Participation Agreement –

AGREEMENT made on ­­­___________________________ 2025

BETWEEN

AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT SPORTS CLUB LIMITED (ACN 688 883 552) of 6/1634 Pittwater Rd, Mona Vale, NSW, 2103 (the Club)

AND

________________________________________________________________(the Participant).

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1               Definitions

In this Agreement unless a contrary intention appears:

Club means the Australian Parliament Sports Club Limited (ACN 688 883 552) and its directors, officers, agents, employees, volunteers and contractors.

Events mean the activities, games, competitions and other events organised and conducted by the Club during the Term of this Agreement.

Participant means the person who has signed this Agreement for the purposes of participating in the Events as a member of the Club.

2               Term

The Term of this Agreement will be for the period the Participant is a member of Club.

3               Acknowledgment of risk

(a)            The Participant acknowledges and understands that:

(i)              the Events involve risks and dangers which may result in injury or death;

(ii)             the safety precautions taken by the Club in respect of the Events do not guarantee the Participant’s safety;

(iii)            if the Participant observes any safety risk during the Events, they will notify the Club immediately and take all practicable steps to ensure their own health and safety and the safety of others; and

(iv)           the Club may refuse to allow the Participant to participate in the Events if reasonably required for the safety of the Participant or others.

(b)            The Participant accepts the inherent risks of undertaking the physical activity and agrees to participate in the Events at their own risk. The Participant acknowledges that they are responsible for their own health and safety during the Events.

(c)            The  Participant agrees to abide by the rules and conditions of the Events and agrees that the organisers of the Events may, at their absolute discretion, vary the rules and conditions of the Events without prior notice to the Participant.

4               Warranty of fitness

The Participant understands that the Events may be physically demanding and warrant that the Participant:

(a)            is medically and physically able to attend the Events and the activities they participate in; and

(b)            is not aware of any illness, injury or any other physical disability or impairment which may cause the Participant or any other person injury or death while participating in the Events.

5               Consent to treatment

The Participant consents to receiving any medical treatment that the Club considers desirable during or after the Events, at the cost of the Participant.

6               Emergency Contact

The Participant consents for the following person to be contacted in an emergency where the Club considers it necessary or desirable to do so:

Name: _______________________

Phone: _______________________

7               Release and indemnity

(a)            The Participant releases all persons and entities associated, directly or indirectly, with the conduct of the Events, from any action or claim the Participant may have arising from their participation in the Events for any injury, death, loss or damage that may occur during the Events, even if such action or claim arises from the Club’s negligence.

(b)            The Participant indemnifies the Club from any liability or cost incurred or suffered by the Club in connection with the Participant’s participation in the Events or any breach of the terms of this Agreement.

(c)            The Participant agrees that any liability of the Club arising will be limited to the resupply of the services or payment of the cost of having the services supplied again. For the avoidance of doubt, this exclusion does not exclude liability for recklessness as defined by the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).

(d)            The Participant agrees that any implied terms for the supply of the goods and/or provision of services are expressly excluded.

(e)            The Participant intends that this Agreement will take immediate effect upon signing by the Participant, and the Participant does not require the Club to sign this Agreement.

 

SIGNED by the Participant:

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