Hunter Release of Liability, Waiver and Assumption of Risk

1. Who this agreement covers

1.1 In this document, "you" means the person signing. "Your party" means every other person included in the booking who participates under it. You sign this document for yourself and, to the maximum extent the law allows, on behalf of your party.

1.2 You acknowledge that an adult cannot give away another adult's legal rights without lawful authority. You warrant that, before any activity begins, you will give every adult member of your party the opportunity to read this document, and that each of them will confirm their agreement to it in writing whenever the Landholder or the Platform asks, including by signing their own copy at arrival. Clause 6.2 makes you personally responsible for any claim brought by a member of your party who is not bound by this document.

1.3 "Landholder" means the owner or lawful occupier of the property you are booking and, where you book an experience (a guided hunt, workshop, course, tour, equipment hire or similar activity), also means the operator conducting that experience, wherever it runs; in each case it includes their family, employees and agents. Every release, assumption of risk, promise and indemnity you give in favour of the Landholder in this document is given in favour of the operator of any experience you book in the same way. "Platform" means Hunting Properties Australia, its owners, officers, employees and agents.

1.4 This document forms part of, and should be read together with, the Platform's Terms of Service and the listing's property rules.

2. Warning: dangerous recreational activity

2.1 Warning: hunting and associated activities (including travelling on rural land, camping, and the presence and use of firearms, bows and knives) are dangerous recreational activities within the meaning of the Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld) and equivalent state and territory legislation, including the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) and the Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic), and this warning is given under whichever of those laws applies where the property is located.

2.2 The obvious risks of these activities include, without limitation: death or serious injury from the discharge of firearms, whether by you, your party, other hunters or other persons; injury from animals, including wounded game, livestock, snakes and feral animals; falls, rollovers and injuries on uneven, remote or unmarked terrain; vehicle accidents including quad bike and side by side accidents; extreme weather, bushfire and flood; drowning in dams, rivers and wetlands; delayed emergency and medical response due to remoteness and limited communications; and property damage arising from any of the above.

2.3 You acknowledge that you have had the opportunity to ask the Landholder and the Platform about these risks before signing, and that you sign freely and voluntarily.

3. Your assumption of risk

3.1 You voluntarily accept and assume all risks of participating in hunting and associated activities at the property, whether or not listed in clause 2, including risks arising from the negligence of other persons, to the maximum extent permitted by law.

3.2 You confirm that participation is entirely your choice, that you are physically and mentally fit to participate, and that you are not affected by alcohol or drugs and will not be during any activity involving firearms.

4. Release and discharge

4.1 To the maximum extent permitted by law, you release, discharge and hold harmless the Landholder and the Platform from all claims, demands, actions and liability for death, personal injury, psychological injury, loss of or damage to property, and economic loss, arising directly or indirectly out of your participation in hunting and associated activities at the property, however caused, including where caused by the negligence of the Landholder or the Platform.

4.2 To the extent permitted by section 139A of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), liability of the Landholder and the Platform for death or personal injury arising from the supply of recreational services is excluded.

4.3 This release does not apply to the extent that liability cannot lawfully be excluded, including liability for significant personal injury caused by reckless conduct, liability arising under consumer guarantees that cannot be excluded, and liability arising from fraud or wilful misconduct.

4.4 You covenant not to sue the Landholder or the Platform in respect of any matter released by this document, and this document may be pleaded as a complete bar to any such claim.

5. Your promises

5.1 You warrant that you and every member of your party hold, and will carry during the stay, a current firearms licence for any firearm carried, together with every game or hunting licence or permit the relevant state requires, and that all firearms will be transported, stored and used in accordance with law.

5.2 You warrant that you and every member of your party hold and will maintain, for the duration of the stay, active membership of the Sporting Shooters' Association of Australia (SSAA) or an equivalent approved hunting association, carrying active public liability insurance cover.

5.3 You will follow all property rules set out in the listing, all reasonable directions of the Landholder, and all laws that apply to the stay, including safe firearm handling at all times, confirmed target identification before any shot, and respect for boundary fences, livestock, water points and infrastructure.

5.4 You will supervise every minor in your party at all times and remain responsible for their conduct and safety. You acknowledge that a parent or guardian cannot waive a minor's personal right to claim for injury before it happens, and that clause 6.2 sets out your personal responsibility for any such claim.

5.5 You will not enter neighbouring land without separate lawful permission.

5.6 You will make and keep your booking through the Platform, and will keep your dealings with the Landholder on the Platform's messaging until the booking is confirmed. Contact details are hidden in messages until that point, and you agree not to work around this. You acknowledge that the releases, indemnities and insurance arrangements described in this document and in the Terms of Service are given in connection with a booking made through the Platform, and that an arrangement taken off it is one neither the Landholder, the Platform nor their insurers can verify or stand behind.

6. Strict indemnity

6.1 You indemnify the Landholder and the Platform against all loss, damage, cost and expense (including legal costs on a full indemnity basis) arising out of or in connection with: (a) your breach of this document, the Terms of Service or the property rules; (b) your negligent, reckless or unlawful act or omission, or that of any member of your party; and (c) any claim brought against the Landholder or the Platform by you, a member of your party, or a third party, to the extent the claim arises from your conduct or your party's conduct.

6.2 Without limiting clause 6.1, you personally indemnify the Landholder and the Platform against all loss, damage, cost and expense (including legal costs on a full indemnity basis) arising from any claim for death, personal injury, loss or damage brought: (a) by or on behalf of a minor you bring onto the property, whenever the claim is brought, including after the minor reaches adulthood; and (b) by any member of your party who is found not to be bound by this document. This indemnity does not apply to the extent the loss was caused by the reckless conduct, fraud or wilful misconduct of the party claiming under it.

6.3 Each indemnity in this document is a continuing obligation, survives the end of your stay, and does not apply to the extent that the loss was caused by the party claiming under it.

6.4 Without limiting clause 6.1, if the Platform is sued, joined to a claim, or required to respond to a regulator because of your specific actions or omissions, you agree to pay the Platform's reasonable legal fees and costs of responding, on a full indemnity basis, as they fall due.

7. General

7.1 You sign this document electronically by typing your full legal name and drawing your signature. You agree that these together are your signature for the purposes of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Cth) and the Electronic Transactions (Queensland) Act 2001 (Qld), and that they bind you in the same way as a handwritten signature.

7.2 A signature is recorded for a specific booking, together with the version of this document, the date and time, and the network address it was signed from.

7.3 If part of this document is unenforceable, that part is severed and the rest continues in force. This document is governed by the laws of Queensland, and the parties submit to the jurisdiction of its courts and of the Federal Court of Australia.

7.4 Nothing in this document excludes, restricts or modifies any right or remedy you have under the Australian Consumer Law or other law that cannot be excluded, restricted or modified by agreement.