehow breaking the cycle of increasing reliance an legacies and debt. It should be looking beyorrl a solution which IlBY merely serve to :p:>stp::me the financial crisis it nr::M faces for another 12 nonths.

While acknowledging the seriousness of the R.S.P.C.A.'s present financial :p:>sitian, there are sare :p:>Sitive propects.

'lbe Society has access to sare additional income and furrls fran the R.S.P.C.A. <Vie> Foundation and the recent legacy receipts are encouraging.

'lbe Society also has significant property holdings which could be reviewed in teons of likely present and future needs, with a view to selling property in excess of its requi:rarents .

A Ccmoouta:ry Cit 'nle Animal telfa:re Envi.:n:uoon.t and

the !«>le of the R.S.P.C.A. in that Broader O:::ntex:t

'lhe Problem of Stray Animals

Estimates of the number of o::mpanion animals and number of strays in Victoria vacy. ~, an attarpt will be made here to provide a general i.n'pression of the scale of the problem.

'lhe Bureau of .Animal Welfare, Victoria, cx.Jtpilerl a S1Jllm'lltion of statistics for the stray cat and dOCJ problem in Victoria for 1982/83.

It 'WaS estimaterl that there ~ al::x::lut 600, 000 'ownErl' dOCJS and al::x::lut 520,000 'ownErl' cats in Victoria.

A survey of the animal welfare societies, private veterinarians and municipalities indicaterl that sate 46,817 cor 7.8 :t;:er cent> of stray dogs and 32,043 <or 6.2 :t;:er cent> of stray cats ~ handlerl by these organisations in 1982/83.

M::>re than 50 :t;:er cent of stray dogs and 75 :t;:er cent of stray cats ~ euthanaserl.

'lhe table belOW' S1Jllm'llrises the findings of that survey, incltxiing the fate of the animals.

Total number of stray cats and dogs handlerl by IDeal Govemnent and .Animal Welfare h;Jencies in Victoria and by private veterinarians in the Mel.bounle and Metropolitan area during 1982-83, CtJtpared with the total numbers of owned cats and dogs in Victoria:

rxx:;s CATS

'IOl'AL N'I:H3m CN:m:> 600,000 520,000

% :teg"istered 68% % desexe::l 50% 80%

'IOl'AL Nt.MBEl\ HANDLED 46,817 32,043 % :teg"istered 29% % desexe::l 30% 22%

FATE % rehoused 46% 24% % euthanasa:i 54% 76%

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'Ihe Scx::ial Developtent Ccmni.ttee of the Victorian Parlianen.t has nore recently conducta::i a sw:vey of municiJ;alities 1 but this sw:vey did not ext.en:i to animal welfare societies an:l private veterinarians.

'Ihe Ccmni.ttee fo:c:nally agreed to release its sw:vey of municiJ;alities conducta::i during 1988.

'!hat sw:vey put the total numl::er of registered dogs at 452 1 427 for Victoria. As the sw:vey noted:

"Cb.riously1 not all dogs are registered. Whilst this can be J;artly explained by the fact that registration is not :ra::JUi.n3d until age 6 nonths 1 there still ranains a considerable numl::er of unregistered dogs in the ccmnunity. Sane owners may be unaware of local gove:rnnent requ.i.tarents regaxdi.ng registration of dogs; others could be deter:r:a:i fran registering animals because of restrictions limiting the numl::er of dogs per household. Efforts are needed to ensure a higher level of CX~~pliance with dog registration requi.rarents • "

.According to the sw:vey, 31 per cent of Councils feel that there has been an increase in the numl::er of stray dogs handled, in c:arparison with 68 per cent who feel that the numt:er has either declined or l'."EEI'a.ined the sane.

Approximately one third of Councils acknowledged an increase in the stray cat pop.llation.

'Ihe cx:ntention here is that the problan of stray animals is a major one. What needs to be tackled is the source of the problan: stray anima.ls 1 or nore generally less than resp:msible pet ownership. 'Ihe R.S.P.C.A. an:l other anima.l welfare agencies will cx:ntinue to have growing demands on their services ( an:l co.nsa;tuent growth in ~ for funds) , 'While the source of the problan is allowed to grow' unabated.

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Animal welfare Service P:roviders

'lhei:e are an extensive number of providers of an.imal rescue, care etc. 'lhese inclu::le a considerable number of an.imal -welfare agencies, local m.micipal eotmeils ani veterinary surgeons providing services for a fee.

Animal -welfare agencies that have been identified in the course of the pmsent investigation, without necessarily being c.x::nprehensive, inclu::le:

Alt:ala Anllral I.sa.gue

Animal Aid Trust <Vie> Refuge

Animal Care welfare Centre

Australian Animal Protection Society

Ballarat Animal welfare

Blackwood Animal Group

Blue Cross Animal Society of Vie

ca&tlEIMine & District Animal Aid

Cat Protection Society of Vie

Geelong Animal welfare Society

Gisbome & District Animal Aid Society

Kyneta1 Anllral Aid

I.ort Smith lbspital for Sick Animals

lost I:k:gs l:i:::lle

Mi.dlani Animal welfare

Mil::t::oo North & District Animal Aid

Victorian Animal Aid Trust

werr.ibee Aninal Aid

'lhese agencies range in size fran the R.S.P.C.A. ani several other laJ::ge an.imal 'Welfare agencies t.hmugh to agencies without any staff or an.imal shelter, providing care for stray ani injure:i an.imals fran the hates of volunteer care givers.

The following table provides sare carparati ve data relating to sare of the major providers.

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A Chwpvi sm. .Between Sale of the Major P.rov:i.der:s for the Year F.rD:d June 30th 1988

R.S.P.C.A. R.S.P.C.A. lost cat Victorian Gee long Victoria & Rescue D.:lgs Pl:otectioo Animal Aid Animal Branches Centre Hate Society *1 Trust Aid

~tinq Revenue 295,474 549,487 216,514 284,570 *2 179,519 ~tinq, Experrlitw:e 1,098,323 799,047 608,409 260,290 *2 184,989 ~tinq Smplus

<J::eficit> <943,744> <613,579> <249,560) (391,895) 6,639 *3 <5,470) N::m.-q::eratinq

Items <22,769) 227,740 107,189 51,113 l.ilgacies 924,236 59,427 456,509 150,732 Net Overall Smplus

<J::eficit> <42,277> 37,607 171,803 6,639 196,375 'lbtal Assets 3,8507,949 1,288,514 1,035,890 497,630 558,291 Total Liabilities 1,810,028 80,032 46,132 3,945 10,853

Net Assets 1,697,921 1,208,482 989,758 493,685 547,438

AI:MISSic:.NS

D.:lgs 8,358 9,488 3,101 cats 10,560 6,382 9,028 2,484 Other 8,776

Total 27,964 15,870 9,028 5,400 *4 ' 5,585

Notes

*1 cat Pl:otectioo Society's results are for :year erxied Deca:nber 31st 1988

*2 Am:::lunts represent cash flows •3 Cash flows adjuste::i for accrual items *4 Based en m::nthly estimates ooly

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'Ihe !Drt Smith Ani.nal Hospital has been exclooed f:r:an this carparison as it provides la.r oost veterinary services predani:nantly, with a smaller level of ani.mal rescue activity.

It should te noted that sore joogarent had to te made with respect to the classification of certain itans to achieve c:arq;:arability tetv;een organisations which often have different rep::>rting fonrats.

Significantly all providers other than the R.S.P.C.A. q:erate at an overall surplus after legacies, although it should te reoognised that only the R.S.P.C.A. has an Inspectorate function.

'Ihe R.S.P.C.A. has a Im.J.ch higher pi."'f:X)rtion of debt to total assets than other providers.

'Ihe 1989 Teleccm Yella.r Pages telephone directory provides an extensive listing of veterinary surgeons practising in Mel..l::oume. Of those listed at least 69 provided an after hours phone numter.

'Ihus veterinary services would appear to te widely available on a fee for service basis. Of course such a service is generally of limited assistance in treating injured strays unless for example, the driver of the car oolliding with a dog or a conce:tned resident takes the ani.mal to a veterinary surgeon.

:rnsooctorial Services and law Enfoi"C.'E!Tent Providers

Enfoi"C.'E!Tent of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act < 1986) is carried out by inspectors at:P=linted under Section 18<1> of that Act, which provides for the follCMi.ng persons to te inspectors:

" <a) /my nanber of the police force; and < b l /my person who is-

< i l an inspector of stock at:P=linted under section 5 of the Stock Diseases Act 1968 <inclOOing the chief inspector of stock at:P=linted under that section> ;or

<iil a full-time officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-

and who is approved as an inspector by the Minister in writing; and

<c) Nry person Vlho is a proper officer at:P=linted under section 27 of the Dog Act 1970 and who is approved as an inspector by the Minister in writing, rut only in respect of an alleged offence ccmnitted or a circumstance occurring in the rm.micipallty for which that person is the proper officer."

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'rhus there are a considerable m.nnber of inspectors, active or available to enforce this Act: several thousand J;XJlice officers, Depa.rl:nen.t of .Agriculture ani Rural Affairs officers, municipal proper officers app::>inte::i under the Dog Act, along with nine R.S.P.C.A. inspectors.

Figures provided by the Depart:nent of .Agriculture ani Rm:a.l Affairs <D.A.R.A.> indicate that during 1987-88 D.A.R.A. officers undertook 286 inspecticns under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, with 11 prosecuticns arising.

Interestingly the R.S.P.C.A. officers are the only non-govez:ment anployees authorised to enforce this Act.

Social Devel9p!Slt Carrni.ttee Delil:eraticns

en August 25th, 1987 the Social Develop:rent Carrni.ttee of the Victorian Parliatrent 'WaS given a reference to examine the role ani "~Nelfare of a::J:Ip:mion animals, excluding animals used in experimentation, in society. It is ~ that the Social Develop:rent Carrni.ttee will report shortly on its deliberaticns.

The Carrni.ttee as part of its terms of reference considered a discussion paper prepara::i by the Animal Welfare hivisory Carrni.ttee entitled "P:!::op::lsals for Calpan.ion Animals Initiatives", dated May 19th 1987.

The paper conten:is that a laJ::ge ntmlber of stray ani feral cats ani dogs exist be!Cause of uncontrolled breeding of ca:rpm.ion an.i.mals. ~tly the new legislation should introduce regulations that will encourage a mre resp:l1Sible attitude by the CXIllllliti.ty ~ the desex.inq ani control of dogs ani cats. It proposes that all dogs ani cats f:ran six m::nths of age should be registered with their local Council. A higher fee would apply to entire animals ani local Councils should have the discretion to levy ack:titional fees if they wish. Such legislation could also include a general limit on the n1JII'bar of dogs and cats pemitte::i over the age of six ncnths, to be held by an owner. Penalties for stray or uncontrolled an.i.mals, p::ll1IXi fees etc., should be substantially mre for entire an.i.mals than for desexed animals, and for dogs and cats not registered and suitably identified.

The paper p:.t:OIX>SeS that Councils, animal "~Nelfare agencies, ani the State G:::Jvernnent 'l!iiOilld pran::>te resp:l1Sible an.i.mal o..nership through:

- pratOtion of desex.inq of pets, not t4ante::i for breeding pu:q:xJSeS;

- preparation and dissani.nation of educaticna.l literature on the imp::>rtance of ca:rpm.ion animals in society; and

- dissanination of codes of practice.

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In respect of the resp:nsibilities of municipalities the discussion papar p.ro(X)S9S that Councils .....uuld aptx:>int proper officers to carry out the pl:OV'isions of the legislation within the municipality, by:

seizing and inp::n:lrding any dogs, goats, sheep, horses etc. found 'ielldering at large; and cats or other a::rtp'mi.on animals upon receipt of a canplaint and indications that the animal is a stray and is creating an unreasonable nuisance;

notify owners of unregistere::i a::rtp'mi.on animals of the seizu:x:e and inp::n:lrding of animals;

investigating alleged offences against the pl:OV'isions of the legislat;i..on;

issuing on the sp:>t fines for minor offences against the provisions of the legislation.

'!he papar envisages that Councils .....uuld be given~ in relation to a::rtp'mi.on animals necessary to pl:OV'ide for entering into agreauents with reqiooal. animal shelters and animal welfare agencies for the inp::n:lrding 1

sale or disp:>sal of u.nwanted and unclaine:i a::rtp'mi.on animals.

With a view to encouraging a mre responsible and planned acquisition of a::rtp'mi.on animals the discussion papar prop::>ses special provisions for a::rtp'mi.on animal b.lsinesses ¥lhich sell to the general -public. In particular the paper prop:>ses that the sale of a::rtp'mi.on animals at any market or animal auction should be piOhibi ted unless:

a> the animals are sold by a reqistere::i a::rtp'mi.on animal b.lsiness; and

b) the market or animal auction is a camercial animal and livestock sale and not a "trash and treasure" or craft market' and

c > animals are transp:>rted, housed or c:xm.fina:i in accordance with relevant codes of practice 1 etc; or

d> the sale is c:orxiucted in accordance with a licence or authorisation pl:OV'ida:i under the pl:OV'isions of the Wildlife Act 1975.

carpanion animal b.lsinesses .....uuld be required to sell or distritute desexed rather than entire dogs and cats over the age of six m:nths 1 or issue prepaid desexing vouchers with all cats and dogs sold or transferred under this age 1 unless the animals are interrled for breeding, sha.rl.ng 1 '!NOrk or other a:pprove:i p.rq:oses.

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'!he paper p:rop::>ses the rationalisation of animal welfare :resources to maximise the efficiency arrl quality of animal welfare services. 'lhis ~d l:.e achieved through the regionalisation of managatent of animal welfare through the prarotion of regional shelters, with which lTI.U'l.icipal Colmcils oould lodge stray arrl unwanted canpanion animals. '!he support arrl financial assistance of local Colmcils arrl the state qoveD'lltBlt are essential to the success of this initiative, as the paper notes. As a basis of a regional systan, selected existing animal welfare centres should l:.e furrled arrl upgraded. '!he p::>tential advantages of regional shelters have been sunmariserl as:

regional shelters oould operate a regional ambJlance service with a properly equ.i~ vehicle,

regional shelters ~d l:.e able to provide 24-hour full veterir\al:y service to animals entering or within a shelter, arrl

cost effectively rraintaining higher quality facilities.

Depending on the quality of existing mmicipal pound facilities arrl on the managatent/financial iltplications for in::lividual councils, local c:nmcils nay choose to close small mmicipal pounds. In such cases, transport vehicles oould pick up arrl convey animals direct to the regional pounds.

If the Social ~loprent Ccmnittee in its report 00. its i.rquiiy into the :role arrl welfare of canpanioo. animals in society, which is expected to l:.e released shortly, p:rop::>ses :rea:mtendations along the lines of those suggested in the discussioo. paper outlined al:x:we, then it is likely that significant pl':l:lqreSs ~d l:.e made towards addressing the problem of stray c:atpmioo. animals. 'lhis ~d appear to l:.e a llD.lch m:::>re prcxiucti ve effort than patching up the funding p::>Sition of the existing animal welfare agencies, on an in::li vidual basis or oo. a nore widespread basis.

CHAPTER rm

Tei:m of Reference 1 provides for an investigation arrl rep:>rt upon:-

"Claims of inappropriate allocation of resources in the administration of the R.S.P.C.A., arrl any i.rrplications for the Animal Rescue 5ei:vice."

'1he present investigation gathered info.mation fran a~ployees of the R.S.P.C.A., trade union officials which provide coverage of part of the workforce of the R.S.P.C.A., the 1\dmini.strative ~rking Party of the R.S.P.C.A., the au:li.tors of the Society, Palrrer arrl Partners, senior staff of the R.S.P.C.A. incl\Xling the State Director, Executive Officer, President, arrl the H::mora.ry Treasurer arrl a written subnission fran the Council of the R.S.P.C.A., presenta:i as AWerrlix 2 of this rep:>rt.

To consider resource allocation issues it is necessary to refer to the financial hi.stocy of the affairs of the R.S.P.C.A. over the pericrl 1982 to 1988 . In surt'l'lBI:Y the recent hi.stocy is as follCMS:

R.S.P.C.A. Net Smplus/Deficit <ck>l.laJ::s>

1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982

Rescue Centre <804,849> <613,579) <386,876) <293,170> <210,201) (76 1205) <28,507>

Inspectorate <720,746> <488,164> <413,600) <265,435>

Total R.S.P.C.A. <42,277> 43,260 <39,410> 35,294 <214,522> 286,663 <after legacies>

'1he data presenta:i aJ::ove derronstrates increasing deficits in the operations of both the Rescue Centre arrl the Inspectorate for the pericrl urxier J:eVi.ew. 'lhe Society in aggregate has noved fran significant annual surplus in the earlier years to m:xiest deficit for the ITOSt recent rep:>rta:i year.

199,746

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A claim of staff was that scarce R.S.P.C.A. furrls had l::leen experrled up:m facilities for administration and ftmd raising staff to the detr.inent of expenditure within the Rescue Centre.

An irl.sf:ection of the R.S.P.C.A. facilities by the investigators confii:ms the gross disparity of facilities when cx:rrparing Rescue Centre and Clinic facilities with Administration and Ma.rketing facilities. Rescue Centre and Clinic facilities provide a crow:led w:>rking envi.rormlent with m.i.nimal facilities for staff when a::rrpa:re::i with Administration and Ma.rketing facilities. A log of claims has l::leen served on the R.S.P.C.A. by the Federated Clerks Union and contains detailed claims regarding acc:arm::x:iation changes sought for nanbers and E!lployees within the Rescue Centre and Clinic. '!he functicn of the Rescue Centre and Clinic is to provide service to an.imals in distress and is part of the charter of the R.S.P.C.A. It is noted hC'l'M3V'er that the Society has a wider charter to provide facilities for the preventicn of cruelty to animals and it was observa:l, by senior managa:rent that expenditure up:m Administration and Marketing is an integral part of the w:>rk of the Society and thus justifies expe.rrliture up:m such facilities. '!he priori ties of expe.rrliture hC'l'M3V'er :r:arai.n unclear.

