New standards for outdoor adventure activities
Source: Queensland. Minister for Child Safety and Minister for Sport. Media Release
"Sport Minister Phil Reeves joined a group of abseiling professionals and canoe enthusiasts at the Kangaroo Point Cliffs to mark the release of the Queensland Adventure Activity Standards (AAS). The Standards are a comprehensive set of voluntary guidelines to help the outdoor recreation industry maintain safe operating procedures. Sport Minister Phil Reeves said the Standards covered a range of activities. “All aspects of adventure activity planning, leader skills and responsibilities, equipment and environmental practices for each activity have been considered and developed into the Standards,” Mr Reeves said. “The Standards will assist activity providers to establish their own Standard Operating Procedures. While these are voluntary, they set minimum benchmarks which should encourage a high level of industry acceptance and compliance.”