News: Legal
Fitlink dispute turns into a family feud
Uncertainty surrounding the future of troubled training provider Fitlink has been exasperated by a bitter family dispute over ownership of the lucrative New Zealand Fitlink...
Nov 14, 2016
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Chinese Government relaxes sport event restrictions
The Chinese Government is changing its laws in order to ease the requirements for the organisation of sporting sports events. Earlier this week President Xi Jinping signed a...
Nov 10, 2016
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Amusement operator to pay $80,000 after pleading guilty to health and safety charge
Leading New Zealand rides operator Mahons Amusements must pay out almost $80,000 following an incident that caused multiple fractures in the leg of a two-year-old boy. The boy...
Nov 10, 2016
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Safework NSW clarifies design registrations for inflatables
Amid industry confusion over current requirements for operations of commercial inflatable play devices, Safework NSW has set out to clarify the current design registrations for...
Nov 8, 2016
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AALARA releases statement on Dreamworld tragedy
The Australian Amusement, Leisure and Recreation Association (AALARA) has issued a statement to industry stakeholders on the fatalities at Dreamworld on Tuesday 25th October....
Nov 4, 2016
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Coroner finds no malicious intent in death of cricketer Phil Hughes
A NSW Coroner has found that cricketer Phillip Hughes' death from a fatal bouncer would not have been prevented even if he was wearing the most modern protection available at...
Nov 3, 2016
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Ardent Leisure share price continues to fall amid safety scrutiny
Ardent Leisure's share price has dipped to a low of $1.98 today following the tragic incident that saw four people die on the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld. Investor...
Nov 1, 2016
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Two Weeks Until New Unfair Contract Laws Take Effect
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has advised that there are only two weeks to go until the unfair contract terms laws extend to small business standard...
Oct 31, 2016
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Uncertainty over Fitlink New Zealand courses
Students enrolled in courses offered by Fitlink New Zealand are going through a period of uncertainty with the education provider having been placed in receivership. Following...
Oct 29, 2016
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Fitness
Queensland Government to undertake 'safety blitz' on theme parks
Inspectors from Workplace Health and Safety Queensland will carry out a month-long check of amusement rides and theme parks across the state as part of a month-long safety blitz...
Oct 29, 2016
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Moya Dodd presented with most influential woman award
FIFA Official and female football advocate, Moya Dodd has capped off an outstanding 2016 with her receipt of the ‘Most Influential Woman’ award at this year’s 100 Women of...
Oct 28, 2016
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Dreamworld defends safety record after revelations of past breaches
Ardent Leisure is defending the safety record of Dreamworld following the publication of documents that show previous allegations of safety breaches at the popular theme park....
Oct 28, 2016
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Ardent Leisure in turmoil after Dreamworld ride tragedy
Under massive scrutiny following Tuesday’s tragedy in which four people died on Dreamworld’s Thunder River Rapids ride, Ardent Leisure, owner of the Gold Coast theme park, has...
Oct 27, 2016
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AFL 2017 season to feature competitive match in Shanghai
The AFL will become the first foreign professional sport to host a regular season match in China, when Port Adelaide Power plays the Gold Coast Suns in Shanghai on 14th May next...
Oct 26, 2016
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Ardent Leisure shares fall after Dreamworld tragedy
Dreamworld operator Ardent Leisure has had its share price fall by as much as 8% following news of a fatal ride incident at the Gold Coast theme park earlier today. The theme...
Oct 25, 2016
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Best practice aquatic industry guidelines from the NZRA
The New Zealand Recreation Association (NZRA) has recently released updated Aquatic Facility Guidelines outlining current best practice and industry standards, and providing...
Oct 24, 2016
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ASGA joins anti-counterfeit business lobby group
The Australian Sporting Goods Association (ASGA) has announced that it has joined the newly created Australians to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (AUSCAP), a coalition of...
Oct 24, 2016
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Unity on freedom camping approach
Industry representatives, local government and other stakeholders in New Zealand tourism have agreed a united approach to managing freedom camping this summer. At a meeting of...
Oct 23, 2016
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Former dance school teacher jailed for minimum 18 years for sexual assaults on students
A former Sydney dance teacher who sexually abused nine students over more than a decade has been sentenced to a minimum 18 years' jail. Grant Davies, aged 42, who ran the RG...
Oct 21, 2016
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Recreation
Brendan Schwab named PFA Chairman
Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) has announced the appointment of former Chief Executive and Life Member Brendan Schwab as PFA Chairman. Succeeding fellow Life Member...
Oct 20, 2016
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Fines for campers following destructive behaviour in Victorian National Park
A group of campers has been fined for destructive and disruptive behaviour at the Mitchell River National Park. Parks Victoria investigated the incident following reports from...
Oct 14, 2016
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Essendon players lose Swiss Federal Tribunal appeal over doping bans
The appeals of 34 past and present Essendon players to overturn the AFL doping bans stemming from the Essendon supplements saga have been dismissed by the Swiss Federal Tribunal...
Oct 12, 2016
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Coming sunbed restrictions prompts calls for New Zealand ban
With new legislation set to ban the use of commercial sunbeds by under 18s in New Zealand from 1st January 2017, consumer and health groups are calling for a complete ban on...
Oct 11, 2016
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Wellness
NSW Government backflips on greyhound racing ban
The NSW Government has given in to lobbying and overturned its plans to ban greyhound racing in the State, announcing that the industry will "have one final chance" and that it...
Oct 11, 2016
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