Incare statatent data presented above dem.mstrates the financial da:ran:l. placed on the Society by the Rescue Centre and its operations. If the Rescue Centre is to be an integral part of the activities of the Society it is asserted that a major renovation/rebuilding program be undertaken to enable present service levels to be maintained in appropriate conditions that will ensure good staff :norale and effective w:>rk practices. 'Ihe Society has such a building program planned b.l.t presently is without the financial ca~city to begin w:>rks.

'!he activities of the E::iucaticn Centre <presently not operating due to lack of finance) represents another valuable initiative of the Society which dan::mstrates decisicn making of managa:rent and has resource allocation implications. '!he E::iucation Centre establishn'ent was funded f:ran R.S.P.C.A. incate together with an initial specific grant under the Carm::Jnwealth Enployment Plan CC.E.P. > funding presently unavailable. It is asserted that the expe.rrlitures incurred ..ere clearly within the charter b.l.t beyond the Society's financial ~city to sustain and as such represent an inappropriate use of furrls.

Staff of the R.S.P.C.A. and others intervi~ expressed a view that the R.S.P.C.A. was over zealous in the pursuit of prosecutions arising f:ran the w:>rk of the In.si:ectorate. It was asserted that significant experrlitures ..ere incurred in the pursuit of offenders, hiring of legal counsel beyond necessary levels and scrret..i.nes in circumstances where there was little chance of achieving a convicticn and/or recovering the cost of litigation to the Society. 'Ihe recent financial data on legal costs of the Inspectorate shCI'NS:

1985 $ 8,937 1986 $ 36,802 1987 (555>* 1988 $147,266

* 1987 Recovery of legal costs exceeded expenditures.

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Clearly decisions regarding pursuit of offenders has regazd. for the success chances of cases pursued. It a~ clear however that such expenditure in the nost recent rep::lrta:i year :represents a substantial increase an:i contrihltes to the present financial difficulties of the Society.

Wages an:i salaries represent a significant percentage of the total recun:ent expenditures of the Society. In 1988 ...ages an:i salaries for the various activities of the Society -were rep::lrta:i as follows:-

General Fund Inspectorate E:iucation Rescue Centres Kermels Clinic Branches an:i Jwxiliaries

Percentage of Inccrre

30.89 120.81 227.30 89.66 30.73 51.00 30.61

While the allocation of General Fund expenses to specific activities is amitrarily dete:cnina::l, it is clear that ...ages an:i salaries acex>unt for nost or nore than the :x:evenue attrihlta::l by the Inspectorate, D:iucation Unit an:i the Rescue Centre. l:bolever, significant sources of :x:evenue, general dooations an:i special projects a:re not allocata::l within the aCOOI.mts to the segments of the ox:qanisation. Consequently the sw:plus/deficit position rep::lrta:i in the aCOOI.mts as presented is inappropriate data for any decision making pw:pose mgcu:d.i.nq the expansion on contraction of any segment of the OJ:gani.sation. 'l1le resultant pattem of :resource distrihltion within the Society is inferre::i fran the expenditure of each segment rather than neasu:red. by. the sw:plus/deficit rep::lrta::l.

Further it was admitta::l by the Executive Officer, that pa}'D'e!lts for ...ages an:i salaries to casual an:i part-ti.tte night staff -were substantially below award rates of pa}'D'e!lt an:i 'lolen:l paid in cash without deduction of taxation. It was stata::l that Statements of EaJ::nings 'lolen:l provided only when requesta::l by Elltployees. ~ are unable to verify this circumstance because it is alleged that the appropriate ...age record <Wages Book) "...as lost ~ or three days before this in:;Iuiry cc:rmenoed.". 'lherefore it is likely that ...ages an:i salaries are rep::lrta:i in the acex>unts at levels below that requ.i.I:ed to continue the servioe in the future.

Staff interviewed camenta::l that raruneration levels an:i vehicles p:rovida::l to senior staff if the R.S.P.C.A. appeara::l to be over generous. Remmeration levels of senior staff are subject to annual reviEM an:i in accord with advioe provided by a reputable an:i well la'lc1Nn htman resource consultant an:i in the viEM of the investigators appropriate, an:i satisfactorily managerl by the Society an:i its Colmcil.

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'Itl.e i.n.:}uicy sought copies of the managarent letters f.ran the au::litors. Curiously, such letters were not provided to the R.S.P.C.A. in 1987 and 1988, the au::litors indicating that matters of concem were discussed with R.S.P.C.A. managarent at the conclusion of the au::lit. 'Itl.e managarent letter for 1986 concentrates particularly up:n acoounting p:>licies and procedures of the Branches of the R.S.P.C.A.

Details ·were sought f.ran the au:iitors of paym:mts made to senior staff and Council nembers of the R.S.P.C.A. Such data shows no:onal expenditure consistent with raruneration packages of senior staff and appropriate approva:i expense re~t.

Allegations were made by staff that liquor COl'lS1..mErl by senior staff had been fuOOed by the Society. rata made available to the i.n.:}uicy by the R.S.P.C.A. shows an am:runt of $457 expen:ied up:n liquor relating to staff f~lls. lb further info:onation is available to oonfiim or deny such allegations.

'Itl.e sul::Jnission to the i.n.:}uicy by the Council of the R.S.P.C.A. <presented as App:n:ii.x 2> contains details of the R.S.P.C.A. 's perception of the allegations al:x:rot t.hemsel ves . 'Itl.ese were not oonfil:::med by this investigation, nor in fact were they raised by employees or nembers of the p.lblic.

'Itl.e expenditure up:n ctllplting facilities to provide administrative marlceting info:onation for the Society ....as the subject of adverse cament by sate employees who rega:rrled. the establishirent of a :m::xiem info:onation system for animal records managarent as a rrore w::gent priority. Certainly the ~ting needs of administration/Illal::keting versus the Rescue Centre/Clinic are central to the resource allocation issue of the R.S.P.C.A. It is likely that the efficiency of the Rescue Centre '¥0Jld be gn21tly i.Irprova:l. by the installation of a data base that uses :m::xiem C'Cil'plting technology.

Info:onation provided to the i.n.:}uicy inclu:::l.es a variety of claims that are capable of sul:::lstantiation and otherwise. It is likely that the present financial distress of the Society is explained by the inability of the Society to neat the variety of demands placed upon its financial resources; by sate inappropriate decisions rega:rding resource allocation and decision making; and sate failure of the info:onation system of the Society to provide appropriate info:onation for managarent decision making. 'Itl.e allegations themselves, even if prova:1 '¥0..1ld not explain the financial circumstances of the R.S.P.C.A.

CBAP'I'ER SIX

'Ihe sea::md tei:m of reference was to inquire into and. rep:lrt up::n "Whether Govenment funiing for inspectorial services and. the Animal Rescue Sez:vice is being USErl efficiently and. effectively by the R.S.P.C.A."

To provide sare perspective, for the 1987-88 year Govenment furrling represent.Erl 2. 8 per oent of the recurrent oasts of the Rescue Centre and. 20 per cent of the recurrent oasts of the Inspectorate.

Effectiveness

Effectiveness of the Rescue Centre and. Inspectorate can be prima facie rep:lrt.Erl up::n by tabling the activity measures.

Activity for the inspectorate services, based on data frcm R.S.P.C.A. annual rep:lrts can be summrized as follows:

Number Of Cruelty Investigations, Prosecutions And Routine Investigations

1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982

Cruelty Investigations 9328 9495 8953 7160 6908 7319 4809

Prosecutions 152 86 247 250 374 179 65

Routine Inspections 1790 1477 1122 987 1158 1076 871

Animals Rescued 1555 1439 1201 778 719 554 283

'Ihe al::ove table indicates a steady growth in Inspectorate activity over the period.

In the case of the Animal Rescue Sez:vice the figures below daronstrate a history of steady significant increases in the number of an.i:mlls rescued and. processed by the R.S.P.C.A. Rescue Centre:

Animals Rescued

1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982

27,964 24,225 20,061 18,456 18,299 14,406 11,652

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Efficiency

Efficiency may be nonitore:i by making cc.mpari.son over tine within the one organisation, of ratios of cost per unit of activity; or making carparisans with other organisations of cost per unit of activity; or, ne:rely by making observations of the operating practices and narratively l:e{X>rtinq these.

Inspectorate:

A :review of the Inspectorate over tine is difficult because there are a number of different types of activities carria:i out.

In the absence of separate cost data for each type of activity <ie. cruelty investigations, prosecutions, routine inspections and animal rescues>, these activities 'Nere agg:regata:i and divi.da:l into the total Inspectorate costs. '!his provida:l the following cost per unit of inspectorate activity, along with the pm:::entage change in cost per unit of activity, as oatp:ire:i to the preceedinq year.

1988 1987 1986 1985

Cost per unit of inspectorate activity $73 30% $56 7.1% S53 6.9% S49

'lbe increase in cost per unit of inspectorate activity inc:reased dramatically f:ran 1987 to 1988. Prima facie this suggests a nee:i to :review the expenditure incu:rre:l. relative to the level of activity.

It is recognised that sare of the inspectorate activities will be nore costly than others, thus it -would be useful for the R.S.P.C.A. to separately cost each of the c:::crrponents of inspectorate activity.

Animal Rescue:

Because it is p:>ssibie to use a criXie single activity neasw:e, animals rescued, for the Rescue Centre, it is p:>ssible to detei:mine a cost per animal rescued.

'lbe table below sunmarizes the novement over the years in cost per animal rescued:

Expenditure/ Atti..mals Rescua:i

1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982

$39.28 $37.08 $31.38 $27.93 $23.76 $21.65 $20.96

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Sane Cbse.rvations on Operating Practices

An.ina.l InfODTe.tion Systan

'!be info:x:mation systan in respect of the reception of an.i.nals arrl their rrovenents through the facilities of the R.S.P.C.A. is a han:i written card systan.

'Ibis was admitted to be the source of SOle problems arrl in fact, was the subject of a recent sul::mission.

'!be adequacy of the an.i.nal infODTe.tion systan has implications for the ca:pacity of the organisation to a.nswer enquiries generally arrl facilitate the retm:n of an.i.nals to their owners. 1-bwever, there are also cost implications.

A recent sul::mission by SOle veterinary staff to the managanent of the R.S.P.C.A. refers to a number of specific incidents where the doetmentatioo was incorrectly matched with a :particular dog in the pound. 'Ibis lead to review of the dogs held in the pound. Sane of the pertinent fin::lings of that review~=

of the 127 dogs present, 26 ~ initially unaccountable <i.e. their ca.:rds ~not where they should have been> 18 ca.:rds ~ subsequently located, with the rernai.ning 8 not having been found.

the absence of documentatioo may have lead to dogs requiring re-vaccination arrl 'WOIJIIi.ng.

the IIDSt costly consequence is dogs overstaying their t.iJre in quarantine. en the day of the review, 20 dogs had been inadvertently held beyond the 8 days reguired by the tog Act. '!he average overstay was 6 days. <'Ibis can be CCir'p'lred to the average length of stay in a Iimdci:pal poUn:i of 8 .1 days - refer Social Developnent Ccmni. ttee survey of m.mici:palities) •

'!he veterinarians estimated that this inefficiency had a p:>tential yearly cost of S83, 767 - in teuns of direct costs arrl oglOrtlmity costs.

'!he senior officers of the R.S.P.C.A. did not disp.1te the cla.i.n:B made as to the accuracy of the an.i.nal info:x:matioo systan, when the investigators raise:i the matter of the sul::missioo with then.

'!here is a clear need for c:x:rnputerised info:anation not only to reduce this inefficiency but to also provide better service to the plblic, for example, owners attatpting to locate a lost an.i.nal.

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Itrprovinq Retum of Ani.rnals to ONners and Minimizing the Incidence of Repeat Strays

'lb.e proportion of stray dogs that have sate fom of identification up:n reception has l::een cla.inai by R.S.P.C.A. senior staff to be as lCM as 5 per cent.

Further, it has l::een suggested generally during the investigation that sate animals may be collected as strays on rrore than ooe occasion during a year. 'lb.is appears to be reasonable spaculation given the estimated dog and cat IX'fUlation and the nmnber of strays <see earlier>.

An improvecl. animal identification systan, including tatooing or sate other pemvment identification of cats may serve to OOth provide a better service to the p.lblic in te:.t:ms of being able to retum lost animals, and is likely to lead to a reduction in the cost of holding animals.

Operation of Night Rescue Service

With reference to the night rescue service, the R.S.P.C.A. advise that:

"Wy about 40 tel~e calls are received on average, only five of these will require arnl::'W.ance attermnce. FI:an 10 pn to 7 am only 8 calls are received. on average and only 1. 2 require aml::ulance attendance.

'lb.e rest of the calls are for vet referrals, lost dog enquiries, inspector's calls and general harrl holding about animal 'Welfare. 'lb.ese figures will not increase, may very 'Well reduce, during winter but will certainly go up during late spring and surm:er. "

Regardless of the apparently relatively lCM level of usage of the night rescue service it 'INOI.ll.d sean highly desirable that this service be mainta..inai in sate fom. ~the need to reduce the oost of providing this service in sate way is recognised.

'!be R.S.P.C.A. have cl.ained in their subnission that continuation of the night service 'INOI.ll.d have an annual oost of over S2SO,OOO. Of this arrount S170, 000 is· anticipated increased cost due to the necessity to int:to:luce shift and overtime rates and other allowances. '!be investigators howe!ver 'INOI.ll.d have sate doubts about the veracity of this figure given the R.S.P.C.A's. response to our request for details of the calculation of this figure. 'lb.e figures provided by the R.S.P.C.A. 'INOI.ll.d appear to be a "canfortably padded" estimate.

An al temati ve neans of providing a night service 'INOI.ll.d be to have a receptionist available to ans'Wer calls but then referring errergency callers to a veterina:cy all night arergency service as is the case in N. S. W. where a similar service is provided.

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Altei:natively, given that the Inspectorate of the R.S.P.C.A. CVic> presently provides an on-call service during the night it may be possible to in sate way canbine these services. '!he Inspectorate operates a night arergency service by having an inspector on-call at night rather than on duty an::i awaiting calls at the R.S.P.C.A. premises. It may be possible to provide the ambulance service on a similar basis an::i in fact canbine the provision of the inspectorial service with the ambulance service.

legal Costs

As an efficiency neasm:e it may \<Well be possible to reduce the legal costs of the Inspectorate. '!he issue of a~tly excessive legal costs was discussed un::ier the heading of Tei:m of Reference 1.

F:r:an an econanic perspective it may be appropriate for the R.S.P.C.A. to enter court cases with legal representation being used less fJ::"EG.UEmtly, reducing the certainty of successful prosecuticn b.lt in fact achieving higher econanic retw:ns in tenns of successful prosecutions relative to legal costs incu.o:::ed. It is also suggesta:i that cx::nsideration needs to be given to the Society's inspectors playing :n:ore of an educative role rather than a law enforc:arent role. It may be possible for inspectors to make greater use of wamings an::i other similar strategies rather than necessarily proceeding with prosecutions, given that the financial retw:ns f:ran prosecutions contrib.lte a relatively insignificant a:n:ount t.c:Mards the costs of the Inspectorate.

Conclusicn

'!he Society has been effective in respect of the Inspectorate an::i Animal Rescue Service, in that a significantly increased level of service has been provided oi1er recent years. li:.lwever the operaticn of these activities has attracted sate criticism of the way in which these services are dell vere:i.

'!he quantitative data available is rather limited in its usefulness an::i is an i.nac:lEquate info:cnation base to assess efficiency.

Cbse:rvaticn of operating practices, in particular the animal info:cnation system, night rescue service an::i ex;;::endi ture on legal costs suggests there is opportunity for significant efficiency saving to be made.

Investigatioo of Tenn of Reference Nlmtler 3

'1he t.h.ii:d te:an of reference was to inqui.re into and rep::>rt upon tile tx>licy of tile R.S.P.C.A. in the provision of services, and tile financial capacity of the organisation to provide ade.;~Uate services in tile long te:an.

A review of tile objects of tile R.S.P.C.A. (see Olapter 2J i.rd.icate a charter nuch broader than tile direct provision of services . In fact, a reading of the objects of tile Society suggests a role focusa:i on ccmmmity education, info:x:nation dissemination and tx>licy developn:m.t.

'lbese info:x:nation and education roles, on tile part of tile Society, ...ould appear to be nost desirable activities and cc::rrp:itible with endeavours to pl.'a!Ote n:ore resp::msible ccmpanion an.i.nal ~hip.

Rescue Service

'!he rescue service is a valuable function in our ccmmmity. As i.rd.icated earlier, tile problem of stray an.i.nals needs to be ad:!ressa:i generally in our ccmrunity and local government nust accept greater resp::msibility in managing this problem. '!he Social Ceveloprent Ccmn.ittee recamerrlations on ccmpanion an.i.nals, When available, nust be given urgent consideration.

If tile problem of stray ccmpanion an.i.nals is effectively ad:iressa:i by tile prC>IX>Sed ccmpanion an.i.nals legislation, then the dana:nds placed on tile R.S.P.C.A. may be d.ramatically reduced.

Rationalisation of Rescue Service and Inspectorate Service Provision

At present tile R.S.P.C.A. An.i.nal Rescue Centre provides a coverage of the netrotx>litan area and also fran a number of provincial cities throughout tile State.

Given the number of an.i.nal welfare providers there ...ould appear to be an inefficient duplication of coverage of service provision.

'!he discussion paper circulated by the Social Cevelopn:m.t Ccmnittee prC>IX>sa:i the regionalisation of an.i.nal welfare service provision, through tile pl.'a!Otion of regional shelters, at Which nunicipal Councils could lo:ige stray and unwanted an.i.nals.

'!his ...ould lead to a n:ore efficient an.i.nal welfare envi.rorurent for all service providers, with tile R.S.P.C.A. being a significant l::sleficiary of the efficiency gains.

Whilst the discussion paper prop:>Ses regionalisation for an.i.nal rescue and welfare facilities the concept of regionalisation could be extended to inspectorial services. Each of tile regional an.i.nal welfare shelters could be acccmpanied by an inspectorate.

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Regionalisation of the inspectorate may contril:ute to a higher deqJ:ee of integration of inspectorate and animal rescue activities with sate further potential efficiency gains.

