Consent from a parent or legal guardian is required if the volunteer is under 18 years of age.
Prelude: It is important for volunteers and volunteers’ parents / guardians to be aware that Edmund Rice Camps does not require the participant parents / guardians attending Edmund Rice family camps to undergo Police Checks or Working with Children Checks. Referral agencies are required to disclose all known protective concerns with respect to proposed participants and, on the basis of this information, Edmund Rice conducts an assessment as to suitability prior to approving camp participation.
Disclaimer: I understand that not everyone attending camps operated by Edmund Rice Inc is required to complete a Working with Children Check under the Working with Children Act 2005 (Vic) (or equivalent legislation), or to provide Edmund Rice Camps Inc with a Police record check.
Subject to any law to the contrary, and to the maximum extent permitted by law, I acknowledge and agree on my own behalf and on behalf of my child that Edmund Rice Camps Inc and its servants, agents officers and volunteers will under no circumstances whatsoever be liable or responsible in any way for any personal injury (including, without limitation, any injury arising from sexual or physical abuse of any other kind by any person attending the camp in any capacity), damage or loss suffered by me or my child that may occur during any camp operated by Edmund Rice Camps Inc, whether resulting from any negligence, default, or lack of care or otherwise, and I will not make any claim either on my own behalf or on my child’s behalf against Edmund Rice Camps Inc or any of its servants, agents officers or volunteers in the event that any personal injury, damage or loss is suffered or incurred by me or my child.
I authorise the Edmund Rice Camp Coaches, Pastoral Facilitators or Executive Officer, in the event of any accident or illness and where it is not possible at the time to obtain my consent or in the case of a minor, parental consent, to obtain any necessary medical assistance or treatment. For this purpose I authorise the previously listed officers to engage any doctors, nursing assistance or hospital facilities or accommodation. I agree to pay all such doctors’, nurses’, or hospital expenses incurred