Draft New Zealand Adventure Activities Certification Scheme

As SAPOE members consider the best way forward in Scotland and the UK with regards improving upon the existing AALA scheme, they may find some inspiration from the proposed NZ system:

Consultation on the New Zealand Adventure Activities Certification Scheme

New Zealand Adventure Activities Certification Scheme [742 KB PDF]

The scheme is being developed for the purposes of the Health and Safety in Employment (Adventure Activities) Regulations 2011 (the regulations).

The scheme is designed to give confidence that an adventure activity operator that is subject to the regulations is complying with the standards that have been specified by the Ministry to reduce the risks involved in providing adventure activities.