As the R.S.P.C.A. is the only non-gove.mrrent provider of inspectorial services, in Victoria, under the Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act, consideration may be given to granting por..;ers to other non-gove.mrrent animal -welfare agencies, with these agencies being baSEd at the regional animal shelters.

The Long Teem Financial capacity of the R.S.P.C.A. <Vie>

Farller in this Report <Chapter 3> details of the financial position of the Society -were examined in sate detail. The :rrost significant elenents of the present financial position of the Society are as follows:

Inc:t:easing deficits for the Society in aggregate;

Increasing deficits for sate parts of the Society, the 'Rescue Centre and Inspectorate in particular:

M::xiest but qrcMing net revenues f:ran business operations, incltx:tinq telemarketing;

Increased oon:owi.ng and a co.t'lSEqUent increasing interest expense to secure such OOrrowi.ngs;

Variable gains to the Society through donations, le:;Jacies and receipts;

Branch results that generally contril:ute net revenue to the Society.

These financial characteristics of the years under review and of the Society presently HllSt be considel:ed within the context of expanded provision of services to the camun.i ty and attempts by the Society to address the serious camun.ity problem of surplus (lltl\<8llted) and maltreated animals. The analysis urxiertaken earlier in relation to the first tenn of reference of this inquiry conclu:ied that 'loihile sate experxiiture decisions of the Society may have been unwise or failed to address the priori ties and objectives of the Society, the present financial distress is more :readily explained by a fundamental and exp:mding imbalance between the costs of services and revenue available to the Society.

The period 1981-82 to 1987-88 and the nine ncnths to March 1989 ciem:xlstrate a continuing reliance upon donations and le:;Jacies to finance the :recun:ent experxii ture of the Society. While donations can be pn:rlicted with sate certainty, legacies and bequests cannot. H::Jwever service levels have been significantly increased against an ino::::me base that contains a substantial unpn:rlictable a:rrount - legacies and bequests. It is unlikely that the Society can continue to flourish and maintain the present level of service without substantial changes to the ino::::me base of the Society.

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'!he R.S.P.C.A. embarked upon a prc:x;:rrarn to encxmra.ge bequests. 'lbis progr.su may dramatically change the Society's access to furds.

'Ihe Society has been bequeathed a 100 ac:x:e property at Mel:rrla, which passes to the Society upon the death of the tN.Jo present tenants.

AlthOugh there can be no guarantee of any z:eceipts in the .im'nedi.ate future, the Society knows of another 982 people who have made a bequest. Whilst mst of the anounts are unk.n.clwn. 20 of these specify a set anamt which in total exceeds S2 million. A further 87 3 people have expmssei int:enticn or interest in makinq a bequest.

'!he :reallsaticn of the Mel:rrla property and any other major bequests wcul.d. proll"ide the R.S.P.C.A. with a major capital base.

Mlat is Being Done?

'!he B::lnorary 'l."..::''aasm of the Society has referred frequently in his cx:mtributicn to the annual report for the neerl to establish a soun:i, continuing financial base for the Society. '!his inquiry agmes totally wi. th this conclusion.

To date, sane gains have been made by' the Society in revenue z:ai.sing through telenarketing of pxoducts. While such efforts have m:;tUired significant expenditure <ooth :recurrent and capital> by the Society, the net gains annually fran the actual sale of pnxiucts has been limited.

As stated in Cllapter 3 there is eoncem as to the profitability of the telEI1larketing activity. Even incll.Xiing dona.ticns in the net profit fran telem:srketing the net profit margin is not high. Excluding ckraaticns the margin is dangerously lcw when realisation of the revenue cwing fran debtors is ooth slew and uncertain; and then there is the added conoem that expenses allocated to telemarketing may be l.ID:ierstated.

'!he short-te:an consa:;zuences of a concentration of managanent effort and Society expenditure upon developrent of the revenue ea:ming capacity of~the Society have been felt by the Rescue Centre and clinic which are yet to z:eceive the full benefits of increaserl revenue z:ai.sing achievemants by the Society. '!he prospect of exparrlerl revenue z:ai.sing through endorsanent of products, the R.S.P.C.A. logo etc. has sane pranise for the future.

'!he establishrrent of the R.S.P.C.A. Foundaticn <Vie> in 1985 is a further atter:tpt to secure the financial future of the Society. en June 30th 1988 the accunulated assets and the Foundation were $272,151 and during the financial year 1987-88 provided a small contributicn of $10,113 to the :recurrent expenditure of the Society. 'Ihe Foundaticn has been established to hold assets on a long-tel:rn basis which accrue to the Society and legacies, bequests, donaticns and other sources. Such anamts wcul.d. be traditionally described as "capital" and not generally available to n&et the recw:rent expenditure of the Society. To date however few legacies and bequests have been managed in this way because of the w:gen.c:y of :recurrent expenditure for service expansion.

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'!he developrent of the asset base of the Foun:lation would provide a secure a:rrl continuous ino:::rte to the Society if it is p:>Ssible to aCCI.llllllate legacies a:rrl bequests rather than use such funds for recurrent expenditure. To illustrate:

An asset bases of the Foun:lation of S3. 6 Million would generate $550,000 at an average rate of retm:n of 15 per cent, sufficient to balance revenue a:rrl expenditure at present levels of activity.

Such an asset base investEd in a p::>rtfolio of di versifie:i assets constructEd to ertpha.sise cash flON <as opfOSe:l to capital gains> would provide an effective pre:lictable financial future for the Society.

Attellpts by the Society to :teduce expenditure have been made through:

1. curtail.rrent of the activities of the E:iucation Unit; a:rrl

2. cessation a:rrl subsequent reinstatatent of the night service of the Rescue Centre.

Such neasures are assune::i as short tenn expediencies Which diminish service delive.:cy a:rrl provide little prospect of contril:ution to longer-tenn financial stability. Contingency plans have been discusse:i during this inquiJ:y regarcling the provision of night rescue facilities.

'!he Society has sought relief for payroll taxation, local govez:nnBlt rates a:rrl p:>Ssibly sales tax t:J:u:ough being reoognise:i as a benevolent Society. Such relief would significantly :teduce the recurrent expenditures of the Society a:rrl provide future continuing benefits to the Society. we are unable to :reach a fi.Dn conclusion regarcling the likely success of such a representation to goverrment. It is notEd that in 1987-88 goverrment grants provided $220,000 income to the Society while it paid S116,188 in payroll tax, fringe benefits tax rates a:rrl other taxes.

Finance - What is to Be I:One?

Efforts to develop the revenue ea:cning base through the marketing of goods, together with the developrent of the Foun:lation a:rrl its revenue p::>tential are clearly longer-tenn solutions to the present financial difficulty of the Society. A further ~rtuni ty might be considel:erl. through the sale a:rrl lease - back of the East Burwocxi property. '!he site is of significant value a:rrl likely to greatly exceed the $1,451,029 .rep:lrted in the 1988 annual rep::>rt. While such actions would diminish the long-tenn wealth of the Society through loss of p::>tential capital gains in pz:operty value in the future, such losses may need to be forgone to enable the present level of services a:rrl pursuit of the objectives of the Society. Altematively, part of the property might i.Jrne::liately be sold as excess to cw:::rent needs <the holding paddocks) •

Such action again is likely to yield significant capital to the Society, capable of invest:ment through the Foun:lation.

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The East Burwood site is located at a najor intersection an:i has a variety of altemative uses in the longer-t.el:m.

Given the significant asset holdings in the noo--net.l:.'Op:>litan area a review shoold be un::l.ertaken of these, with a view to disp:>Sing of assets in excess ofrequ.i..raients.

In sumna.ry the efforts by the Society to aCCUI'llll.ate an inves1::rt&lt sw:plus is a priority an:i nay·be achieved either through further .improvenent in perfonnanal of marketing programs, an:i legacy an:i bequest management through the Foundation. Until such time as the a1::ove elEI'IEin.ts are in plaal the sale an:i lE!ase - back of the East Burwood site 'YiOU.ld provide short an:i m:dium-t.ei:m financial security to the Society which 'YiOU.ld enable the continuation of present servial levels. It is unlikely that the Society shoold plan for any future expansion of servial levels. :Any future expansion appears dependant upon first providing a cootinuing revenue flow­to sustain any proposed expansion.

AB presently financed the Society will :remain dependent up:x1, the mu:eliable cash flows of donations, legacies an:i bequests an:i such a circumstanal is unlikely to successfully sustain the near future an:i lcng-tei:m worlc of the Society. The developnent of a l:usiness plan inclu:iing finance, staffing an:i activity levels together with a mission stat.enent, goals an:i objectives oould assist the Society in planning a valuable future cootributicn to the camamity.

Sale Issues of Rep::?rting

'!he review of the Society's annual rep:>rts indicates a need to rep:>rt in greater detail the results of telmarketing an:i other entrepreneurial activities. Specifically the disclosure of revenues an:i expenses, of profit seeking projects, 'YiOU.ld provide meti:le.rs of the Society with valuable informaticn rega.J:ding the noney raising ventures of the Society.

'1he annual rep::>rt.s include data relating to an:i.:ma.ls handled by the Rescue Cent:t:e, Inspectorate activities an:i other n:easures of workloads of the Society an:i its b:t:anches. It is noted that the annual rep:>rt cootains little data that rep:>rts activity levels in te.tms of efficiency an:i effectiveness of w::>rlc perfo:ared. For ex:anple, it is not p:>Ssible to assess the relationship between aninals reali vai by the Society an:i animals :retrieved, sold or othel:wise handled. Requests for CC~lprehensive data in regaz:d to aninals handled could only be net by provisicn of m.::nthly data rep:>rting aninals realivai by type. It is not p:>Ssible fran the present info:axation systa:n to :relate activi-ty levels to expenditure incur.red an:i any estimate of cost per aninal handled is of doubtful validity.

It is concl\Xl.ed that neasures of efficiency an:i effectiveness shoold be developed by the Society to :t:epJrt its various activities. Where goverrment grants are provided for such activities, the developnent of neasures of efficiency an:i effectiveness should be a con:iiticn of cootinued funding.

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'lbe annual reports do not provide ade::j:uate info:t:matioo or make app:copdate reference to the existence of the R.S.P.C.A. <Vie.> Fou:ndatioo, established in 1985. 'lbe careful reader of the annual reports will ooly find limited reference to the Foundatioo, ani only then transfers to or f:ran the Fou:ndatioo are disclosed, ani not the total i.no::::me or the balance of the Fou:ndatioo.

For c:x::ltpl:ehensive reporting of the total affairs of the R.S.P.C.A. <Vie.> the affairs of the Foundation should be disclosed separately within the Society's annual report.

Other Managerent Issues

Dlring the course of the in;ruiry fn:quent reference 'WaS made to the need for training of Society staff. It is likely that the perfo:z::mance of the Society \liOUld be significantly i.nproved by the ccrtpletioo of a training needs analysis ani the ixrplementatioo of a c:x::ltpl:ehensive in-house training progz:mme. Specifically t:r:a.ininq should encarpass inspectorial se:rvioesJ inductioo of staffJ ani team b.li.ldi.ng activities, particularly wh.et:e :Paid ani vol1.mteer staff 'll«>rk together.

Contact with staff of the Society during the course of this in;ruiry indicated a high degl:ee of cxmnit:nent to animal welfare ani to the objectives of the R.S.P.C.A.. Such cxmnit:nent levels may lolell be reinforced by m:x:lificatioo of by-laws in respect of JlSii:lership of the Society's COimcil to provide for the election of an R.S.P.C.A. arployee member as a category of Council nenbership.

Governance

Dlring the course of this in;ruiry, a m.unber of criticisms of govemance arrangements \ol9re put. In fact govemance issues have been the cause of ooosicierable tw::noil tlu:oughout the history of the R.S.P.C.A.

Upon a vacancy of the Council positioo arising, the :raraini.nq nenbers of the COimcil may appoint a x:eplacement <By-laws clause 12>. '!his in effect means that a Councillor c:x:wd be appointed at the first meeting after the Armu.al General Meeting without being subject to electioo 1.mtil the next Armual General Meeting. 'l'tlat can:iidate then has the substantial advantage of being a sitting member, at the tine of that electioo.

What is rore, as ooly three ne:nbers shall retire f:ran office as COimcillors each yea.r, <Clause 8>, if I1'0re than three casual vacancies \ol9re filled during a yea.r, ooly three of these \liOUld be subject to electioo at the next Armu.al General Meeting. '!his may also have the effect of deferring the .retirement of the COimcillors who otherwise \liOUld have been due to retire.

A repeated ccrtplaint has been that the Annual General Meeting is held during the day, restricting the access of ne:nbers to participate in the governance of the organisation. '!his a~ to be a valid criticism.

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Clause 41 Cb> of the by-law provides the Cooncil with the ~to anend the by-laws, by its own notion, without notice, ani without the approval of a general maeti.nq. It seEIIIS a :reasonable z:equi..reltent that any amen::inent of the by-laws be the subject of a generalll'Setinq resolutioo, rather than mere ratification after the event.

In respect of the Council ll'Setinqs 1 reports f:ran senior staff ani the Treasurer a.t:e read out at the maeti.nq ani a single copy of corresporxience is circulated at the ll'Setinq. Copies of reports ani significant corresporxience should be circulated to Cooncil members prior to I1'Setinqs to facilitate cx:nsidered debate.

Given that the R.S.P.C.A. J\ctministrative ~Party considers financial matters, it may be appropriate for the Govel:nm:lnt appointed Council JrBnber to be a JrBnber of that ~ Party.

'!be above cxmnen.ts suggest a need for review of the Society's by-laws with a view to providing a nore demx:ratic, parti.cipative ani effective decision makinq process.

Conclusion

'!he future c:lelnaM for the services of the Society maybe dec:I:eased by the i.nplenentation of anticipated o::.apmion animal legislation praroting nore :responsible pet amership ani also the ratic:nal.isation of service provisioo. '!be further deYelopren.t of fun:l raising capacity through sale of pz:oducts ani receipt of legacies/bequests by the Society, a.t:e likely to satisfactorily finance the Society into the future. H::lweYer 1 in the short tem it may be necessary to 1:ealise part of the assets of the Society, to provide tiJre for fun:lraising to develop its lonq-tem P-"tential.

Appendix 1

Appendix 1

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ANAL!SIS OF RSPCA FIIUCilL STATIIIWTS P'OI JIAIS ENDED JUNE 30 UU • !981 :::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::

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l; SUKUI! OF OPEUTIIG IESULTS iS IITIACTBD FIOI TlliSUIBI'S I!P'OITS ::::::;::::I::::: I::::::::-:::::::::: Ill:::::::::::::::: 11:::::::::: I I::

ANNUAL PIICEITAGE CHANGES

ltll nu U86 I 1985 Ul4 I !983 19& GBIIIAL ADIIIUTUTIOI $1U,IOI lt.U uzo,m m.n $111,102 ·20.11 UH,2&4 ·m.IIIIHB,H&I·1028.61 $15,986 ·43. !I m. IISPICTOUTI {IU0,146) 41.&1 ($418,U41 18.01 U41l,IOOI 55.11 IU&5,435l 1/A 1/A .,, N/A NIA NIA

lEINELS m.m 14.!1 UI,OU 44.81 w,m uu.os IUJ-100.01 111,119 ·44 '11 121,513 78.01 w. USCU CIITIB (U04.14tl 3t.n um,ml SUI (UU,IU) 32.01 (Utl,ITOJ 39.5S IUIO,ZOII m.as IU&.zosl uu1 uzs.

mm cLim m,m -5o.os $51,ZTJ 34.31 m.m zo.ss us.m ·UI $31,300 IT!.U $14,068 ·3ZZ.OI 116.

EDUCATION ($10!,218) 5.61 {1101 ,ST%) IIO.OS ($48,3?81 W/A 1/A JIA I lA 1/A m NIA NIA ................ ................... ................... . ............. .. ................. NET OPBUTIIG SUmUstDIFICIT ($943, !441 51.1S {1&04,411) 0.01 ($104,5141 101.21 IUU,94DI ·6.31 l$301,4&811152.01 IU4,6l8H&O.!I 15'

mm m COITIIBIIT!OI $44,000 12.21 m.zu ·1%.11 m,ooo 34.11 m,m 1/A 1/A NIA N/A RIA I/!

LEGAC!BS $524,23& 34.51 IUT,Ul 19.41 $5!5,!14 !US mt,5oz !IUS tl23,146 ·&1.41 13Zl,301 65.31 $1!4'

roum fl 01 l IUICI APPIOPIIAT!OI (tu. TUI ·15.11 ($11,&501 41.11 (U5,5401 43.01 1131,1341 u.n ($30,000} 200.01 UIO,OOO I I lA NI A .................. .. ............... ... ................. .. ............. . ................ liT IOYIIDT FOI UU (HZ,2!fl·lt!.!S $U,2&0 ·m.as ($3t,HOI·Zil.!S $35,U4 ·116.51 (UI4,UZI ·174.11 S%86,163 43.5S U99,

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KOYIIIITS TO AID FIOil.S.P.c.A. IOUIDATIOI (YrCI

GIANTS TO P'OUIDAT!OM

LESS D!STIUUTIOIS YIOI FOUIDATrON

liT IOYDINT TO P'OUIDATIOI

ltlt I un 1916 IUS

uo,m -a.os no,m 5D.4s m,m us m.w m.m .zs.!s m,m u1.n n.m 111 $0

uo.m -44.ts m.w 1us u1.on -5.41 m,Bl4

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2. J GENERAL lNCOU UD SlPINDITUlB ::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::;: :::::::::

YEARLY PERCENTAGE CBANGIS U GIIIRAL INCOIB AND EIPBNDITURI

1988 UB? I !Si IUS I 1984 19!3 19f

TOTAL neon 11,103,586 15.31 sm.w 5? .a 1607,2!8 u.os wo,m ·JUS 1548,621 ·4.11 15H,130 zus mo. ::::::::::: :::::::::::: ::::::::::: ::::::::::: ::::;::::::: :::::::::: ::::::

TOTAL mmnm $1,034,8%9 ID.9S 1933,532 19.11 tT83,580 55.21 S504,m ·34.11 $114,519 Z5. n 1611,821 28. TS 1480.

