Outdoor Season - 2024 Information and registration

Terms and conditions

• PlayFootball/FFA Registration Terms and Conditions
  By registering with FFA using the FFA Registration System (PlayFootball) you (the Member) (or if the Member is under 18 years of age, the Member's parent or legal guardian):
  1. warrant that the information provided is current and correct;
  2. agree to comply with FFA Statutes, including the National Registration Regulations, National Code of Conduct, National Disciplinary Regulations and Grievance Resolution Regulations, copies of which are available on www.footballaustralia.com.au or on request;
  3. agree to comply with the Laws of the Game and the Competition Administrator's Competition Rules:
  4. if you elect to register as an amateur, warrant that you are an amateur as defined by FFA Statutes and do not receive any money or consideration for participating in football (other than the reimbursement of reasonable participation expenses);
  5. acknowledge and agree that you must pay your registration package fees to your Club via PlayFootball or directly via Club's systems or in person;
  6. grant FFA, the Member Federation, the Competition Administrator and the Club (Football Administrators) a non-exclusive, royalty free, world-wide, irrevocable license to use your name and/or image in any form or media format for the purpose of marketing and promotional activities;
  7. acknowledge and agree that there are inherent risks associated with participating in football that may result in personal injury and you agree to fully bear those risks;
  8. agree not to bring any claim or proceeding against any Football Administrator (including each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors and assigns) at any time for any damage, loss, injury or liability that you may suffer or incur in connection with or arising out of your participation in football. Except for liability that by law cannot be excluded, the Football Administrators exclude all liability to you in tort (including negligence), contract or otherwise for acts or omissions of the Football Administrators (including each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors and assigns);
  9. agree to indemnify Football Administrators (including each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors and assigns) from and against all actions, proceedings, suits, claims, liabilities, damage, costs and expenses that may be incurred or sustained by each of them arising out of any person commencing any proceedings against you for any assault, negligence and/or breach of the FFA Statutes, Laws of the Game and/or Competition Administrator's Competition Rules;
  10. acknowledge that the Member Federation of the Club will provide insurance to cover injuries sustained while participating in football and football related activities for that Club or Member Federation, subject to the scope and coverage as prescribed by that Member Federation. A copy of the insurance policy will be provided by your Club's Member Federation upon request, including details of the applicable benefits (such as death and capital benefits, loss of income and non-medicare medical expenses), exclusions, maximum benefits and deductibles;
  11. acknowledge that if you suffer any injury (including death) whilst participating in football activities and a cause of injury was the negligence, assault or breach of other obligations imposed by laws, then the liability of Football Administrators (including each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors and assigns) is limited to the extent of any applicable insurance policy held by the Football Administrators and the amount which such insurer pays under the policy or applicable statutory insurance scheme;
  12. acknowledge that the personal information that FFA collects from you is used and disclosed for the purposes set out in our Privacy Policy, including processing your registration, the organisation, conduct and promotion of Competitions and Matches, the provision of football-related information and offers from Football Administrators, and information about our commercial partners, tickets and events as part of the FFA Football Family. You further acknowledge that FFA may use third parties to collect your personal information or give them your information to help us run football or as required by law (such as IT providers, venue operators or ticketing operators). A copy of the Privacy Policy is available on www.footballaustralia.com.au. You may request access to your personal information that FFA holds by sending an email to privacy@footballaustralia.com.au;
  13. you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in clause 12. If you do not want to receive certain information from Football Administrators and their commercial partners, you will be given an opportunity to opt out of such communications.
  14. acknowledge that in addition to clause 12, FFA may also seek to gather more detailed information about Members in order to adopt a more needs-based approach to the development of the game of football, including to ensure that football is a more inclusive sport, to expand the scope and effectiveness of our indigenous programs and to formulate a comprehensive youth and schools strategy;
  15. agree to submit exclusively to the jurisdiction of the Grievance Resolution Regulations and to not attempt to resolve any dispute or grievance the subject matter of the FFA Statutes in a court of law or by any other method;
  16. acknowledge and agree that registration is with the Club until the later of the end of the Season or the time as specified in the Competition Rules; and
  17. acknowledge and agree that FFA may de-register you at any time by notice in person or in writing to the address or email address provided as part of your registration, including in the event that you breach these Terms or do not comply with its incorporated documents, such as the FFA Statutes and the Competition Administrator's Competition Rules.