Advice to navigate the laws which may be relevant to clubs and outdoor individuals
Waivers: should your club use them?
Are they legal? Are they useful? Should you use them?
Club trips & courses: The HSWA and Adventure Activities Regulations
Advice to clubs about the exemptions and pitfalls of these bits of legislation
Recreational Access and Health and Safety Law
FMC is stoked to see WorkSafe’s new guidance about health & safety law and recreational access.
Gear hire services – the legal issues
The laws concerning hiring gear are designed to regulate commercial activities; if your club is operating the service in the true nature of a voluntary organisation for the benefit of its members, then the club is generally exempt from those laws.
Trip transport and licencing – staying legal
One of the many benefits of club membership is reducing your costs of getting to the hills by combining resources for transport. But as soon as any money changes hands, you need to be aware of the rules surrounding payments and transport, otherwise you can stray unwittingly onto the wrong side of the law.
Should your club incorporate?
Becoming an Incorporated Society has many benefits for clubs. Find out whether its right for your club.
Insurance for Clubs
What insurance does your club need? Sadly I can’t answer this question, but hopefully I can give some pointers to enable you to answer it.
Safety management
Safety and liability are two buzz words in today’s society. When it comes to outdoor clubs, there is a lot of misconception around what the responsibilities of the club, the leaders and the individuals.
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