LESS ADmiSTUTION RECOUPED 1555,044 11.81 $496,611 3UI sm.m 38.51 IU%,444 m.es m,m u.n 1&1.6TT u.n 141.

.................... .. ................. ----------· ---.-------- ........................ . .................... 1419,185 us 1436,121 4.01 IHD,IU f3.31 uu.m -65.%1 un ,m 25.31 $556,144 u.n 1m

...................... ----------- .. ................. ................... ............... SURPLUS {DEFICIT) 1623,801 19.81 1520,52! !T8.21 U8!,106 ·18.01 1228,26f ·253.81 (IH8,446I-IOU.6S 115,986 -43.11 US.

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mm PERCENTAGE CUJGIS IN SPECIAL PIOJBCT UCO.I, ElPUSIS An SURPLUS

198S I un 1986 1985 1984 1983 19! SPECIAL PIOJICT FUNDS 1m.m U.3s sm,m u.n mo,&u 1us mo.m 38.u 1m.m 11.1s uu,m Jus ms

LESS SPECIAL PIOiiCT m1ms mJ.s&& 8.01 U05,m -zus ms,m uT.n nu,m H.a m,uo lOLlS IU,OBI 12.01 m

SURPLUS YIOM SPECIAL PROJBCTS 1m,m 3J.U sm.m m.11 m,m -u.n uu,sos 40.11 un.m -u.3s un,m zn.zs mz

YEARLT PliCENT!GB CHANGES IN SPECIFIC UCOII ITUS

1988 1981 1981 1985 l !984 1983 I

DONATIONS· GENERAL 1152,505 16.61 1130,800 ST.U 183,205 ·U.ll UIS,!46 53.41 US,m ·4D.TI IU?,U! fUI 111

SPECIAL PIOiECT FUNDS 185?,081 zus sm,m 9Us mo,6!4 zo.n 1m.m 3B.Js u1o,m IJ.fl UB8,431 JUs U59

SPEC!Yl C INCOIE ITIIS AS A PBRCIITAGB OF TOTAL AINOAL INCOU

1988 l 198T 1986 1985 1984 l !983

DONATIONS· GENERAL Sln,SOS JUS U30,800 13.11 183,205 13.71 1115,146 24.61 115,411 IUS 1121,241 U.ZS I?!

SPECIAL PIOJICT FUNDS UST.os1 ?Us 1m,m 12.0s mo,6l4 5?.11 mo.m &J.TI mo,m u.n ma,m 3Us sm

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2.l GENEI.A1 INCOU AND .UPEVDITUIE { CONTINUID I :;: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

........................................................................................................................................................................................ UARLY PBICBNTAGI CBANGIS IN SPICiriC ITBKS OP BIPINDITUIB OV!I 150,000 U 1988 OR 1981 ............ ~ ~ ~ ............................................................................................................................... -·- .......................................

1988 1981 lW 1985 I 1584 I !983 I u

&IOaTISATlON OF PILl IIP!NDITUI! U5,53& -51.81 m,m 150.01 S%1,191 299.91 15,300 N/A 10 NI! 10 1/A

BAll CHARGBS AID IITUIST 1101. m 9.51 191,854 110.01 141,%13 87.81 m,m !15 .41 m,m 556.41 11,590 11.51

SALAIIBS m UGIS wo,m 30.01 UU,!i! ZUI 12!0,566 40.31 uso,ou -53.41 mz,m u .n mo.to5 %4.01 UH

SPICIAL PIOJBCT IIPINSIS $221,866 8.01 ms,m -Z%.51 1265,098 13?.31 tlll,m 35.11 182,690 101.31 141,081 IZ.OI 136

............................................................................................................................... SPECIFIC ITIIS OP IIPIIDlTUII AS A P!IC!JTAGI OF TOm liCOU -- ..... -- .. -.... -.............. "" .... ,. ............. -------- ........ -----------· ................

1918 I 1981 I 1986 I 1985 I U84 I 1983 I 19

UOITISATIOI OP FILl IIPBNDlTURB m,m 1.31 m.m 5.51 Ul,ltT us t5 ,300 l.ll 10 0.01 10 0.01

BAil CHAIGIS AID IITiiiST ll01,!U us U%.854 t. !I HZ,Zil T.OI m,m 4.11 uo,m ].9S u,m 0.31

mAUlS AID UGIS wo,m 30.ts sm,m %1.41 Ul0,566 34.1S 1150,048 3!.9S mz,m 58.TS 1280,105 U.IIS1Z£

SPICUL PIOJICT amms sm.m 1D.II uos,m 11. ss U65,0tl 43.11 1111,111 u.n m.uo 15.11 141,081 !.ZI m ................... ---- "' ................................. w- ---·-----------------· ............ --··-SPBCIFIC !TBIS OF IIPINDITUI! AS A PIICUTiGI OF TOTAL IIPBNDITOIB . -.-................ --- ...................................... ·--- ........ ··-------.......................................

1918 I 1981 I 1986 I m5 I 1984 !tal 1:

AIOiTlSiTION OF FUI BIPINDITUII m.m %.51 m.m 5.11 Ul,U! %.11 t5 ,lOO !.OS 10 0. 01 so 0.01

am mms m IITII!ST SIOJ,!I9 9 .8l 192,854 9.11 su,m 5.41 m.m us 110,431 1.31 II.UO 0.31

smms m uoBS 1340,932 32.91 sm,m U.ll 1210,566 Z&.91 $150,048 U.!l uzz.m 41.61 IU0,905 45 .IS lW

mCUL PROJECT EIPINSIS U%1,866 %1.41 sm,m 11.01 ms,ou 33.81 uu,m 22.11 182,690 lUX 14], 081 5.61 lli

UNOTE l SAUIIBS m VAGIS liCLUDID SUPiiAIIUATrOI PI!OR TO 1985.

+

:::: :;:: : ::::::::::;;:

2.l TB£ USPECTOilATE :::::::::::::::::::::

YEARLY PBRCRNTAGE CBAIGIS !I TOTAL UCOIB AID BIPBIDrTOI£

uu I un 1981 1985

rom ucon UU,63I 1.01 sm,m 12.21 uu,m 3.61 1181,930

TOTAL IIPBIPITURE $940,311 33.31 U05,610 16.!1 1601,336 34.31 1452,315

MOT!: SEPUATB RESULTS POi THB IISPICTOUTB

lOT DISCLOSBD PIIOI TO 1985

SURPLUS IDtF!CITI' (11!0,1411 4T.61 [1411,164] 1&.01 (IUl,IOOI 5UI (1265,435) ::::::::::: ::::u::::: ::::::::::: ::au::::::

.......................... ···-·--'"' .......................................................................................................................................................... YEARLY PBICDTAGB CIAIGBS U IUIBIIS OP CIUILTY INVISTIG&T!OIS, PIOSICUTIOIS Alt IOITIII IIVBSTIGATIOIS ~- ................................................................................................................................................................................................

Uli I 1987 I 1116 I 1115 1984 1983 I un CRUELTY !N'iRSTIGAT!OIS m a ·1.81 9415 1.11 1153 25.01 mo 3.11 m a ·5.81 7319 52.11 mt

PiOSBCOTIOIS J5Z 76.71 86 ·U.ZI m ·I.ZI m ·33.21 3?4 IO&.tl m m.n 15 lOUT[ M! IHSPECT!OIS 1180 20.51 IU7 31.61 IIZ2 Jl,fl m ·IUI 1158 1.61 1076 23.01 m

A:i:ULS RESCUED 1555 8.11 1m IUI UOI 54.11 m 8.21 7U u.u 554 132.81 m ............................ .. .................. ..................... ........................ .. .................. ....................

CRUDE TOTAL 12815 2.51 um 8.51 115%3 15.61 ms O.ZI 9159 0.11 m8 5%.51 5987 ........................ .. ...................... ...................... .................. ......................... .. ..................

CJI.UDE COST PBR UIIT OP ACT!VrTf m 30.01 m 7.11 m I.U tu FBLL IIPEID!TUII FIGUIIS UIAVUL&BLI

Pl!Ol TO 1915 ..................................................................................... YEARLY PIICINTAGR CBAICBS !I SPICIFIC UCOII ITBIS ~ ------ ........... ---- .. -.....................................................................

!988 Ul7 U86 1985

GOmNUNT GI!AMT UBMOS 0.01 lilt ,508 8.81 IIH,m 1.31 1111,930

GRBLOIG BUNCH CONTi!BUTION U6 ,500 ·5.11 $Z7,U8 43.31 1]9,500 30.01 us,ooo ........................................................................................................................ SPECIFIC UCOI! !TBIS AS A PIICIITAG! OF TOTAL mm IICOII -·-- .......................................................................................................................

1988 I un 1911 I IUS

Gommrr GiANT $189' 505 86.31 Ul9,50& t7.21 tl74.236 8UI 1171,530 U.OI

GiBLOIG BUNCH COHTRrBUTIOR 126,500 12.11 m.m 12.81 119,500 10.11 UI,OOO 1.01

:::::::::.:::::::: :; ; ;

.z THE !NSPKCTOJIATB I CONTINUED I ...................................... ....................................

.. .. ............. .... ............ -................................................................ "' ............ ,. ............... PECIFIC !MCOIB l'l'US AS A PERCBNTAGB OF 'l'O'l'AL ANNUAL llPBNDITUIB

.. "'·- ....... _- ............................ --- ..................................................................... 5 ..

li8B I U8? !986 1985

uOV!RNI!NT GRANT $189 '505 20.21 1!81.508 u.n $1?4,236 28. ?I U?I,m )8.01

l!BLONG BRANCB :ommnox m,soo 2.81 m.m 4.01 IU,SOO us w,ooo l.ll

....... -.............................................. --- ............................................. _ ................................................................... !BAILY PEICBNTAGB CHANGES I1 SPBCIFfC I'l'US OF BlPDDI'l'UIE OYBI UO,DOO I> 1988 01 198? .................................................................................................................................................................................

1918 I !UT I U86 I 1985

ADIINU'l'LIT!ON m Ems t%64,156 9.51 U41,851 38.61 11?4,165 33.01 tm,m

LEGAL COSTS $!4!,265 M/A (S555j-IOI.SI m,soz m.n U,93!

KO'l'OR VBBICLB iUNNIIG UPBNSES $?1,5?3 SUI UT ,608 0.01 UT ,630 48. ?I m,m

SALARIES m WAGES ms,m U.!l ms,m U.!l U08,t80 30.91 1159,iU

.............................................................................................................................. SPBCIFIC ITBKS OF BIPBID!f111B AS A PIICDT!GB OF fOUL IICOIB ................................................................ ·-- .................................................................

U88 I tiT 1986 I 1985 I

ADN!N!STUTION EXPENSES t%64,!56 uo.n $!41,851 lll.21 sm.m 90.11 mt,m TO.U

LEGAL COSTS 1141,2&5 6?' 11 (U551 -o.n 136,102 11.01 u,m 4.81

NO'l'OR VBBICLB RUNNING EIPBNSBS tTl ,5!3 H.U HT ,608 21.91 UT,UO ZUI m,o2s IT .11

SALARIBS AND lACKS 1265,35? uo.n ms,m 108.31 $101,980 !OT.fl 1!59 ,613 15.41

............................. ·- ........................................... ____ ................................................ --· SPBCIP!C !THIS OP BIPBNDITURB AS A PBRCBNTAGB OF 'l'O'l'AL BlPENDitUIE __ .. ___ ................... -.................................................................................... ___ ..................

1988 I 191! I 1986 1985

ADI!NISTRAT!OM mum U64,?S6 28.21 $241,851 34.31 U?4,465 28. ?I ml.m %9.01

LBGAL COSTS 114T,26S !5.?1 t 1555 I -o .11 $36,102 6.U 18,937 2.01

KD'l'OR VEHICLE IUNNUG BIP!NSES $11,5?3 ?.61 14? ,608 6.?1 $41,630 ?.U m.m ! .IS

SALARIES m WAGES tm,m ZB.ZI $235,4!0 33.41 U08,980 34.41 IIS9.613 35.31

+

:::::::: =· =::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

.l m GBORGE BILLS RESCUE CENTRE AND USULANCB BASE ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::

......... -...... -.. -- ............................................................ ---------- .............. YEARLY PERCENTAGE CHAWGKS U TOm rNCOMi m KIPENDITURB ..... -.. -........ ---------------......... "' ...... "' .... "' ........... -.... -.... -.. -- ...... -.. -

!988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 198!

TOTAL UCOIE U93 ,474 3.11 U84,?44 11.31 $242,134 us SZ21,330 ·LOS nu.m ·US $!35,693 12.61 U09 ,37~

TOTAL EIPENDITUiB $1,098,313 22.31 ma,m 41.11 sm.m 22.11 $515,500 18.&1 $434,133 31.41 $311,898 zus 1241,21: ....................... ........................ --··-----·- ........................ ... ....................... ......................

SURPLUS (DEFICIT I (U04,8191 3!.U IS613,5191 58.61 (1386,8181 32.01 (1193,!1DI 39.51 (UIO,Z01 I m.u U16,205!11B.11 rw.ar ........................ :::::::n.:: ::::::::::: :::::::::::: ::::::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::: ......................

ANIIALS iESCOED %1964 IS.U 24225 20.11 10061 8.a 18456 o.u 181U 21.01 14406 13.51 11&5: EIPBNDITURB/RESCUES 139.!8 5.91 137.08 18.21 13!.38 12.41 U1.93 IUS m.7& 9. Tl m. ss 3.31 U0.91

................................... RBGIONAb POUND 1988 I 1987 I 1986 I 1915 lt84 1983 I 1982 .................................... DOGS IIPOUHDED 315 ·35.11 SOl 11.01 414 -5.51 431 ·IS.OS S15 59.41 323 POUND COIUICB: DOGS RECLAIMED 131 ·9.01 144 ·23 .os 187 ·13.41 m -us %34 74.61 134 Il 1183

.. * ....................................................................................................

YBARLT PERCENTAGE CBANGIS IN SPBCiriC IICOIB ITRIS .........................................................................................................................

1988 ·I 1981 I 1986 I IUS 1984 1983 I 1981

GOVBIIIEIT GRANT S3D ,m 0. 01 m,m lO.U 125,364 ·8.31 m,m 0.01 U7,670 ·51.01 m,soo 8.71 SU,IO

ANIUL SALES AND vmmm ms 12101760 16.61 1180 '824 20.11 11491856 9.51 1136,896 ·6.31 1146,087 10.51 IIH,!SO ·3.61 1137,09

............... ------ ...................................................................................................................... SPECIFIC IMCOIE ITRIS AS A PBICBITAGE OF TOTAL AINOAL UCOIE . "' ................ ·- .. -·- ...... -- ................................................................ ---

1988 I 1987 s IU6 I 1985 1 1984 1 1983 I 1982

oomxmr GRm $30,495 IO.tl m,m lo.71 $15,364 ID.tl m,m 12.41 m,m 12.31 $61,500 zus $62,10

ANIMAL SALES AND VBTBRIIARY PIE~ UI0.?60 71.81 1180,8!4 63.51 1149,856 61. TS 1136,896 61.61 U46,087 65.11 Sl3l,ISO 56.11 Ul?,09

............................................................................................................................... --- .. SPICIP!C INCOME ITRIS AS A PBICBITAGI OF TOTAL AIJUAL BIPBNDITUIB .................................. -......... -......... -- ... -......... -- .......................................................

1918 19!1 I 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982

GOVBRNIBIT GRANT m,m 2.81 130,492 3.41 125,364 4.01 m,m s.n 127,610 6.41 UT,SOO 11.61 161.1C

mm sms m vmmm ms S2!0,760 19.11 1180,824 20.11 $149,856 Z3.8S S136,896 1&.61 S146,08? 33.61 $132,150 42.41 1131,0S

-7-

::::: :::: ::::::::::; ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::; ::

u TU GSORGS BmS RESCUE mm AND UBU~ANCK BAS£ [CONTINUED I :! ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :;

........................... -.......... ----........................................... "' ........ "'"" .. "' .......................................... --- .... ,.. .. -.......... '"' rEARLY PERCBHTAGE CHANGES IH SPECIFIC ITBIS OF BIPENDITORE OVER 150,000 IN 1988 OR 1981 ........................................ -.............................................................................................................................................

1988 1911 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982

ADUN!STiA'l'ION EXPENSES 1190,380 I I. 1S IITO ,430 H.ll 1119,944 27 .Ol 194,HO 103.3l $46,41J 2Ul 137,001 16.0l lll,IU

RESCUE CBNTIB AND LOST DOGS BOlE DEPT 181,818 u·.u 165,140 m.n 16,518 N/A ID 1/A $0 1/A $0 N/A 10

mum AND vms U89,500 u.n 1242,408 26.1l 1m,m 9.5l I!T5,603 l.?l nu,m 43.n lll8,019 ·4.4l ll!l,51l

vmmm ms Ill? ,883 JUS 1231,636 60.U 1143,986 JUS ll08,6ll -a.n 1118,586 TUl 166,532 68.9: 139,396

....... -....................................................................... --- .................................... SPECIFIC !TBWS OF EIPENDITOIE AS A PERCEITAGE OF rom IICOU .. ~-., ........................................................................ ----- ........................................

1988 1981 1986 l 1985 1984 1983 1981

HM!IISTRAT!ON E!PENS£S 1190,380 64.9l 1170,430 59.91 lll9,944 49.n 194,480 4UI 146,411 20. n $37,001 !5.Tl ll1,m

RESCUB CINTU AID LOS! DOGS BO!B UEPT 181.818 2f.9l m.11o u.u 16,518 2. Tl so O.Ol so o.os 10 0.01 10

SALAl!BS AND VAGES 1289,500 98.6S 1241,408 85 .1l sm,m 19.Zl I!T5,60J ?9.0l 1169,261 T5.4l 1118.029 50.1l 1123,5ll

vmmm ms 1311,883 108.3l U31,63& 81.31 1143,986 sus U08,611 48.91 1111,586 52.8l 166.532 2Ul m.m ................................................................................................................................. SPECIFIC ITBIS OF UPBMDITURE lS A PBICIITAG£ OF rom UPRlD!TUR! ~ ~ ...................................................................................................................................

