[SEL] Acknowledgement of e-mail Nat Rally

[Arnie Fero]

Hi Ron,

Thanks, but that didn't answer my question.  Is the $10 mill. insurance
cover required for EVERYTHING?  A church tea & crumpet social for example;
or is just old engine rallys?  And with regard to auto insurance, my
question was not is it required, but is the minimum at the $10 mill.
level, more, less?  What I find so incredibly shocking is the disparity
between risk and coverage.  I think you lot have allowed the insurance
lobby to do to Oz what the trial lawyer lobby has done to the US.

See ya,  Arnie

Arnie Fero
Pittsburgh, PA USA
fero_ah at city-net.com

On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, Ron Page wrote:

> Most of our States and local councils require this before you can conduct an
> event.  We have had a number of small events wiped off the books because the
> clubs are too small to come up with the premiums.  This is not just for our
> hobby.  If you wanted to have a public picnic in a park then you would need
> council approval and meet their requirements.  Don't know about buskers.
>
> When we register our cars we have what they call COMPULSORY third party
> insurance for protection.  We can also get third party property and also
> comprehensive insurance but these are personal choice.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Arnie Fero" <fero_ah at city-net.com>
> >
> > What sort of national law requires $10 mill. insurance?  How extensive is
> > this sort of requirement?  Just for old engine exhibitors or anyone?  For
> > example if I wanted to throw a village picnic would all participants need
> > to have $10 mill. insurance cover?  How about buskers (street
> > entertainers)?  Do they need the $10 mill. cover?  DOes it depend on their
> > act?  Mimes and singers, no.  Jugglers and accordian players yes?
> >
> > How about automobile liability; $10 mill also?  More?
> >
> > Seems a VERY strange national requirement in the absence of abundent
> > evidence of mass carnage at engine rallys.  At least with autos on the
> > road there's a huge database of evidence of death and destruction.