General FAQs

In answering this question there appears to be no law currently in place in Australia that prevents a person shooting in their backyard, although Archery Australia is not a legal expert and formal legal advice should be sought before you undertake such an activity.

Points to consider: is the property a rental property, units or housing complex or a privately owner/occupied dwelling? For rental properties, units and housing complexes check with the property owner or body corporate. This may vary from State to State and there may be specific laws regarding types of properties.

You should also check your personal household and public liability insurance policy; you may not be covered for such an activity.

You are NOT covered by the Archery Australia’s insurance policy when shooting in your backyard. Archery Australia’s insurance only covers current financial members when engaged in archery activities at approved venues detailed in the Certificate of Currency and accompanying documents.

Be aware, when engaged in archery activities on private property, although there appears to be no specific laws covering this activity, action could be taken by Police following a complaint resulting in charges for Making a Public Nuisance, Discharging a Weapon or Endangering Public Safety.

You should also be aware that, if an arrow enters another person’s property, you could be changed with Trespass and if the arrow strikes or damages another person’s property further charges could be follow.

The recommendation from Archery Australia is that you DO NOT shoot in your backyard. However, if you do, you must ensure you have the appropriate permissions from the property owner and that you have appropriate property and personal insurance cover. Also you should undertake an appropriate Risk Analysis of the planned activity.

For many Archery Australia activities such as Team Selection, one of the conditions of team selection is that the person remains in “Good Standing”. So, what does this mean?

The person must:

• Be an Australian Citizen; the person is an Australian Passport holder and complies with World Archery requirements
• Be a current financial member of Archery Australia
• Complete and submit the necessary forms and provide a copy of passport by the due date
  
• Not owe any funds to, or have any debts with, Archery Australia
• Not be under any bans or restrictions including anti-doping violations
• Agree to and comply with the Team Agreement and Codes of Conduct.

Cub CLASS
An athlete may participate in the Cub Class in tournaments when the competition takes place up to and in the year of his or her 13th birthday. Cub athletes may also participate in Intermediate, Cadet, 20&Under and Open Age Classes.

Intermediate CLASS
An athlete may participate in the Intermediate Class in tournaments when the competition takes place up to and in the year of his or her 15th birthday. Intermediate athletes may also participate in Cadet, 20&Under and Open Age Classes.

Cadet CLASS
An athlete may participate in the Cadet Class in tournaments when the competition takes place up to and in the year of his or her 17th birthday. Cadet athletes may also participate in 20&Under and Open Age Classes.

20&Under CLASS
An athlete may participate in the 20&Under Class in tournaments when the competition takes place up to and in the year of his or her 20th birthday. 20 and Under athletes may also participate in the Open Age Class.

Master CLASS
An athlete may participate in the Master Class in tournaments when the competition takes place in the year of his or her 50th birthday and up to the year of his or her  60th birthday. Master Class athletes may also participate in the Open Age Class.

Veteran CLASS
An athlete may participate in the Veteran Class in tournaments when the competition takes place in the year of his or her 60th birthday and up to the year of his or her 70th birthday. Veteran Class athletes may also participate in Master and Open Age Classes.

VeteranPlus CLASS
An athlete may participate in the VeteranPlus Class in tournaments when the competition takes place in the year of his or her 70th birthday and over. VeteranPlus athletes may also participate in Veteran, Master or Open Age Classes.

For the purposes of the family membership discount a family is :

1.         three or more persons;

   2.         related to each other by one or more of the following causes:

   (a)         an immediate blood relationship under the age of 18, or

 (b)         the following legal relationships:

  i.          marriage;

ii.         de facto relationship as defined in section 4AA of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth),

iii.        adoption,

iv.        step parenting;

v.         foster parenting,

 vi         legal guardianship under State or Commonwealth law; or

(c).         a resident caregiver relationship.

3.         and consisting of:

 (a).      a maximum of two persons above the age of 18 years who must be either married or in a de facto relationship as defined in section 4AA of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth); or who fall within the definition of clauses 2(a), 2(b)(iii) to 2(b)(vi) inclusive or 2(c) above.

(b).      any number of other related persons under the age of 18 years as of the date of joining who fall within the definition of clauses 2(a), 2(b)(iii) to 2(b)(vi) inclusive or 2(c) above.

An “immediate blood relationship” means a parent/child relationship such as father or mother vis a vis son or daughter.  Grandparent/Grandchild is not an “immediate blood relationship” (but the relationship may nevertheless qualify as a family under another criterion).

A “resident caregiver relationship” is an informal arrangement where an adult is caring for a child as a de facto parent in circumstances where the child resides with the adult and is financially dependent on the adult.”

For clarification, once a youth archer is over the age of 18, they must take out their own individual membership.

4. All family members wishing to claim this discount must be members of the same Club they are claiming the discount through.

ARCHERY TERMINOLOGY

This is a guide for the terminology used within Archery Australia. RGBs and Clubs hosting tournaments should use these term on entry forms and information.