1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982

ADMINISTRATION mnm 1190.380 !Ul mo,m 19.0S 1119,944 l9.ll 194,480 JB.ll m,m 10. 7S 131.007 JUI 131,892

RESCUE CBN'l'U AND LOST DOGS ROlE DBPT 181.818 1.41 $65,140 1.3l 16 '518 1.01 ID 0. Ol 10 O.Ol $0 0.01 10

SALARUS AND WAGES 1289,500 %6.41 1242,408 27.0l 1192,216 30.51 11751603 )Lil 1!69,261 u.u 1118,029 31.8S 1123,511

vmmm ms lll7.883 28.91 1231,6)6 25.81 1143,986 22. 9l llOUII 2J.ll 1118,585 21.31 166,532 21.ll 139,396

::::::::::::::

%.4 BDUCATIOK =====:::::::::

YiARLY PnCIIT&GI CHAIGIS !I TOTAL IKCOII AND BlPEND!TVRB

Ull 1981 U8&

TOTAL neon m,m 63.n u.m M/A ID

TOTAL !IPIIDITVRI 1111,966 9.11 1101,141 U3.51 U8,319

SURPLUS (DIFICITI (1101,2181 5.61 (1101,5121 110.01 II48,3UI ::::::::::: ::::::::::: :::::::::::::

::::::::::::

2.5 IBliii.S ::::::::::::

YEARLY PIICBITAGI CUIGIS Il TOTAL IICOII AID IIPENDITUII

UBI 1981 JU6 1985 1984 1983 un

TOTAl. IICOfB 1101,535 u.n 193,0!1 l.U su.m 0.11 m.m 4.11 m.m • 1.41 188,885 2.11 m.m TOrAL IIPIIDITUII 111,m ·0.11 m,ool ·6.91 m.m -15.11 m,m 21.11 m.m 11.51 an.m ·9.51 114,411

...................... . ...................... ....... ,. ........... . ..................... . ............... ___ ............... ,._

SUIPLUS ( DBPICITI 136,&06 14.11 Ul,0%4 44.11 114,m -mu IUI·IOO.Ol m.m ·44.81 121,513 u.os $11,085 ::::::::::: :::::::::::: ::::::::::: ::::::::::: ::::::::::: :::::::::: :::::::::

NVIBIR OP DOGS IO!IDID 1443 0.41 1431 ·9 .11 Utl -11.01 JU9 ·11.81 ms &.31 U09 ·1.11 U,056

nmmuu m ooc m ·O.SI m 3.11 Ut -5.31 U1 l!.ll UT Ul m ·Ul m

.g.

::::::::::::::::::

u UINAL CLINIC ::::::::::::::::::

........................................... --- ......... " .. -···-----·········· ............... mm PllCBnAGI CRANGIS IM TOtAL IICOII AID BlPIIDitURB ............................ -.... -..... ---........ -...........................................................

U88 I U81 I IU& I 1985 I U84 U83 I 1912

TOTAL IICOIB 1685,fl1 !9.41 1530,041 46.11 U61,Z66 44.11 1250,660 11.91 $214,445 38.81 SU4,tn !13.11 IU,m

TOTAL ilPIIDITUII 1651,055 39.01 1m,m u.n 1311!6!0 n.n $Z15,%51 U.ZI 1111,145 zu1 wo,4ot m. n 155,552 .................. .............. ....................... ...................... ................ . ...............

SURPLUS fDIFIC!Tl m,m -5o.ol m,m 34.31 m.m -mzs U$,403 ·7.&1 131,300 112.21 w,ou ·3UI (16,33! ..................... ::::::::::: ::::::::::: :::::za:::: ::::::::::: :::::::::: ::::::::: .......................

IUII£1 OF DISEUJGS mz !.TI 4fT3 H.fl 3254 ·1.11 m1 16.01 ZB36 32.21 Zl46 3UI $1,563

10. OF SURGICAL OPS 5914 8.11 5429 u.u 4451 n.zs 3805 FIGOIIS JOT DISCLOSID PI!OI re U85

00 .................. --- ........... -· ..... - ................. --· ..... - .....................

T&ARLT PBICBNTAGB CBAJGIS !I mcmc IJCOIB !TIIS ................................................................... --- .........................

1188 un l uu 1185 1184 I Ul3 I Ull

vnnum ms $343,15% 18.11 sm.m 33.01 uu,m U.ll un,m ZUI $118,445 15.&1 uoz,m m.zs m.m vmmm ms UZ4.m 4o.&l U31,000 65.01 1140,000 38.11 uoo,8oo 5.01 m,ooo 84.61 uz.ooo .,, .,.

(INOUSI) .......................................... _. _______________________ . __________

mcmc ucoiB rrns AS • mcamr or rem mm IJCOJB .................................................................................... 1188 I !UT I UBI I un I 1114 I 1183 I Ul2

VETIIIIUY FIBS l343,m 50.:1 un,m 54.11 un,m 5D.31 IIU,U5 59. u- Uli,W 55.%1 uoz,m 66.31 $41,2%:

vmmm FIRS 13%4,676 41.ll 1%31,000 43.&1 U40,000 38.81 1100,800 40.:1 lt6 ,000 44.81 m,ooo 33.TI lfj ( IN·IOUSII

............................................. -- .................................................................................................................................. YEARLY PBICBNTAGB CBAIGBS Il SPBCIFIC ITIIS OF IIPBIDITUIB OVBR 150,000 IJ UU 01 !UT ........................................ -- .........................................................................................................................................

ltiB I 1181 1186 I 1985 IU4 1913 1982

DiUGStnT SUPPLIIS 1161,214 u.os un .m 61.11 m,m 43.31 150, H6 lo.ll $41,988 !.IS 141,533 zous m,m

SALAIIIS l IAGBS $349,f63 40.11 IZU,334 41.51 SIU ,061 41.31 uu,m 9 .zs U0%,551 32.51 m,m u.u m.1o·

............................................................................................................................. SPICIFIC ITIIS OF IIPBNDITUR£ iS A PIICIJTAGI OF TOTAL UPUDITUII .........................................................................................................................................

UIB I un I l916 I tm I 1114 I 1983 I an DIUGS/VIT SUPPLIES 1166,%14 25.31 Ill T ,Otz ZUI 112,610 22.11 150,115 u.n m, m %3.11 141,533 Z9.61 U3,U!

SALAl!IS l IAGIS 1341,1&3 53.21 1%41,331 5!.51 IIU ,061 52.11 lilt, m 52.01 1102,551 58.21 117,408 5!.11 m.w

·10·

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::u:

2. 1 R. S. P.C. A. BRANCHES 1 AUIILIARIES :; ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

............................................................................................................ -........ YEARLY PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN TOTAL INCOKE AND BIPEXDITURI ............................................... ~ ......................................................................

UBI 1981 1m 1985 IU4

TOTAL !NCOI! 1616 ,I!! Ul 156!,189 11.41 1171,946 ·T.ll 1515,366 45.01 1355,358

TOTAL EIPBNDITURK 1m,m 20.41 1413,605 lo.TI 1421,818 Ul 1m.m 28.91 UO!,m ...................... ---------·· ...................... .. ................. ... .........................

SURPLUS ( D!PICITI 145, TH ·48.31 181,584 13.31 151,128 ·TUU 1115,105 ·T!&U m.m .::::::::::: ::::::::::: ::::::::::: ::::::::::: :::::::::::

............................................ -.......................................................... !UiLY P!RCIITAGE CBAIGBS IN SPBCIF[C UCOU rtiiS ......................................................................................................

uu I 198 T l 118& 1985 1984

AHrKAL SALES 1!54 ,5T1 ·3.1S 1159,415 1l.tl uu,m ll.U ll!T I 91i !US 1104,1!5

DONATIONS 159,810 !.51 158,404 T!.fl 133,8]4 ·31.11 m,m UI.Zl 115,332

SHOP SALES 1233,041 18.11 ms,m 14.11 uu.m O.tl 1169,5%& 81.81 193,231

.. "' ............... --- ......................................... --- ............. -......................................... SPECIFIC IICOI£ IT!KS AS A PB.RCEMTAGB OF TOTAL liiUAL !IC{llfl ............................................... -............................................................................

1988 un 1986 1985 uu

AHIIAL SALES ll54,5fl 25.11 1]59 ,4!5 u.u IIU,Ul U.TI IIZT,916 24.11 1104,115

DONATIONS 159,810 9.11 $58,404 10.41 133,814 7.IS 153,389 10.41 U5,m

SHOP SALES 1133,041 37.81 1!96,Z80 34.91 liT! t 120 35.11 IIU,m n.n 193,2,31

............................................................................................................................................................................................ mm PBRCBNTAGB CRANGBS !I SPBCIFIC ITBIS OF IIPBID£tulB om 150,000 !I 1988 Oi 1981 -......................... --- .................................................................................................................................... _____

1988 198T 1986 1985 I U84 l

SALAiiES 1 I&GBS 1188,645 39.01 1135,?&2 16.51 1116,583 16.51 1100,0!6 19.41 183,188

vmmm ms 146,994 ·U.Ol U%,844 ·4 .41 165, T64 -o.n 166,341 1!.81 158,311

-· ............................................................................................................................. SPECIFIC !TBIS OF iiP!nltURB AS A PB.lCBNT&GB OF TOTAL BIPBIDITUIB .. -~ .............. --- ........................................ -.......................... _ ...................................

!988 198? 1986 1985 1984

DRUGS/YET SUPPLIES 1188,64! 33.U 1135,762 28.11 1116,583 u.n UOO,Ol& u.u 113,788 :us

SALARIES l IAGBS 148.994 8.61 162,844 IUS 115,164 15.41 m,m I! .os 158,811 19.41

............................. ,. ······-·····----~

. BA~ANCE SH!Bl'S

.............................. ...................................

:::: '::::::: :::::::::: ;: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::;

3 .1 YBARLY PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN SIUCTBD BALANCE SlEET If!IS lSPCA • YICTOIIA

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

1988 1987 1986

·11·

I 1985

FIXED !SSrTS U14fllf03 to.om~m~m t2.BUI1mlm 1.zutlmlm

rmsTmTs m~m ·3.11 m~m U&.tl m~ m -10.11 un~m

CURRENT ASSETS U3Z~05f fl.ll UU1tll 53.01 sm~m su.n m.m D!FEliiD EIPEISES If I U4 ·lt.OI m,ut ·6Ul U41fl0 ·U.51 mo, m

-----·--··- ................... ----------- ................. TOTAL ASSITS S3 150T,tf9 IUU310Zfi5U u.tm,m~Jo& 18.31U11flll03

::::::::::: ::::::::::: :::::::::u :::::::::::

CUiRBNT LIABILITIESU,&U~ZIZ 31.31U ~m~m 68.fl 1128,180 128.11 1318,m

NON·CUIIDT LUBS. unlm m.1s m.m ·H. fl UOf ,Ill !US IU,ZOf ------·-·-- ...................... .......................... ......................

TOTAL mmrTm u.m~m fO.tiU~Zif,3Tl 53.11 1835,318 106.fl UOt,m ::::::::::: ::::::::::: ::::::::::: :::::::::::

NRT ASSETS u.m~m ·Z.fiU I ffO,IU z.ssu~m,m ·Z.3SU, m~m ::::::::::: ::::::::::: ::::::::::: ::::::::::::

SPKCIAL PROJECT DEBTORS 1516,139 H48,5Bf U45,449

LESS PROVISION FOi DOUBtFUL DBBTS U0,&49 su,ooo 126,500

................... ........................ . ................... NIT DEBTORS 143&,090 UO&,Uf Ul8,9ft ..................... ............................ .. ...................

..................... ................................... ~ .................................. 3.2 S!LBCT!D FimciAL RATIOS • i.$.P.C.A. YIC .............................................................................................

I tal 1981 U86 1985

DraT/TOTAL ASSETS 51.60S u.m u.m 18 .90S

WORI!NG CAPITAL RATIO 51.811 52.151 58.151 19.161

CUIRKNT LUBILI'l'IES /TOTAL USRTS f5.9&l u.m !8.711 If.& IS

NON CURRENT mBILITUS /TOTAL ASSETS 5.6fl 1.851 t.m 4.031

SPECIAL PROJECT D!BTOiS TUUOV£1 !Ol DAYS Ill DAYS 117DATS

Ul4 U83 I U82

140.61 sm~m l.Tl 11461871 u.a1 mu:

3.31 Ulfl818 -n .6s Ulf181f IU.ll 11401&:

·ZT .51 Uf1Zlf lf.ll IH11Tf ·30.11 1106,01

%4.51 m,m 1344." 111159 ·3i.41 U16 -·-----···· ····-------

I OO.OU I, OTO 16f0 -um ,If 5 I ou 30.tl Uff,S ::::::::::: ::::::::::: :::::::

13.31 U811Z82 t&.Zl uu,m us mo~s

1&.21 $68,105 3.31 U611U ·30.31 U4,8 -................... ... ................... 15.81 un~sn &l.ts U09,513 ·f.Zl SZZ5,6

:::::::::::: ::::::::::: :::::::

lfO.II UU,053 -n.n sm~m 4UI Ufl,t ::::::::::: u:::::::::: ::::::::

198f !983 19

u.m 18.301 15.

31.011 5J.US 11.

zs.m u.m If.

&.m 5.711 10.

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::&:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

3.3 YEARLY PBRCEITAGE CBAIGES IN SELECTED BALAJCI SIBBT ITBKS RSPCA • VICTORIA IIC. BRAICBBS l AUIILIUIBS

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

1988 1981 U86

·12·

1985

FIIBD ASSETS 13,563,132 !3.3U3,146,U8 U.TSU,584,25& 8.1UZ,390,814

IIVBSTKBITS 1139, TU ·IUS 1151,880 141. 3S 1&5,841 ·5US 1139,213

CURRBIT ASSETS 11,000,408 34.8S 1141,940 25.4S 1591.663 181.81 1205,595

DBFBRRBD BIPBISBS $4,424 ·84.0S 121,694 ·&US 184,110 ·23.5S IIlO ,185 .................. ................... ................... .................

TOTAL ASSETS $4,101,685 15.5S$4,014,&42 U.51$3,3Z&,410 I&. tsU ,846,461 ............. ::::::::::: .............. ::::::::::: .................. -----------CORRBJT LIABIL!T!BSI1, 116,144 u .&111,344,881 15.21 s m ,w uus sm,m

JON-CURRBIT LIABS. 1191,816 106.0S U&,OU ·10.41 1101,188 24.3S 186,204 .................. . ............... . .................. . ...............

TOTAL LIABILITIBS 11,914,560 3USI1,440 ,913 64.11 1814,631 !04.0S sm,m ::::::::::: ::::::::::: ::::::::::: :::::::::::

IBT ASSETS U,193,U5 &.ISU,&33,129 T.41u,m ,839 !.41U,411,T04 ----------- ::::::::::: :::::::a::: ::::::::::: ...........

----..... ---------------------3.4 SILECTID F!IANCIAL RATIOS . ------------ ......... ·-..............

1988 1981 UB& 1985

DBBT/TOTAL ASSETS 40.611 u.m 26.291 15. 0&1

IORl!IG CAPITAL RATIO 58.211 55.!1S T1.10S 60.021

CUUIIT LIABILITIES /TOTAL ASSETS 36.411 33.011 23.011 12.031

NON CUiRBIT LIABILITIBS /TOTAL ASSETS uos 2.3&1 3.m 3.031

1984

19&. 41 UO& ,&30 FIGURES JOT AVAILABLE FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 1984

3.3S 1134,818

·IUS 1234,513

24.51 m,m ...................

U5 .OSI1,l&4, !40 :::::::::::

13.&S 1301,646

u.n 168,305 .. ................

IUS S3&9,t51 :::::::::::

110 .IS 1894 '989 -------···· -----------

1984

u.m

11.141

23 .85S

5.401

·I 3·

! :::::::.:::::::::::: :::::::

•. s.P.c.A. IYICI FOUNDATION SOUICE: ANNUAL IIPORTS PlOYIDBD BY AUDlTOlS • PALUI l PARTJBIS ::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::

CHANGES IN TOTAL IICOU, !IPENDITOU AND DlSTIIBUTIONS TO l.S.P.c.A. fVIC.I

1988 I IU!

'OTAL !ICO!B m,m ·4.41 161.166

BIPSNDITUIB m ·41.11 163 ............... ...................... IBT INCOii m,n4 ·4.31 161,803

l!STliBUflON TO l.S.P.C.A. tlO, 113 ·25.11 m.m ..................... .. .................... mum neon m,m o. 11 m,m ..................... .. ................ ~CCUIULATED UCOIE BROUGHT FOIIUD Ul6,330 34.31 $161,01!

lDD ISTAII!D liCOIE 155,1%1 O.TI 155,308

ACCUMULATED !NCO!£ CAIR!ED FOIIHD tm,OSl 15.81 U16,330

CBAHa£5 U BALAIC£ !BIET ITEIS

CURRENT ASS ITS

UVESTIUTS • SRARIS 11 LISTED COIPliiiS IIOTB 11 ·AT UllET YALUi 01 ACQUISITIOI

·AT COST

TOTAL rmsmm

TOTAL ASSETS

TIUST FUNDS • SITTLED SUK

AC CUIULATED IJCO!B

tm

tlZ&, 005 ·18 .11 1140 I Ot9

m.su ·&.41 m,m m,&oz m.n m.m

1146,14& u.n m,m tm,m 25. n tm,m

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tiDO 0.01 t!OD

tm,osJ zs.~s uu,m

tm,m zs.TI sm,uo ::::u:.r;:::

UBI 1987

AT CVUIIT I&Uit V&LUIS tiZT,au u.n mo,m

sn,w m.n m,m uos,m &1.11 uu,m

Appendix 2

ROYAl SOCIETY fOB THl PBlVENTION Of CRDElfY 10 ANIJ/AlS

Patton:

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Mr. c. Clark, C/- Dept. of Agriculture

& Rural Affairs, P.O. Box 500, East Melbourne, 3002.

Dear Mr. Clark,

Ploou Ouott: OFF J 1 21st April, 1989.

SUBMISSION TO MINISTERIAL ENQUIRY INTO R.S.P.C.A. FINANCES

During its meeting on 18th April, 1989, the R.S.P.C.A. (Victoria) State Council resolved to forward to you a submission responding to the "Terms of Reference for Enquiry into R.S.P.C.A. Funding."

