Timeline & What's Happened To Date

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Autumn 2012
The supportadventure.co.nz website is finalised following operator feedback.

Early 2012
The Department of Labour releases a guidance document for operators to help them understand the adventure activities regulations. 

Summer 2011/12
TIA consultation around the process for developing activity specific guidelines begins. Operators trial the adventure operator safety guide and/or compare it against their current systems and processes. Feedback helps refine and finalise the guide.

What’s happened to date

Early December 2011
Department of Labour signs off the draft adventure operator safety guide in the form of the supportadventure.co.nz website..

13 October 2011
The Department of Labour releases the new adventure activities regulations.

13 October 2011
TIA and Outdoors NZ distributed the second Adventure & Outdoor Update

September 2011

The Minister of Labour delays the introduction of the adventure activities regulations from 1 October to 1 November 2011.

TIA and Outdoors New Zealand distribute the first Adventure & Outdoor Update, a regular electronic newsletter for the sector.

Outdoors NZ appoints Sue Gemmell as Project Leader - Safety Review.

August 2011
TIA appoints Rachael Moore as Adventure and Outdoor Project Leader, a new role, dedicated to safety.

Focus groups and a Project Advisory Group give feedback on the adventure safety guide.

Late July 2011
Proposed new regulations clarifying who needs to be registered released by the Department of Labour for public consultation.

April - June 2011
TIA and ONZ hold 19 workshops throughout New Zealand to keep operators up to date with implementation of the review recommendations, and the implications for their business. The workshops are also an opportunity for operators to have input into the generic guide, a tool that will help improve safety across the sector.

January 2011 – March 2011
TIA, ONZ, Department of Labour and other organisations start planning for three-year delivery of the review recommendations.

TIA and ONZ announce a series of meetings will be held throughout the country mid-2011 to inform operators of progress on the recommendation implementation and get their feedback.

January 2011 – March 2011
TIA and ONZ have a series of planning meetings. Meetings are also held with stakeholder groups. TIA and ONZ announce a series of meetings will be held throughout the country mid-2011 to inform operators of progress on the recommendation implementation and get their feedback.

December 2010
TIA, together with Outdoors New Zealand, is given a lead role by government in implementing five recommendations:

• establish an industry-led entity to strengthen the safety management framework for the adventure tourism sector
• develop a generic practice guide for the adventure tourism sector (other than for adventure aviation activities, commercial jet boating and rafting)
• develop additional guidance to better inform operators about their current responsibilities, particularly activity specific guidance
• ensure that better and more consistent information on the adventure tourism sector is collected, and that its collation is improved
• investigate what the appropriate levels and measures of competency are for adventure and outdoor commercial sector instructors and guides ether instructors and guides

September 2010 - present
TIA hosts and attends events throughout the country, talking with operators about the review recommendations and the implications for businesses. Events include workshops co-hosted with Regional Tourism Organisations, and presenting at various association meetings, including horse trekkers, rafters, hunting guides, holiday parks.

August 2010
The government releases the final report into the review of safety and risk management in the adventure sector. TIA sends a special T-Mail newsletter to members, giving our perspective on the review and the recommendations.

January 2010 – April 2010
TIA and the working group continue to consult with members and the wider adventure tourism sector. This feedback and information is fed into various reports prepared for the review, including current safety provisions within the sector and responses to the questionnaire, which attracted 142 responses. Three reports are published on the DOL website. Gap analysis work undertaken.

November 2009
TIA encourages operators to fill in a questionnaire asking for their views about safety and risk management practices as part of the consultation phase.

October 2009
Terms of reference for a nation-wide review of the adventure tourism sector are released, covering all commercial adventure tourism. TIA is part of the steering group and the project working group, representing operators. An external reference group of key sector stakeholders is also created.

September 2009
Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key asks the Department of Labour to lead a cross departmental group to investigate and report back safety provisions within the  adventure tourism and outdoor commercial sector.
 

Late November/December
TIA and Outdoors New Zealand workshops, updating operators on the new regulations and the supportadventure.co.nz website.

Project Advisory Group meets.

1 November – 31 April 2011
Operators who believe they need to be registered need to notify the Department of Labour and provide basic information about their business. They will then be told if they need to register.