Skate Australia

Skate Australia 2025 Membership Terms and Conditions

By completing this member application and submitting payment you acknowledge and accept to comply with and abide by the terms and conditions of being a member of Skate Australia (“SA”). If the person completing this member application is under the age of eighteen (18) then a parent/guardian will be required to provide the following declarations on your behalf and by doing so will ensure that you always comply with the terms and conditions of membership.

Your membership is conditional on you ticking the box that confirms you have read and agreed to this statement. Please read this document in full. It is important that you understand and agree to the terms of the Skate Australia membership application. By ticking the box, you are acknowledging that you have read, understand, and agree to these terms and conditions.

The following must be read carefully.  

1. Upon submitting this membership application, you will become a member of Skate Australia Ltd (ABN 55 164 973 409) (SA). These terms and conditions (Terms), comprise a contract between you and SA which is necessary and reasonable for offering access to SA’s services, events, and facilities. You acknowledge that you will be bound by and agree to comply with such rules, terms and conditions as may be imposed by SA. You agree to follow any rules, policies and/or directions set by SA and you understand that if you fail to comply with any such rules or directions, you will not be permitted to access SA’s events, services, and offers and no refund will be given. 

2.  In agreeing to the Terms and Conditions, you make application for membership of SA with the club or group listed and declare that:

a)    You are eligible to participate in competition and events according to the constitution of Skate Australia.

b)    You agree to abide by all rules and by-laws of Skate Australia, World Skate, and other affiliated bodies as amended from time to time; and

c)     You agree to abide by and comply with all policies issued and amended from time to time by Skate Australia and World Skate.

3.     Membership Season: SA 2025 membership season runs from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025. The following membership categories are in place for the 2024 season:

a)    Competitive Member: Competing member (National, State, and Local Competitions)

b)    Associate Member: Non-Competing member (administration, official, referee not on skates)

c)     Development Member: Training and Social Activities – Not competition (includes official and referees on skates)

d)    Participation Member: Participation programming and activities

e)    Coaching Member

f)      Come and Try Participant

4.     Membership of SA is available to all individuals of all ages.

5.     Membership will not be finalized until:

a)    All online mandatory details have been completed

b)    Annual membership fee received in full

c)     All outstanding debts or disciplinary actions are resolved

d)    All mandatory documents such as Valid Working with Children Checks are uploaded with your membership.

6. Membership Refund Policy: Individuals may request a refund if they are unable to compete / use their membership. The request for a refund must be sent to admin@skateaustralia.org.au. The following conditions apply when requesting a refund:

a)    A full refund of the SA membership fee, less a 10% administration fee (minimum of $5), will be issued upon receipt of a current medical certificate where:

                      I.        The request is received by Skate Australia within 30 days of membership registration being submitted

   II.        All other conditions as per above have been met.

   III.       Skate Australia will issue refunds only for the relevant SA fees paid. Club and State Association fee refunds will be at their discretion and will need to be requested directly through the relevant person at the nominated organization.

b)    Event entries, education course and national team refund information can be discussed with the admin team at admin@skateaustralia.org.au

7.     Membership inclusions

a)    The SA membership for 2025 grants you access to events within your state association (and where relevant access to enter national and international events pending qualification).

b)    Insurance – SA membership provides you with access to insurance cover for certain activities undertaken whilst engaging in our sports. For full details of inclusions and exclusions related to insurance, please see SA Insurance

8.     In agreeing to the 2025 SA Membership terms and conditions, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and will comply with the following:

a)    All policies outlined on the SA Policies, including but not limited to: Skate Australia Ltd Constitution, National Integrity Framework, Member Protection Policy, Child Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct and Privacy Policy.

b)    Members are required to cooperate fully with any investigations conducted by SA, its affiliates, or external integrity bodies, including providing information and attending hearings if required.

c)     All determinations and decisions made by SA regarding sport integrity matters must be adhered to.

d)    Members must complete any mandatory integrity education or training sessions as prescribed by SA to ensure awareness and compliance with integrity obligations

e)    Members must report any known or suspected breaches of integrity-related policies (e.g., doping, competition manipulation, child safeguarding, or member protection) to SA or the relevant integrity body.

f)      Members are prohibited from betting on any events or competitions overseen by SA or its affiliates.

9.     Membership Cancellation: Where you breach one or more of these Terms, including but not limited to the standards of behavior set out in Skate Australia policies listed above, SA may in its sole discretion, without otherwise limiting the rights available to it under these Terms or at law:

a)    Immediately upon written notice to you:

                      I.        Terminate your SA membership; or

                     II.        Suspend your SA membership for a period of up to three months, as otherwise determined by SA in its discretion.

b)    Issue a written warning to you.

c)     Prohibit your entry to, or immediately expel you from a SA event.