State Council was unable as requested by the Minister after the enquiry commenced. observes

to endorse the Terms of Reference as his request was received well It has, however, noted them and

1. its concern over the essential subjectivity in Terms 1 and 3

2. that "claims" of inappropriate allocation of resources should require absolute substantiation before attracting any real status or credibility; source of the claims ought to be identified in order that intelligent responses may be made.

3. the "claims" also refer to mismanagement and misappropriation of funds and these should either be proven beyond doubt or refuted absolutely as any lingering doubt would certainly damage the reputations of individuals and the Society; if left hanging, these claims would seriously damage R.S.P.C.A. fundraising capacity which would influence its ability to provide services of any description.

4. in that the Society is an independant organisation raising most of its own finances, its democratically elected State Council is properly the body to allocate resources and to determine the Society's financial capacity to provide which services and to what level so long as the basic R.S.P.C.A. "Objects" are considered.

5. subjective judgements on appropriate allocation of funds, the provision of services and capacity to fin~nce them into the future don't help any rational debate on animal welfare or R.S.P.C.A. finances; these decisions have to be made by people (i.e. State Council) who have longterm knowledge of the Society, its revenue, its needs and problems, and who have the time to debate and consider the issues; none of these decisions are made arbitarily - they take months, sometimes a year or more, to make.

2.

6. all monies given to the Society for specific uses are most certainly used for those purposes.

Term of Reference No. 1.

The following comments are made in, response to known claims of "inappropriate" use of finances.

(a) In actual fact allocations of finance to the animal Rescue Service and Inspectorate are based on requirements. The volume of demand is accommodated but staff numbers are kept in close check although Rescue Service increases are needed during the busy daylight saving months. Staff and office facilities for the Rescue Service are not of a very high standard but the Society is making do with a cheap temporary building purchased because nothing better can yet be afforded. Plans exist to construct new clinic/rescue service facilities costing over $1 million and an account has been opened for this purpose. To spend more than maintenance and basic upkeep money on the existing timber structure would surely be wasted.

The present Rescue Centre building will have to be maintained more or less in its present condition but with ducted heating and a few other improvements, until the major project is completed.

(b) Money used to convert the car park under the main administration block into meeting room and office space, plus other alterations to the upstairs building to make better use of the space, was raised by means of a bank loan at very favourable rates. The decision to construct this facility was taken over more than a year before its completion. The cost of $110,000 was more than justified as the computers needed to manage the growing telephone marketing customer file, the direct mail and donor file programmes, the general ledger and accounts and payroll systems, membership, all receipting and banking for telephone marketing and for general purposes, were taking over all other available office space. The printing room, the meeting room (now the Inspectors office), the passages and the general office were all being used. Programmes for the Rescue Centre such as lost and found, Tailwagger membership and full recording for all animals handled and a records system for the Inspectorate are now being developed. There is also a computer system installed in the Clinic which handles clinic records receipting and client accounts.

In other words, the significant expansion of fundraising programmes had to be accommodated and in such a way that the Society would acquire a positive and lasting asset, not a stop gap one with no lasting value.

3.

The furniture for the new section, including visitors chairs for upstairs and downstairs offices (7 in all), conference table and chairs, desks, blinds, carpeting and shelving cost $7,540. These furnishings were only purchased after much haggling over price to obtain the cheapest deal possible but certainly with an eye to appearance and durability.

(c) Administration staffing is kept at the lowest level to maintain operations. You have received details of the duties undertaken by the State Director and the Executive Officer and an attachment identifying other administration staff is attached. Over 1000 telephone calls are received each day between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., mail in and mail out varies between 5,000 and 15,000 per month both ways. During an appeal an extra several thousand items are received requiring receipting and record entry.

Records and analysis of inwards and outwards mail, phone calls, receipting etc., are maintained.

Staff meetings and consultations are regularly undertaken for all sections as team building and training is an important aspect of administration, management and staff development.

The huge volume of material and requests received and the rapid growth of fundraising programmes has overtaken available facilities. Office extensions undertaken underneath the administration building has eased the situation somewhat.

It must be apparent that without coherent, organised fundraising the major R.S.P.C.A. services could not be financed.

(d) After many years of making do with ad hoc use of sundry members of staff, i.e., administration, inspectors etc., the demand for animal welfare material and speakers for schools became so great that a permanent and organised approach became a necessity, so long as it could be afforded.

The availability of C.E.P. funds and a specific bequest made the construction of an animal nursery and classroom possible in 1986. the employment of an education officer in the same year enabled the Society to seriously attempt another of its Objects. The fact that the Society was stretching its finances to introduce this education service, which catered for many thousands of primary school children from 1986 to 1989, was understood by State Council.

All Annual Reports since that of 1985-86 accurately reflect the great value of this service to the community and prognosticate the eventual value to.animal welfare generally.

4.

That this service is now being phased out owing to the current financial situation is a classic and unfortunate example of wiping out a valuable service instead of paring more sharply the others but does not, in State Council's view, imply poor planning or inappropriate allocation of money.

The education officer will be maintained in another capacity until finances permit a reopening of this service, the education service facilities and infrastructure now exist, many valuable school materials and programmes have been developed including excellent curriculum units, a great junior membership programme has been developed and is now bearing fruit, and many thousands of primary school children have been made aware of their responsibilities to animals and of the needs of and care required by animals generally. An excellent service which must be reinstated as soon as possible.

(e) The purchase and use of vehicles within the Society are under constant scrutiny. Several years ago it was decreed that vehicles should be left at the Society after work hours but vandalism became a serious problem and work efficiency, particularly of inspectors, suffered.

One of the elements of the Director's salary package in 1979 was a 6 cylinder top of the range G.M.H., Ford or Chrysler for his use in the conduct of his duties.

Three Commodore-type vehicles have followed, the last one of which was a disaster, breaking down with monotonous and frustrating regularity. Two years ago it was decided to change to Ford and one of the last of the old-style Fairlanes was suggested at a very reasonable price. Actual cost after trade-in was $14,000 which compares very favourably with the final cost of an inspector's Falcon G. L. Station Wagon and will provide a better trade-in value by some $5,000. Details of these purchases are available if you require them. The Director's vehicle travels 50,000 km each year transporting him and the President to meetings all over Victoria and to regular visits and inspections of the eight regional R.S.P.C.A. branches. It too is used ~o fetch and carry on a daily basis and most certainly is a workhorse. The State Council has no fixed notion of the type of vehicle the Director should use, simply, that within the parameters of the original salary package it be obtained under the best conditions and price.

The vehicle used by the Executive Officer is also used by everyone. Used daily by maintenance staff to fetch and carry, it also replaces inspectors vehicles when they are off the road and is even used to collect animals. It's on-road purchase price was $27,300 a year ago. It's present trade-in value is $2,000 more than the inspectors vehicle purchased at the same time for the on-road cost of $26,000.

5.

All vehicles are renewed after about 100,000 km as that is virtually the maximum for maintenance, efficiency and trade-in value.

in every case the various alternatives are studies closely and the best price for the vehicle type, i.e., Ambulance, Inspector, Director, is the one accepted.

(f) The use of computers is the obvious cost-efficient method of processing the fundraising programmes, accounting, payroll and other necessary and time consuming tasks such as general ledger and accounts, payroll, receipting, banking, membership files.

The major cost of the computer system is included in telephone marketing expenditure, not that of administration.

To maintain control over the 100,000 telephone marketing-purchaser file and the direct mail donor file with over 40,000 names manually would be quite impossible - last year over 131,000 telephone sales were made and this will be increased this year. The benefit to the Society from these programmes alone justify the cost of computer purchase. If you add to this the wide and growing number of files being maintained by computer the criticism regarding computer cost is unfair. To manage these systems without computers would be shambolic and much more expensive as staff numbers would increase dramatically and more extensions would probably be required.

State Council is unaware of other claims of inappropriate allocation of funds unless the outrageous claims of mismanagement and misappropriation are to be taken into account. It must be stated here quite clearly that the State Council allocates expenditure based on the best rev~~ue and service demand information available. When this has'been done it is the task of the Director and Executive Officer to manage those allocations and expenditures expeditiously and efficiently. This is being done as required and quite obviously so. There is no hint of mismanagement; the value for the money spent is apparent and the State Council is more than prepared to stake its reputation on the fact that the Government, Local Government or other welfare agencies could not provide these animal rescue, inspectorate and education services for twice, even thrice, the cost.

So far as misappropriation of funds is concerned the very suggestion is quite unbelievable. The Direcor and the Executive Officer have unblemished records, both with the R.S.P.C.A. and in their previous employment, are known for their honesty and have the same checks and requirements placed on them in their use of Society funds as do other members of staff.

6.

If these two highly motivated people wanted more money they could earn it anywhere - with far less stress and strain. Working the hours they do now they could earn over $4,000 per year more as ambulance drivers!

As far as rumours spread about house extensions being funded from Society finances, it must be said that the people who made them are liars determined only to make trouble and bring individuals and the Society into disrepute. If you place any credence upon these rumours please seek whatever details you require - they will be provided by the people being slandered.

The Society has in place stringent systems of internal checks and controls designed specifically to protect the funds being received and expended. These controls have been developed over many years in conjunction with the Society's auditors and are continually reviewed to suit contemporary circumstances.

It must finally be said on this issue that it is very difficult for State Council to make a written submission concerning rumours of misappropriation made only on television, radio or in the press.

Term of Reference No.2

Annual Reports and expenditure figures reveal not only the cost of providing animal rescue and prevention of cruelty services but the true extent of those services.

The Inspectorate receives the bulk of the Government grant and is the first "object" function of the R.S.P.C.A. as per its Constitution.

Any analysis of the Inspectorate will show an extremely heavy workload very well handled.

The number of cruelty complaints, investigations, routine inspections of animal handling facilities and prosecutions plus the general advice and assistance given to animal owners each year is an outstanding accomplishment by anyone's measure. It provides succour for at least 25,000 ·in the field each year. The efficiency and effectiveness of the Inspectorate can be gauged by its ability to clear the large number of complaints with remarkably little criticism. Certainly, the Inspectorate is not immune from criticism but most of that received comes from those who have been taken to task for their unacceptable use or treatment of animals.

The community accepts that the R.S.P.C.A. animal cruelty/protection service is a good one and a very necessary one.

7.

There can be little doubt that the Government grant of $200,000, about 18% of the Inspectorate cost, is being properly used. It is assisting to provide what has become and is widely perceived as being an important, effective and efficient service. There is no similar service where so few deliver so much so effectively at such minimal cost. The effectiveness of their enforcement of the law is, finally, the independent judgement of Magistrates and Judges.

You have received a copy of the 1986 Morgan Survey on the public attitude and knowledge of the R.S.P.C.A. Its contents will assist you in determining that attitude.

The R.S.P.C.A. sick and injured animal Rescue Service in its present form is only a recent addition to the Society's functions. The provision of a shelter and ambulance service is not the first or primary Object of the Constitution; whilst it is an important aspect of R.S.P.C.A. responsibilities its profile may be well ahead of its real relevance to the R.S.P.C.A. Constitution. The Rescue Service handles the communities unwanted, discarded, neglected and injured animals. The fact is that much of this work is due to the indifference of Local Government generally and the failure of Councils in particular to accept their responsibility on behalf of the community. There is no doubt that stray dogs and stray cats should be the responsibility of Local Government Councils on behalf of their residents and they should meet their obligations either by doing the job or by funding the R.S.P.C.A. to do it. The R.S.P.C.A. attitude towards the control of companion animals was outlined in a Submission to the Victorian Parliamentary Social Development Committee.

In Any case the R.S.P.C.A. is doing the job effectively and efficiently. The cost to operate the service is now about $1.2 million per year, of which the Government grant is $35,000. There can't be much doubt that the Government is obtaining value for money in this case. The Rescue Service will receive 30,000 animals this year which averages out at $40 per animal. The cost includes transportation, receipt, documentation, handling, vaccinations, worming, care and maintenance and/or euthanasia. On any terms at all this is a most efficient and cost-effective operation and, again, one which attracts very few complaints considering the volume of animals. There is no other shelter service in Victoria processing animals at just $40 per head. Certainly there will be mistakes made despite basic adherence to established procedures and each one will attract much emotional and, often, quite inaccurate criticism.

8.

The Annual Reports will reveal other important details of the Rescue Service but it is important to observe here that the night service from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. is a waste of money. Anticipating increased costs approaching $170,000 per year in this area alone owing to the necessity to pay shift and overtime rates and allowances the State Council believes that it must find a cheaper alternative. At an annual cost of over $250,000 the night service is simply not a proposition. (only about 40 telephone calls are received on an average, only five of these will require ambulance attendance. From 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. only 8 calls are received on average and only 1.2 require ambulance attendance.

The rest of the calls are for vet referrals, lost dog enquiries, inspector's calls and general hand holding about animal welfare. These figures will not increase, may very well reduce, during winter but will certainly go up during late spring and summer~

Perhaps the attached photo-copy of the R.S.P.C.A. New South Wales telephone entry tells it all!

Term of Reference No. 3.

The R.S.P.C.A. Victoria State Council abides by the Ptriorities as listed in the R.S.P.C.A. Act under item 3, 'Objects." The provision of the Services listed, relative to financial capacity, is the R.S.P.C.A. reason for being and, accordingly, R.S.P.C.A. State Council policy is to follow those objectives.

If one peruses the Objects it will be.noted that the priorities are

• to prevent cruelty to animals by enforcing existing laws.

. to procure passage of further legislation as thought expedient.

• to execute and sustain an intelligent public opinion in this regard and by doing those things conductive to attaining those objects and in particular as listed (a) to (d) in the attached R.S.P.C.A. Act and Constitution.

It is important to note again that the Society was not established almost 118 years ago as a Shelter organisation. The Rescue Centre as it now exists was introduced following quite a radical change of direction by State Council from 1979 to 1982 as a result of membership and community pressure.

9.

This change of direction has caused this and other services to be introduced and funded.

The systems of management developed for the Rescue Service and the Clinic have been adopted by most other shelters and used as a basis for the proposed Code of Practice for Shelters and Pounds.

R.S.P.C.A. State Council believes its many responsibilities to its Charter, its membership and to the public generally includes the maintenance and regular re-examination of an animal cruelty inspectorate, an animal rescue, rehabilitation, adoption and veterinary services, and an effective community education programme.

Its other primary role, which is to procure necessary legislative change, is ongoing.

The State Council is confident that its own fundraising capacity, through telephone marketing, direct mail, bequests, general donations and special -events, and eventually sponsorship and licencing, will continue developing quite rapidly for some years.

There is room for further substainable growth in telephone marketing, including agency marketing for corporations; direct mail should steadily increase its base support as the programme is refined and directed more specifically and topically; bequests will increase, perhaps significantly, as the results of the bequest acquisition programme are seen; special events will develop a regular and quite substantial revenue; sponsorship and licencing are only now being negotiated and will often involve national agreements, but should eventually generate considerable revenue - the returns to R.S.P.C.A. will commence in 1989 and increase quite markedly over the next five years and be sustained thereafter.

In estimating financial capacity in the long term the State Council is necessarily calling upon its experience over the past ten years of introducing and funding new and/or improved services from a total expenditure of something less than $400,000 in 1979 to the current level.

The effectiveness of introduced fundraising programmes is obvious and new ones planned should be equally productive as they are being painstakingly researched and developed. These programmes, particularly in licencing, should provide long term and considerable revenue for the R.S.P.C.A.

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Whilst the State Council can speak with some confidence about the long term financial stability of the R.S.P.C.A., and whilst being loathe to predict a figure, it is possible to consider revenue available for allocation of $5 million in today's terms in three or four years, it must also observe that costs will also increase, demands for improved and more diverse services will certainly require attention. The Society will be required to improve and develop facilities, it will have even greater demands placed upon it and will inevitably spend all revenue simply to keep up - as it does today. It would be of signal benefit if the Society were declared a charitable and benevolent organisation thus relieving it of State and Federal taxes e.g. payroll and sales tax, which exceed by far the amount of the Government Grant.

Animal Welfare and its Funding:

The problem of financing the future animal welfare needs of Melbourne and Victoria is that Local Government and Government have kept and does keep it at arms length, avoiding responsibility and the associated criticism and costs.

As the charity dollar becomes harder to obtain those animal welfare organisations which haven't developed a business-like approach to fundraising will fail. Their volunteer base will not be sufficient to sustain them and their current contribution, particularly in the stray/abandoned animal area, will decline. The R.S.P.C.A. should expect, and will be expected, to fill the vacuum.

state Government will find that some real change in attitude and funding arrangements will be required very soon if animal welfare services in Victoria are to be maintained at any effective level at all. Perhaps a levy on all residents, collected by Councils along with rates, is worth consideration but in any case the Government should, in State Council's view, cause a rationalisation of animal welfare services in Victoria.

The R.S.P.C.A. agreed with the Government in 1981 when it stated its policy of rationalisation of services, such as regional pounds, but notes that without amalgamation of the various organisations it will not work. The R.S.P.C.A. has made overtures over the years to many of them - Geelong Animal Aid, Lost Dogs Home, Victorian Animal Aid Trust and Peninsula Animal Aid - to become part of the Society in an effort to rationalise services. All but Peninsula Animal Aid rejected the offers and it is interesting to note that since becoming an R.S.P.C.A. branch P.A.A. has prospered as never before, its flagging management and fortunes revived, whilst retaining its own identity.

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Amalgamation has obvious practical benefits not least of which would be the Government/Local Government need to subsidise a single organisation rather than a multiplicity of them.

Conclusion.

In conclusion, State Council should say that the R.S.P.C.A. policies will continue to be re-examined as the ten year development programme has been regularly.

The Rescue Service has three basic facets

• ambulance . telephone • reception

There is clear evidence that, although committed to a 24 hour ambulance service, it is not justified on numbers as it is now operated. It is considered by State Council, however, that the 24 hour telephone service should be maintained and so should the capacity to receive animals for veterinary care. A system whereby the three aspects are conducted from the Centre until 7 p.m. or 10 p.m. then switched to a locum answering, collection and veterinary service may well prove to be the most cost-effective.

