Public Liability Insurance
Community consultations undertaken as part of the Government’s Sport and Recreation strategy development in 2004 and 2005 indicated that:
- the cost and availability of public liability insurance continues to concern many organisations
- there is a general lack of awareness of legislative reforms that have been undertaken by Government to provide better access to insurance
In May 2005, the Minister for Sport and Recreation wrote to organisations involved in sport and recreation to outline the Government’s response to public liability insurance and risk management issues and highlight initiatives that are particularly relevant to sport and recreation organisations.
Read the letter from the Minister (PDF 127kb)
Where to get assistance with insurance issues
If your organisation is:
- finding it difficult to acquire public liability insurance cover at a price you can afford, or even at all
- finding it difficult to acquire insurance cover for all of your activities
- concerned about insurance and liability-related clauses in your council lease agreement
the following organisations may be able to provide support and advice:
- Your regional, state or national association;
VicSport (offers information about insurance and risk management issues)
- Sport and Recreation Victoria (can seek advice from the Department of Treasury and Finance when appropriate)
To discuss Council lease agreement requirements, SRV liaises with the
Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) and 
VicSport.Trends in insurance for sport and recreation
Some organisations/sports now purchase insurance on a state or national basis. This helps them to control the cost to some extent and manage insurance related matters more efficiently across the sport or activity.
In some cases organisations and their insurers are rolling out risk management programs in conjunction with their state or national insurance policies.
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