10.  If your membership is:

a)    Terminated by SA under clause 6(a)(i), you:

                      I.        Are liable to pay SA any outstanding fees owed

                     II.        Are not liable to pay any additional fees other than specified in (i) above; or

b)    Suspended by SA under clause 6(a)(ii), you will not have access to any of SAs events, facilities, or services for the duration of your suspension.

11.  You acknowledge and agree that in the event your SA membership is terminated by SA in accordance with clause 6, you release and indemnify SA in relation to any costs, expenses, actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands or damages arising directly or indirectly in relation to such termination.

12.  Change of Rules/Terms and Conditions: SA reserves the right to change, modify or update these Terms, any other rules and/ or terms and conditions relating to your membership. Any such changes will be made with reasonable notice and displayed on the SA Website

13. Risk warning and waiver: Your participation in SA sanctioned activities may involve risks which can result in personal injury, death, or property damage. Prior to undertaking any such recreational activity, you should ensure you are aware of all the risks involved, including those risks associated with any health condition you may have. By submitting this membership application, you acknowledge, agree, and understand that participation in the services provided by SA may involve risk. You agree and undertake any such risk voluntarily and at your own risk.

14.  You understand that at any SA event or endorsed activity, you may be photographed and/or videotaped by an authorized or endorsed representative of SA. You acknowledge and agree:

a)    That any images or likeness captured by SA are owned by SA and that they may be used by SA for promotional or other purposes without my further consent being necessary.

b)    That you consent to SA using your name, image, likeness, and performance in any SA events, at any time, by any form of media, to promote the event and SA.

c)     That SA is not responsible for those images or likenesses captured by persons who are not an official or endorsed representative of SA.

15.  You understand that your membership details are collected by SA for the purpose of conducting and creating your membership permitting you to enter Events conducted by SA including but not limited to identifying participants in an Event, recording results, communicating with you and other participants about Events and to assist SA in improving and marketing its goods and services.

16.  You understand that your membership details may be provided to third-party contractors for the purpose of data collection to improve Skate Australia services and programming. Data will be de-identified and stored securely.

17.  You understand that by supplying your e-mail address as part of this application that you consent to receive regular emails from SA to stay informed about events conducted by SA.

18.  You understand that your personal information is being collected by SA in compliance with the regulations set out in the Privacy Act 1988, as amended (“Privacy Act”), and the Australian Privacy Principles for the purpose of conducting and facilitating my membership of Skate Australia. You understand that if you choose not to share certain personal information your membership application may be rejected at SA’s discretion. You understand that you can access, change, and update information SA has about you at any time by contacting SA, subject to the terms of the Privacy Act. You understand that SA will endeavor to respond to your request within 30 days, that SA may be contacted during normal working hours via email (admin@skateaustralia.org.au) and that SA will send me a full copy of the Privacy Policy should you require more information. You agree to the sharing of my personal information with SA and its insurers in relation to any incident or personal illness that has reasonable and direct relation to your membership and/or any event that you enter.

19.  Where you are responsible for and or cause any deliberate damage to property owned by SA, you agree to reimburse SA for the cost of the repair of, or the replacement of SA’s property and acknowledge that SA may terminate my membership.

20.  Acknowledge that your State Member and/or parent body may apply additional terms and conditions in relation to your registration, including, but not limited to the collection of further information.

21.  Where you provide your contact details, you agree that the information is current and accurate at the time of membership registration and will be updated by you as required within one (1) month of any change.

Declaration: Skate Australia Ltd. (SA) has a duty of care to its members and to the public who interact with its employees, volunteers, members, and others involved with SA activities. As part of this duty of care and as a requirement of SA’s Member Protection Policy, SA must enquire into the background of those applying for, undertaking, or remaining in any work (paid or voluntary) that involves working with people under the age of 18 years. At SA’s discretion, we may require any member over the age of 18 to undertake a Working with Children Check. Therefore, we require all members to confirm the declaration below:

a)    ‘I do not have any criminal convictions or findings of guilt for offences involving sexual activity, act of indecency, child pornography.’

   b)    ‘I do not have any criminal charge pending before the courts. I have not had any disciplinary abuse or child proceedings brought against me by an employer, sporting organisation or similar body involving child abuse, sexual misconduct, or harassment, acts of violence, intimidation, or other forms of harassment.’

I declare I agree to the above statements and comply with Skate Australia’s requirements for involvement in SA activities.

Skate Australia membership is a calendar year 1 January to 31 December.  All memberships expire on 31 December annually.