So far as the Inspectorate is concerned the 10 year plan will be complete when an Inspector can be posted to Wangaratta as this will provide an R.S.P.C.A. presence, albeit very thin, in the major animal handling areas of the State. As the Victoria Police say, an essential part of enforcing the law is to have (inspectoral) presence. The conversion of developing auxiliaries into stable branches in Mildura and Wangaratta will complete the 10 year branch development programme. These are progressing, Mildura slowly, Wangaratta rapidly, towards full branch status and will join the thriving Ballarat, Bendigo, Western Districts, Geelong, Gippsland and Peninsula Animal Aid branches, five of which provide shelter facilities.

The Education Service has a high priority and should be reinstated at the first opportunity as its role is of primary significance and importance to animal welfare generally and to the R.S.P.C.A. objects specifically.

It is necessary finally to say one more thing.

The R.S.P.C.A. cost-cutting exercise, which included closure of the night animal rescue service, was correct but State Council overlooked the industrial relations aspects and should have negotiated redundancy packages with the unions concerned. This was an error brought about by the very recent entry of unions into the R.S.P.C.A. scene and one which will not be made again.

1 2.

R.S.P.C.A. Victoria State Council has been honest with you and Mr. George in every aspect. You have been given free access to staff, records and any other information you have requested. The R.S.P.C.A has, by its own hand, introduced new services and improved old ones by careful management and planning. The use of funds is very carefully monitored and they are allocated in accordance with established policies, requirements stated by donors and terms of grants and bequests.

The Society is under an obligation to report to its Members ~n an annual basis all aspects of its financial management and joes so in far more comprehensive fashion than is required under :he Australian Accounting Standards or by other charitable or ~overnment bodies.

Yours sincerely, -----""' .- ~

h w:~.~ resident

on behalf of R.S.P.C.A. (Vie) State Counc i 1.

1968

VICTORIA.

ANNO SEPTIMO DECIMO

ELIZABETH.!£ . SECUNDA3 REGINA3

No. 7690.

An Act relating to the Incorporation and Administration of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and for other purposes.

[7th May, 1968.]

WHEREAS in the year One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one the Society known as " The Victorian Society

for the Protection of Animals,. (which society under that name and its successive names and descriptions as hereafter described is hereinafter referred to as •• the Society .. ) was formed having for its purposes the prevention of cruelty to animals by enforcing where practicabJe the existing laws and by procuring such further legislation as may be found expedient and for other kindred purposes:

And whereas the Society being then an unincorporated association adopted rules or by-laws from its inception and pursuant to such ruJes or by-laws adopted a revised set of rules at a meeting of its general committee on the sixth day of August, 1895:

And whereas on the fourteenth day of October, 1895 the Society was incorporated under the provisions of the Hospitals and Charities Act 1890 under the name and style of the Victorian Society for the Protection of Animals, notice of such incorporation appearing in the Victoria Govenunent Gazette on the eighteenth day of October, 1895:

442!/68.-PJUCI IS cents. And

2 1968. Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

No. 7690

And whereas the officers of the Society thereafter failed to have the rules previously adopted on the sixth day of August, 1895 subsequently adopted by the committee of the Society after such incorporation or to have such rules confirmed by a general meeting of contributors to the Society or to have the said rules published in the Victoria Government Gazette pursuant to the provisions of the Hospitals and Charities Act 1890:

And whereas the officers of the Society from the date of incorporation conducted elections, appointed officers and staff and carried on the administration of the Society in compliance with such pre-existing rules and thereafter adopted amendments thereto from time to time, including new by-Jaws adopted by the Society on the nineteenth day of October, 1943:

And whereas the name of the Society was in the year 1954 changed to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals as appears in the Victoria Government Gazette of the first day of September, 1954 and such name was in the year 1956 further changed to The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals as appears in the Victoria Govenunent Gazette on the twenty-first day of March, 1956:

And whereas the general committee of the Society on the twenty-seventh day of April, 1965 adopted amended by-laws {hereinafter described as the 1965 by-laws) in purported compliance with the provisions of its previously adopted by-laws and thereafter conducted a ballot and at a subsequent general meeting of the Society on the twenty-fifth day of May, 1965 purported to confirm the 1965 by-laws:

And whereas in an action by a contributory member of the Society brought against the Society in the Supreme Court of Victoria and numbered 1720 of 1965 His Honor Mr. Justice Starke held inter alia on the ninth day of March, 1967 that there had been no valid rules or by-laws of the Society since the incorporation of the Society and accordingly no validly appointed officers or servants or validly admitted contributors or members of the Society:

And whereas as a result of the said judgment doubts have arisen (i11ter alia) as to the validity of the Society's by-laws, its legal status and membership and the election and appointment of its general committee office bearers and employes and as to the validity of the acts of such persons in the purported exercise of the powers and functions of the Society:

And

1968. Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

No. 7690

And whereas it is e:~tpedient to declare that all persons who are now acting or have at any time acted as members of the general committee or office bearers or employes of the Society shall be deemed to have been duly elected or appointed (as the case may require) and to make further provisions with regard to such persons and to the acts of such persons as is hereinafter provided:

And whereas it is e:~tpedient to remove doubts that have arisen as to the legal existence, the membership and control of the Society and for the valid operation of the by-laws of the Society and for the protection of the trust funds, real estate and other assets of the Society and for other matters relating thereto as is hereinafter provided:

Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):-

1. This Act may be cited as the Royal Society for the Prevention lbort ttiiL of Cruelty to Animals Act 1968 and shall come into operation on the passing thereof.

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2. In this Act unless inconsistent with the context or lllwp-UOII.t.

subject-matter-.. By-laws" means the by-laws or rules of the Society from

time to time adopted by its financial members since the formation of the Society.

"General Committee" means the general committee of the Society operating from time to time.

" Property " means any interest in real and personal property whether within or without the State of Victoria.

" Society " means the Society known as The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and previously known and described as The Victorian Society for the Protection of Animals and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and includes the unincorporated Society operating prior to the incorporation of the Society.

3. Notwithstanding anything in the Hospila/s and Charities vauiiAt.loDL Act 1890 or any other legislative enactment-

(a) The Society now is and at all times since the eighteenth day of October, 1895 shall be deemed to have been duly incorporated and to have been a body corporate

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pursuant to the provisions of the Hospitals and Charities Act 1890 and as such now has and shaU continue to have permanent succession and a common seal and under the name aforesaid may sue and be sued prosecute and defend and take and suffer all other proceedings in all courts.

(b) All persons who are at the passing of this Act acting or have at any time acted as office bearers or committee members of the Society shall be deemed to be or to have been duly elected or appointed office bearers or committee members (as the case may require).

(c) The Secretary and other employes of the Society who at the passing of this Act are acting or have at any time acted in such capacity shall be deemed to be or to have been validly appointed or employed (as the case may require).

(d) Save as is hereinafier stated the by-Jaws or rules purported to have been adopted by the Society from time to time since the formation of the Society including the rules adopted by the Society on the sixth day of August, 1895 immediately prior to its incorporation as aforesaid shall be deemed to have been validly adopted and to have had full force and effect in the control of and administration of the affairs of the Society and all acts of all such persons as are described in sub-clauses (b) and (c) hereof purported to have been done in the exercise of the powers or functions of the Society or of its general committee under such by-laws or rules shall be deemed to have been acts done in the due and proper exercise of such powers and functions and shall not be called in question or challenged in any proceeding in any court whatsoever.

{e) So much and such parts of the by-laws purporting to have been adopted by the gent.:al committee of the Society on the 27th day of April, 1965 and purported to be confirmed by a general meeting of contributory members of the Society on the twenty-fifth day of May, 1965 as are set out in the Schedule hereto together with such additions thereto as are set out in the said Schedule shall be deemed to be the existing by-laws of the Society and to have been properly adopted and confirmed and to be in operation since the twenty-fifth day of May, 1965.

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(f) The Society may from time to time in manner provided by its by-laws make further by-laws and rules (not inconsistent with this Act) and such alterations in and amendments and additions to the by-laws as may from time to time be considered by its members to be necessary expedient or desirable.

(g) Any person who was at any particular time since the formation of the Society a contributory member, ordinary member, or junior member of the Society in accordance with the provisions of the by-laws which purported to be in operation at that particular time shall be deemed to have been at that time a member of the Society as aforesaid and all persons who were contributory members, ordinary members or junior members of the Society in aocordance with the by-laws which purported to be in operation at the passing of this Act namely the 1965 by-laws shall be deemed to be at the passing of this Act members as aforesaid subject, (a) to their having paid such contributions as have become due from time to time under the 1965 by-laws, and (b) to their having complied with the other conditions of membersb.ip under the 1965 by-laws.

(h) Notwithstanding anything contained in the by-laws the term of office of any office bearer or member of the general committee who under this Act is deemed to hold or retain such office or membership under the by-laws as at the 30th day of June, 1967 shall from the coming into operation of this Act be extended for a period of one year additional to the term of office or membership (as the case may require) that he or she is otherwise entitled to enjoy under the by-laws.

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4. (a) All property in fact held by the Society or by any person ,.. to """""'·

or persons on its behalf either absolutely or on trust or for any purpose whatsoever at the passing of this Act shall from and after the coming into operation of this Act vest in the Society or the person or persons as aforesaid without the necessity for any conveyance transfer or other assurance for such property and shall henceforth be held managed and dealt with by the Society or such persons as the Society or its proper officers may from time to time under its by-laws direct subject nevertheless to any trusts mortgages liens and other charges affecting the same immediately prior to the date of such vesting.

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(b) The Society may receive hold and enjoy property absolutely or upon trust and may grant transfer convey exchange demise (whether by way of lease or otherwise) create easements over or otherwise dispose of either absolutely or by way of mortgage charge lien or other encumbrance any of the property at any time belonging to the Society provided that if any such property is subject to any trust the provisions of such trust shall be carried out by the Society in accordance with any testamentary disposition trust deeds or other instrument creating the trust, and generally the Society may exercise subject to the provisions of this Act all powers rights and privileges incident to a body corporate.

5. Notwithstanding the enactment of this Act the rights of the parties under the judgment of His Honor Mr. Justice Starke in action number 1720 of 1965 in the Supreme Court of Victoria shall be and remain in all respects the same as they would have been if this Act had oot been passed.

SCHEDULE.

BY·LAWS. NAME OP ntl Socmn'.

l. The name of the Society is " The Ro)-al Society for lhe Prevention of Cruelty to Animals " it havina on Petilion becll declared a body politic and corporate under the Hospitals aNJ CluJritks Act 1890 (S4 Vie., No. 1099) by the Governor in Council on 14th Oc:tobcr, 1895 (ritk peae 1474 or the Victoria Go!lei7IIMIII GtUml dated 8th February, 1956).

INTEilPRETAnoM.

2. In the interpretation or these By-laws words sitp'lifyina the sin111lar nurnbcr rnay include the plural nurnbcr and vice vena and worcll •ia:nifyina lho muc:ulino pmder shaU include the ferninine aender.

Oa.IEcrs. 3. The objects of the Society are to prew:at c:ruelty 10 animals by enforcinc,

where practicable, the e11istin1 laws. by procurina lhe passap of such further leaislation as rnay be tbouaflt uCI'edimt. by exocutina and susta~nina an intellipnt public opinion in this rcprd and by doina all thinp conduc:i-w: and iDciderltal 10 the atta.inrnent of the foreaoina objects and in panicular-

(a) to take such steps and do such lhinp as rnay be IIOCeSSI.I')' or advisable to educate aU penons iD tbe c:omrDUOity with reprd 10 tbe humane treatment of animals ;

(b) to dift'use inf(lrmation as to lhe can:, protection and treatmeDt of animals. by lhe publishina and cimllatina or literature, by the orpnizina and delivery of lectures. and the promotion of essay and other competitions. by wireles.s broadc:ast.inl of addresses and talks. the use of television for the presentation of iDformation or this nature and by any lawful means of cornrnunitatioa :

(c:) to conduct, rnanaae. opente or enc:ourap and 1ubsidi!10 clinicll, hospitals, hornes, 1heltcrs for the care, treatmeot., rnaintmance and protectJOD of anirnals and to acquire and conduct ambula.Dce and ol.ber means or transport for animals ;

(d) to pn:pare. edit, print, publisb, issue, acquire and circulate boola, papen, periodicals, pzettes. cimllan and olher literary productioN relatina to the care and tn:atrnmt of animals or any research or iavestiption undertaken wilh n:ferer!CII ~hereto.

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4. The Society shall keep a register of memben ..,.ith their fuU names and addresses and the date or commencement of their membenhip. A member may inspect and take copies of the register or any entry in the register at any reasonable time.

s. Any person desiring to become a member of the Society shall make application on the prescribed form in which shaU be included an underta.k.inJ to be bouod by the By-laws of the Society.

Membership of the Society shaD be constituted as foUo,., :-(a) Persons who at any time durina the t\1>-eh·e months ending 30th June in any

one year shall have contributed on their own behalf the sum of two dollars or more, provided that such penon shall not have beca disqualified from membenhip in accordance with the By-la,., :

(b) Persons elected by the General Committee as-(i) Life Memben by virtue of their havinJ contributed on their

own behalf in one donation to the Society forty dollan or more:

(ii) Honorary Memben on the ground that they bave conferred a signal benefit on the Society;

(c) Any one penon nominated as a contributor by any organization, corporation, company or firm which during the period aforesaid ahaU have contributed to the Society h\-enty doUars or more ;

(d) Any one person nominated as a contributor by the employees of any organizntion, corporation, company, firm or employer who have contributed to the Society durin11 the period aforesaid ten dollar! or more;

(e) Any one person nominated as contributor by the executon or trustees of any Will who have allocated at least one hundred dollan to the Society in one donation out of any moneys of the Testator DOt specitically directed to be paid to the Society under the WW ;

(f) No nominated member shaU be a perso11 disqual.ified for membenhip ill aoxordance witb these By-la,., ;

(I) Persons under the a,e of 18 years who "ithin the period ending on 30th June in any one year shall han: contributed on their own behalf to the Society the sum of ten cents. Such members shall be referred to u Junior Memben and shall have no votina rillhts but ahaiJ othenl.i~e be bound by these By-la,.,.

6. (a) Notwithstanding anythin11 in the pm::edina clauses the General Committee may reject any application for membership in any category or may refuse to renew or may cancel any membership upon bein11 satisfied that any of the followins l!rOunds wst-

(i) that the person concerned has made or caused to be made or published false, unfair, extravagant. fraudulent, derogatory or harmful statements concemin1 the Society or its aeti\'itie'l or its General Committee, Offic:e Bearers or Staff in the performa~~C"e or their duties ;

(ii) that the person concerned has rither before or since applying for membership expressed views or aeted m a manner i.Dc:onsislent with or detrimental to the aims and objects of the Society.

(b) The powers under Clause 6 (a) shall not be intf:I'Jireted so as to prevent fair and honest criticism nor shall it apply to any written material forwarded to the General Committee nor to matten raised in aood faith at any General Meeting of the Society.

(c) Any member awieved by the decision of the General Committee in exercise of its powers under the preceding sub-sections may request the Committee to ask the Secretary of the L..aw institute of Victoria or the Victorian Bar Council to appoint an Arbitrator to deal with the matter. After hearinl all parties the Arbilrator shaD make his decision which shall be bindina on the Society and the member. The Arbitrator shall make such order as to costs as he may deem fit. Neither pany to such an arbitration shaU be entitled to legal repn:sentatio11 and tbe time and place and form of the hearinJ shaD be prescribed by the Arbitrator.

(d) Notwil.hstandins anythina contained in this clause membenhip of the Society sbaU cease should any member be in a.rJUrS "'ith bis subscriptioo ror a period of three months after the 30th June m any year.

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7. The Govemins body of the Society shall be the General Committee whicb shall consist of the folio\\ ins O!TJCe-Burers : a President, two Vice-Presidents, an Honorary Treasurer and fourteen other members. All such members shall be contributory members. If it be found af\er any Annual Election of the General Committee that no member duly elected is a Veterinary Surseon or a member of the Victoria Police or a member of a recoiP1ized Accountancy Orpnization, the President shall approach the Australian Veterinary Association (Victorian Division) or the Chief Commissioner of Polia: or the Resistrar of a recoiP'Iiz.ed Accountancy Orsanization (as the case may be), and request nomination of a representative from such body. Such nominee shall thereupon become a member of the General Committee for the year in question and hne all the rishts and duties of the members of the General Committee notwithstandins that he may not be a financial member of the Society. The Nominee shall retire at the end of the financial year and cease to hold office alter the Annual General Meetins unless he bec:omes a financial Member ILDd staods for election and ill duly elected to office.

8. The members or the General Committee shall be elected at an Annual Election at the time of the Annual General Meetins for a period of three years and on the day of the Annual General Meetins in each year sill of the said members shall retire from office but sbaU be eliaibk for re-election. The members who aball retire shaU be-

(a) any member appointed to fill a casual vacancy durins the.preoedins year up to a total or sill in number and if less than sill ;

(b) such other members u have been lonsest ia olfic:e without re-election.

9. The Office-Bearers shall be elected by the General Committee at the first Committee Meetins after the Annual General Meetins aad shall hold office for one year but shaU be elisible for re-election.

10. The names of the members of the General Committee who shall retire in accordance with By-laws 8 and 9 shall be determined at the rneetins of the General Committee held in the month of May in each year. Should it be necessary to determine the six members to retire by the inclusion of some or one only of members of equal lensth of service then the members to be so included sball be determined by aa:reement or in default thereof by lot.

11. If any member of the General Committ­(a) dies; (b) resilfiS by writins under his hand addressed to the Sea-elary of the Soc:iety : (c) becomes bankrupt or insoh·ent or compounds with his creditors or makes

I deed of anansernent (or the benefit of his aeditors ; (tf) ceases to be I Contributory Member or the Society ; (~) is ~onvicted of any treason, felony or srave misdemeanour: or (f) is absent without the permiaion or the General Committee from four

consecutive ordinary Meetinp of the General Commit'-his office shall thereupon beeorne YliiC'allt.

12. In the event of any casual vacancy on the Committee the remainin1 members thereof may temporarily appoint thm:to a Contributory Member.

