News: Legal

Indoor play centre fined $40,000 after boy injures back in climbing wall fall

Geelong-based indoor play and trampoline centre Bounce has been fined $40,000 in the Victorian County Court following an incident in which an 11-year-old boy fractured his sternum and…

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Oct 2, 2024 Attractions / Legal / Recreation / Safety /

 
 

New safety laws now in place for Western Australian water sports 

The Western Australia Government has introduced new safety equipment requirements for sail and kiteboarders, windsurfers and paddlers operating more than 400 metres from shore with the…

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Oct 1, 2024 Aquatics / Government / Legal / Safety /

 
 

New Zealand Amateur Sport Association emphasises that community clubs are not companies

The New Zealand Amateur Sport Association (NZASA) has expressed its concerns about the impact of the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 and the Incorporated Society Regulations 2023 on…

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Sep 30, 2024 Legal / Recreation / Sport /

 
 

Paedophile swim coach dies weeks after conviction for sexually assaulting young girls

Former Australian Olympic swimming coach Dick Caine has died, weeks after he was found guilty of raping and sexually abusing six female students in the 1970s and 1980s Caine, who had been…

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Sep 28, 2024 ByNigel Benton Aquatics / Legal / Safety / Sport /

 
 

BlueFit to continue focus on safety and commits to further staff training on breastfeeding awareness

Following mainstream media reports on a mother being told to stop breastfeeding while poolside at the Hurstville Aquatic Centre in Sydney's south, facility operator BlueFit has…

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Sep 27, 2024 ByNigel Benton Aquatics / Education / Legal / Recreation /

 
 

ROI 4 Events looks to transform events industry commercial operations.

Aiming to revolutionise commercial operations in the events industry, ROI 4 Events has been launched - presenting a business model leveraging an ‘aggregated’ strategy,…

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Sep 27, 2024 Entertainment / Events / Insurance / Legal / Sport /

 
 

Safety lessons for tourism operators from New Zealand’s White Island tragedy

With the White Island volcanic eruption serving as a sombre reminder of the catastrophic consequences of safety oversights by tourism operators, Bronwyn Smart and James Ritchie of The…

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Sep 26, 2024 Environment / Legal / Safety / Tourism /

 
 

AFL issues warning to fans over black market grand final tickets

The AFL has warned fans to be vigilant around buying grand final tickets after advising that thousands of official barcodes were “illegally downloaded” in a digital security…

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Sep 25, 2024 Legal / Sport / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

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