Policies and Procedures for Adventure
What Can I Do?
Looking to take adventure to the next level? Our updated ‘What Can I Do?’ guide makes it easier than ever for you to run Adventurous Activities! We’ve streamlined access, clarified requirements, and ensured you have the right qualifications and support to lead with confidence. Plus, we’ve taken into consideration all policies from a State and National perspective—so you don’t have to! But if you’d like to dive deeper, all relevant policies are listed below. Scouts Victoria is here to help YOU make adventure happen—safely, easily, and with maximum fun!
Scouts Victoria provides a wide range of adventurous activities designed to challenge and inspire young people. Ensuring safety, compliance, and best practices is essential when participating in these activities. This page outlines the policies, procedures, and guidelines that all Leaders, youth members, and activity Leaders must follow to maintain a safe and enjoyable environment.
Why Policies and Procedures Matter
Scouts Australia and Scouts Victoria follow national and state regulations to ensure that all adventurous activities meet high safety and risk management standards. These policies help:
- Provide clear safety requirements for all activities.
- Outline the qualifications and approvals required to run activities.
- Ensure consistency in adventure programming across Victoria.
- Align with national and state adventure activity standards.
Scouts Victoria Branch Policies
These policies apply specifically to Scouts Victoria and outline expectations for Leaders, activity instructors, and participants.
Adventurous Activities Refund Procedure
Event payments should be made at the time of booking, via the form or another payment method. Where manual registration takes place, such as booking directly through a Member Services Team member, invoices for prospective attendees will be raised against the attendees' Group Formation.
Refunds or invoice cancellation can be made based on the following timeline, following an application to the course:
- Up to three weeks before the course/activity – Full Refund of Fee Payable
- Up to two weeks (14 days) before the course/activity – Half refund of the Fee Payable
- Less than two weeks (13-0 days) before the course/activity – No Refund
To apply for a refund, less than two weeks before an activity, the Group Leader must contact in writing the State Leader or Booking officer for the respective Activity Team, stating the reasons for non-attendance and seeking a refund.
*Some events with high operating costs may require non-refundable deposits.