Oli'TIES AND POWEitll Of THII GE'NPW. CoMMrnu. 13. The first duty of the General Committee on takinl Office each year will be to

request the Governor of the State of Victoria. if not already appointed, to become Patron of the Society. Should, for any reason the Governor be unable to accept patronaae of the Society, the Lieutenant Go\'CfiiOf shaU be requested to accept sucb appointrneot.

14. The General Committee shall ha\-e control of the af!'airs. property and funds of the Society. It shall have in its control all appointments and dismissals of members of the Stall', it shall lb. their salaries and cooditions or employment and

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generally shaU be entrusted with the duty of taking such action as it may deem expedient to promote and carry out the objects of the Society. lt shall ha~ power to appoint such Veterinary Surgeons a.nd Solicitors as it may think desirable. The General Committee shall ha~ power to give directions or make regulations from time to time ror the conduct of elections a.nd the carrying on of the business affain of the Society in so far as these mauers ue not c:overed by any or the By-Jaws of the Society.

IS. The General Committee shaH have power to appoint such Sul><ommittees u may be found necessary but such Sul><ommittees shaD be c:omposed or memben of the General Committee.

The President shall be a.n ex-officio member of all such Sul><ommitleel.

MEETINOs oF THI GEMJtAL CoMMITI'!l!. 16. The General Committee shall meet monthly e:r.cept in January at such tirnea

as it may decide. In the absence of the President and Vice-Presidents the memben present shall choose a Chairman. At any meeting or the General Committee six members thereof shall form a quorum. All questions shall be decided by the votes of a majority of the members present and in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a sc:.:ond or c;asting vote.

GEMJtAL MEEnNOS.

17. A General Meeting of the Society may be called by the General Committee at any time and shall be called by the Secretary upon the written request of not less than six members or the General Comminee or not less than 100 contributory mernben or the Society statina: the purpose for which they desire the meetina: to be c:aUed. Votina: at General Meetinp shall be by simple majority of those memben present a.nd entitled to vote.

18. Every General Meeting shall be advertised by the Secretary in two daily newspapers circulating in the City of Melbourne at leut )~ days before the date on which the meeting i$ to be held giving the euc:t time and place of IIIICh m.tinJ.

19. The President or in his absence one of the Vice-Presidents shall preside at every General Meeting. In the absence of the President or Vice-Presidents the memben shall choose some otber member of tbe General Committee to be Chairman.

20. Twenty-five mernben sbaU form a quorum at any General Meetin1 or Annual General Meeting.

ANNVAL GEN!IlAL MB!TINOS.

21. An Annual General Meeting shall be called by the Secretary acting on the authority of the General Committee on some day between !he fint day of July a.nd the thirty-lint day of Auaust in each year.

22. The business to be transacted at the Annual General Meetin1 shall be­(a) to receive the report of the General Committee for tbe pi'I!Cedill1 financ:ial

year: (b) to receive the accounts and balance sheet duly OC'I'Ii&ed by tbe Society'l

auditor for the preciedin1 financial year : (c) to elect such mernben of the General Commillee u may be necessary ; (d) to appoint and fix the remuneration of an auditor for the ensuin1 year : (e) to decide on a.ny motion submitted by an eligible member of which notice

in writin& shall have been submitted to the Secretary by the prOJ)OICI' at leut 28 days prior to tbe date filled for the m.tinJ.

PRoa:t>lllU! fOR THI ELECTION Of' THI GEN!JlAt. eo-mu. 2). The election ror the General Committee shall be held oo the same day u the

Annual General Meetin1 of the Society.

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24. The Secretary shaU include in the notice advertising the holding of the Annual General Meeting notification that nominations are called for in respect to the specified number of vacancies to be filled on the General Committee of the Society and that such nominations--

(a) must be in writing signed bf the candidates and two other members all of whom shall at the d:ue o nomination be financial contributory members of the Society ; and

(b) must be in the hands or the Secretary by twelve noon on a date specified in the notice such date to be at le3.St twenty-cne days prior to the date of the annual election.

2S. The General Committee shall at least two montlu before the date of the Annual General Meeting appoint a Returning OffiCer for the purpo'!IC of the election but no person shall act in such olftce if he is a member of the General Commillee, a candidate for election or a permanent employee of the Sociew and such Returning Officer shall be a person who has acted in a responsible capac:ity regularly at Municipal State or Federal elections.

26. Immediately afier the close of nominations the Secretary shall cause a list of the eligible persons nominated to be posted on a Notice Board at the registered oflia: of the Society.

27. If the number of candidates is no greater than the number of vacancies to be filled the Clusirman of the Annual General Meeting shall at that meeting declare such candidates duly elected and they shall take office from the closina of such meeting. Notwithstandina anythina in the p~ing clauses, the General Committee of the precedins year shaU hold office until the close of the Annual General Meeting and the new Committee shaU thereupon take ofl'ice.

28. If there are more candidates than •acancies to be tilled the election shall be by ballot of the members conducted in the followins I!Wlner :-

(a) Tbe Secretary shaU cause ballot papers to be prepared containinstbe names of the candidates in alrhabetical order with an asterisk apinst the names of retirins members elisible for re-election and containing directions as to the method of votin1- Such directions shaU advise tbe contributory mernber-

(i) that the ballot paper shall be completed by marking a number in each square opposite the candidates names in order of the voters preference, commencing with the number I and continuin1 con!lecUtively until each square is tilled ;

(ii) that the completed ballot paper shall then be placed in the smaller envelope supPlied and sealed and that this envelope shall then be placed m the laracr envelope supplied upon the inside ftap of which the voter shall legibly write his name, initiab and address ;

(iii) that the outer m,·elope enc:losin1 the smaller envelope shall be scaled and addressed to the Retumins OfficeT at such address as he may direct and posted so as to be received by bim not later than the time of closina of the ballot ;

(b) The Secretary shall not less than founeen days prior to the closing of the ballot· post in a prepaid envelope addressed to each member elisible to vote a ballot paper initialled on the back by the Secretary and the Retumins Officer and stamped with the official stamp of the Society t()Jether with two other envelopes. The larp:r of such envelopes shall be a " Business :Reply " envelope addressed to the Retumina Offico:r and shall be numbered with the individual re1ister number of eacb member entitled to vote. The smaller envelope shall be clearly marked " Ballot Paper " :

(c) AJtematively members may vote by delivering their ballot papers to. the Returning Officer before the ballot closes by plac:m1 the same m a ballot box to be provided by him at the time and place of the Annual General Meetin1-

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29. The ballot shall dose half an hour afier the time fi.\ed for commencement of the Annual General Meeting. At the close of the ballot the Returning Officer shall proceed to remove the envelopes containing the ballot papel'l from the ballot box, and shall open such envelopes and all other en"elopes re<:el~ by hifl'! through the post before the close of the ballot. He shall reject any ballot paper which as not marked in accordance with the requirements of these By-laws and shall proceed w1th such assistance as he may require to count the votes reeorded on the remaining ballot papers. The Returning Officer shall conduct the said ballot by the preferential system of voting and subjeet to any regulations adopted by the General Committee. Except in so far as it may be inconsistent with these By-laws or such regulations the Returning Officer shall use the s)'!tem of Preferenti~l Voting prescribed by the Model By-laws of the Hospital and Charities Commission.

30. Any candidate or any two or more candidates jointly may appoint a Scrutineer who shall be a financial contributory member of the Society. No candidate shall appoint or join in appointing more than one Scrutineer. Such appointment shall be in writing addressed to the Returning Officer and signed by the candidate or candidates making the appointment and shall bear in the margin a specimen signature of the Scrutineer. Such writing shall be delivered to the Returning Officer at the Society's Registered Off~ee at least an hour before the time fixed for the <:losing of the ballot. No person shall act as Scrutineer until the Returning Offi<:er has satisfied himxlf as to the identity of sucb pei"$0D with the Scrutineer appointed by such writin&-

31. Any Scrutineer properly appointed may be present at any stage of the proceedings for checkin1 the identity of the vote!"$ with the roll e:uminin1 the baUot papers and counting the votes. In the case of any dispute as to the adequacy of marking or otherwise as to the validity of any ballot paper the decision of the Returning Officer shaU be bindinl and conclusive.

32. No election shall be invalidated by muon of the fact that any notice or paper required by these By-laws shaU not have been received by any member provided that the notice referred to in By-law 24 bereof shall bave beeD duly published.

33. The Returning Of!ia:r shall after the poU closes proceed to count the votes and shall then declare the result of the ballot by signins the Certificate in the presence of the Scrutineers (if any) and if none in the presence of the Secretary and the result of the ballot so certified shall be published in the two daily newspapers in which notices of the election were published.

34. tr at any Annual Eleetion for the General Committee the places of retirin1 members not standing for re-election are not filled the General Ccmmil!ee shall regard the vacancies in the same way as any casual vacancy and shall proceed to appoint su<:h contributory members as they think fit to fill sucb vac:ancics.

35. For the purpose of the election of the General Committee the Secretary shall supply to the Retumins Olfar the complete roll of membel'l includins their names and addresses, date of payment of their su~iption and any other details relevant to their eligibility to vote. The Secretary shall also supply a similar complete roll of members eligible to vote whi<:h shall be available to Scrutineers. In the event of any dispute as to eligibility to vote the dec:ision of the Returning Of!ia:r shall be based on the complete roU and shall be final.

'Nana:s. 36. Any notice to any officer or member of the Society whk:h by these By-laws

is required to be given may be served by delivering it to the pel"$00 on whom it is to be served or by sendin1 it by post in a prepaid letter addressed to him at his usual or last known place of abode or business within sU<:h time (if any) as is so prescribed and evidence of postage shall be deemed to be sufficient evidenc:c of service for the purposes of these By-laws.

SECIIET.UY.

3 7. The General Committee may appoint and at its disc:retiOD remove or auspend a Secretary to the Society and IU his remune111tion.

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lt shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep accurate minutes of the proceedings of the Society and of the General Committee a.nd to conduct the COITespondenc:e o( the Society under the direction of the General Committee. He shall also be char,ed with the care of the books, documents and all property of the Society. He shall prepare an Annual Report. He shall keep the Memllership Rolls as set forth in By-law 4 and perfotTn such duties as are incidental to the enforcement of thae By-laws a.ad u may be directed or permitted by the Gc:ueral Con:unittee.

HONORARY TUASUIUlll..

38. The Honorary Treasurer shall be a member of a recognized Aecountins Organization and shall have charge of the moneys, MC:urities IISid other valuable propeny of the Society and shall, subject. to IISIY direction from the General Committee disburse its funds, invest or realize in\·estments and generally act in and supervise all matters concemins the finances of the Society. He shall cause flroper accounting records to be kept of the transaction of the Society and ehall produce to the Gener:~l Committee his books of aca~unt and records and such documents relatins thereto as may be required.

He shall make an Annual Report of the Assets and Liabilities and shall submit to audit the accounts of tbe Society and such otber fina.ocial records of the Society u he is required to keep.

Sut.. 39. The Seal now in use by the Society shall be adopted as its Common Seal and

lhe General Committee sb.aU provide for safe custody of the Seal. The Common Seal of the Society shall be affuted to documents by two members

of the General Committee in the presence of the Secretary and such application of the Seal shall be entered in a Resister kept for this pw-posc and produced to the General Committee at each meetins thereof.

·~· 40. Any chanae in the investments or the Society shall be made only on a recommendation by a majority of the Finance Sub-Committee where such has been appointed, confitTned by a majority of the General Committee or by a majority of the General Committee where no Finance Sub-Commillee has been appointed.

Al.TUATION TO 8Y·LAWS.

41. Alterations of or additions to these By-laws ahall be made in the followins manner:-

(a} Any financial member of the Society may from time to time 11.1bmit in writ in& to the General Committee any proposed amendment to these By-laws (hereinafter called " the proposed amendment ") and the General Committee shall by resolution 10·ithin two calendar months of receivina the proposed amendment either adopt or reject or adopt in altered form any such proposed amendment.

(b) The General Convnittee may also of its own motion from time to time by resolution adopt any proposed amendment to the then By·laws.

(c) The General Committee shall at the Annual General Mectins or General Meet in& nellt held al'ler the adoption or any resolution under (a) or (b) hereof advise such Geneml Meet inc of the proposed amendment and of any adopted amendment to these By-laiO'S and such General Meetina sh:~ll be empoiO"ered either to confirm or rejec;t such adopted amendment to these By-la10-s or to confirm or reject the proposed amendment in the form submitted to the General Committee and upon the confirmation of such adopted amendment to these By-la10"S or the proposed amendment the 53me shall subjec;t to the followina provision forthwith ta.ke effect u an amendment to these By-laws.

(d) Not\\ithstandina the pro .. isions of By-Law I 7, if immediately after any adopted amendment to these By-la10-s or proposed amendment is duly confitTned by any such General Meeting no fe10"er than twenty members then present at such General Mectina and entitled to vote demand that the conlinncd amendment to these By-laws be the subject or a postal

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ballot of members then such amendment to these By-laws shall case to be effective unless and until it has been approved by a majority voting in a postal ballot of members which shall be conducted forthwith by the General Committee according to the ballot procedure prescribed for the election of the General Committee so far as the l\&llll! is applicable thereto.

BRANCKI!S.

42. The Committee may by resolution reccpize as a Branch of the Society any local Anociation in any district or Victoria, if-

(a) the constitution of such Association is approved by the General Coml'f!ittee ; and

(b) the Eltecutive of such Association undenak~ that if recognized as a Branch the Members \\"ill be bound by the By-laws of the Society as nistins from time to time and by such resulations and rules made by the General Committee as are arplic:able to Branches.

The General Committee is hereby e'tp~ly sh"en the power to draw up rules and regulations for the governing of Branches and to amend them from time to time as it may think tit, but before eurcisint its po"ers it shall notify any Branches accordinaly so that they may place before it any facts which may be considered to be relevant. These powers howe\·er will not affect the ripu of such Branches to receive donations and legacies and to disbunc them in accorda.noe with the By-laws of the Parent Society which shall have become the By-la""' of such Branch or Branches and the Parent Society shall have no ript to claim any pan of such funds 'by way of levy, contribution or otherwise.

43. Each such Branch shall have an Oli!Ce or Headquar1ers to which communications may be addressed and shall furnish to the General Committee the address thereof and notice of any chanae of such address.

MELBOURNE:

By Authority: A. C. BROOKS, Go\"ernment PriDler.

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ADMINISTRATION STAFF

ROGERS

BUTT NER

ELL! S

PYKE

THOMPSON

KING

TREMBATH ) PARK )

LEAVER NETHERCOTE

Secretary to Director and Executive Officer. Printing and photocopying for all depts. Typing for all depts. as time permits.

Public Relations Officer. Public Relations, donor liaison, bequest acquisition, shopping centre promotions M other fundraising.

Senior Clerk Supervision of general office Membership. Banking for all depts. Cashbook. Inwards mail and Outwards mail. Assist switch. Stationery supplies all depts.

Switch. All incoming calls to RSPCA (about 1000 9MS). Oversee work experience. Hall and caravan bookings. Attend counter. Some typing.

Clerk. Cash payments. Insurance Claims. Work Care records, claims and payments. Back-up for payroll. Assist with accounts payable. General clerical work. Available for other depts. when short staffed.

E.D.P. Supervisor. Oversee all computer operation G.L, A.P., Payroll, membership donor file. Tel*phone marketing rece1pt1ng. Run ale's payable Maintain Super­annuation records and remittances. Run G.L. system. Training of K.P.O's.

Key Punch operators. All receipting and banking of general income. Maintainence of records. Backups. Available for other depts. when short staffed.

Trainees (Govt. subsidy). Assist Education Officer. General office work. Relieving Switchboard. Often in other depts. relieving or gaining experience. At RSPCA three days per week. Two days at school.

CASTLES

FLEMING

HANDENBERG

MACDONALD

TAYLOR

WITHERS

Part-time Volunteer Co-ordinator Five days per week 9-3 Recruit, interview, train and supervise volunteers for all depts. Train paid staff in use of volunteers.

Part-time Accountant. Four days per month. Assist Executive Officer.

Part-time Bequest Officer, Two days per week. Visiting prospective and confirmed benefactors and major donars. Arranging tours of RSPCA.

Part-ti~e Paymaster. Two to three days per fortnight. RSPCA Payroll - 200 plus people on Oranch payrolls.

Part-time typist. Three days per week. Typing and filing for all departments.

Part-time clerk. Five days per week 9-3 Maintainance of donor file. Donor liaison. Assist PRO and Education Officer.

A 01·1 Ul l S T R A T l 0 N

(Senior Clerk)

STATE COUNCIL

I DIRECTOR

I ) ) SECRETARY )

EXECUTIVE OFFICER )

I I I I I I l I l

INSPECTORATE

(Co-ordinator)

BOARDING KENNELS

RESCUE CENTRE

(l·lanager)

CLINIC TELEPHONE I~ARKET ING

(Manager) (Manager)

EDUCATION LOST DOGS HOME DEPOT

(Education (R/C Manager) Officer)

EXECUTIVE ADmNISTRATION INSPECTORATE RESCUE CENTRE CLINIC TELEPHONE EDUCATION KENNELS & LDH DEPOT MARKETING

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THOMPSON Clerk BROWN INSP CULLIN A.W.O. MILLER VET CHAN SUPER TREtiBATH KPO REC BEND IGO MELDRUtl CLERK THOMAS VET CLARK DEBTS PARK KPO REC rAIRLIE INSP EDWARDS CLERK CRAKER PIT VET HALfPENNY DEBTS LEA VER ) Subsidised SALE HOUSTON CLERK DAVIS PIT VET HcHUGH CLERK NEtHERCOTE) Trainee HAHBRIDGE INSP MIDDLETON SIA ATT BYRNE PIT VET HcCRACKEN CLERK CASTLES PIT V Co-Ord SALE BINDLEY A ATT PEARS ON PIT VET GEDUHN KPO FLEt:ING PIT Acct WILKINSQN INSP BACKZ A ATT MITCHELL P/T VET HALL KPO HARDEN PIT Bequests LUGG INSP GAY A ATT PITNEY P/T VET DUNK P/i KPO MACDONALD PIT Paym BALLARAT PERT A ATT SALTER S - V/N STOKES PIT KPO

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