sec.217Regulations about aquatic events and activities

### sec.217 Regulations about aquatic events and activities A regulation may make provision in relation to any of the following events or activities— a race, or speed trial, for any type of ship; a water skiing competition or display; any other type of display on water, including, for example, a fireworks display; a swimming race or other organised activity on water, including, for example, the swimming leg of a triathlon or an attempt to establish a long distance swimming record; an event involving people on the water in or on a thing as part of a carnival, competition, fun race or other activity; another event or activity that takes place wholly or partly on or in water, including, for example, white water rafting, parasailing, canoeing and kayaking. If a regulation requires a person (an applicant ) to obtain the consent of a stated person under the regulation before holding an event or activity mentioned in subsection (1) , neither the State or the stated person— is responsible for supervising the holding of the event or activity; or is liable in relation to the holding or conduct of the event or activity. Subsection (2) does not prevent the State being held liable in relation to the grant of the consent to the applicant to hold the event or activity by a person whose consent was required under a regulation. s 217 amd 2006 No. 21 s 98 (sec.217-ssec.1) A regulation may make provision in relation to any of the following events or activities— a race, or speed trial, for any type of ship; a water skiing competition or display; any other type of display on water, including, for example, a fireworks display; a swimming race or other organised activity on water, including, for example, the swimming leg of a triathlon or an attempt to establish a long distance swimming record; an event involving people on the water in or on a thing as part of a carnival, competition, fun race or other activity; another event or activity that takes place wholly or partly on or in water, including, for example, white water rafting, parasailing, canoeing and kayaking. (sec.217-ssec.2) If a regulation requires a person (an applicant ) to obtain the consent of a stated person under the regulation before holding an event or activity mentioned in subsection (1) , neither the State or the stated person— is responsible for supervising the holding of the event or activity; or is liable in relation to the holding or conduct of the event or activity. (sec.217-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not prevent the State being held liable in relation to the grant of the consent to the applicant to hold the event or activity by a person whose consent was required under a regulation. - (a) a race, or speed trial, for any type of ship; - (b) a water skiing competition or display; - (c) any other type of display on water, including, for example, a fireworks display; - (d) a swimming race or other organised activity on water, including, for example, the swimming leg of a triathlon or an attempt to establish a long distance swimming record; - (e) an event involving people on the water in or on a thing as part of a carnival, competition, fun race or other activity; - (f) another event or activity that takes place wholly or partly on or in water, including, for example, white water rafting, parasailing, canoeing and kayaking. - (a) is responsible for supervising the holding of the event or activity; or - (b) is liable in relation to the holding or conduct of the event or activity.