Adverse effect of HSWA on recreation
For: Health and Safety Policy, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
You can read the full submission here.
About the submitters
This submission is made on behalf of:
1. Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (FMC)
2. Aotearoa Climbing Access Trust (ACAT)
3. New Zealand Deerstalkers Association Inc (NZDA)
4. New Zealand Game Animal Council (GAC)
5. New Zealand Fish & Game Council (NZFGC)
6. Mountain Bike New Zealand (MTBNZ)
7. New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC)
8. New Zealand Canyoning Association (NZCA)
9. New Zealand Speleological Society (NZSS)
10. Cave Conservation and Access Trust (CCAT)
11. New Zealand Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (NZHGPA)
12. Te Araroa Trust
Together, these organisations represent the bulk of the New Zealand outdoor recreation community.
We hope to be able to work with and assist MBIE to gain clarity on the issues covered by this submission, and that staff will email Edwin Sheppard of ACAT to initiate such discussions.
Authors
John Palmer – Barrister, former NZAC President, former ACAT Chairperson
Edwin Sheppard – Admitted Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court, ACAT General Manager
Allan Brent – Barrister and Solicitor, FMC Vice President
Foreword
Together the above recreational groups represent hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders who enjoy getting into the country’s outdoors to hunt, fish, tramp, climb, mountain bike, kayak, and more. For many, the ability to enjoy these activities is viewed as a birth right, and a part of what makes New Zealand a great place to live.
You can read the full submission here.
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