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From 19 October to 25 November 2022, WorkSafe consulted on proposed changes to the Safety Audit Standard for Adventure Activities.
The proposed changes were set out in the consultation paper:
Summary of submissions
The key submitter feedback from the consultation process, our responses to this feedback, and any resulting changes to the proposals are outlined in the summary of submissions:
Updated Safety Audit Standard
On 31 August 2023 the updated version of the Safety Audit Standard (version 2.0) was issued. This updated version of the Standard will replace the current version (version 1.1) from 1 April 2024.
See the updated version of the Safety Audit Standard: Documents and resources
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