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Review of risk management and safety in the adventure and outdoor commercial sectors in New Zealand 2009/10

The Prime Minister announced a review of risk management and safety in the adventure and outdoor commercial sectors in September 2009. The review looked at the existing regulations, safety systems and processes in the sector, and at any ways of improving risk management and safety.

The Department of Labour led this work, on behalf of the Minister of Labour, in consultation with key agencies and industry organisations. Terms of Reference were established.

The final report is now available.

Adventure Tourism Review Implementation Project Update

On 13 December 2010, Cabinet agreed that regulations be made under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 requiring adventure tourism and outdoor education operators to be registered, after obtaining a safety audit from an accredited provider, before being able to provide defined types of adventure activities.  Cabinet’s decisions were in response to a review of risk management and safety in the adventure and outdoor commercial sectors, which was led by the Department of Labour (the Department) during 2009/10. You can read an update on this here

Public consultation

The Department moved into the consultation phase for the review and launched two questionnaires. One questionnaire was intended for outdoor and commercial sector operators, associations and organisations. The other was aimed at individuals.

The questionnaires asked for people’s views on:

  • the strengths and weaknesses of risk management and safety in the sector
  • what is working well
  • what could be improved, and
  • what are the six most important principles people believe underpin well managed risk.

The public consultation closed on 16 December 2009.

Review reports

The following review reports are available:

Media inquiries can be made to media@dol.govt.nz.