Terms & Conditions - Domestic Trips

Refund Policy

  • Change of mind refunds can be requested at anytime within 24 hours from time of purchase, all monies paid will be refunded minus the $50 Payment processing fee.

  • Refunds can still be processed after this however they will incur a $300 non-refundable deposit, these can be requested up until July 5th.

  • Any refund requests from July 6th onward will only be refunded if someone can fill your spot. If someone can fill your spot you will be refunded all monies paid minus the $100 admin fee.

    Payments

    • Due to how soon the trip is payment plans are no longer available and ticket must be paid in full at time of booking.

    • Your travel insurance will only be issued once the full trip fare has been paid.

NUSS Code of Conduct 2024

  • All attendees of this trip are required to adhere to the University of Newcastle and NUsport Code of conduct and Sexual Assault/sexual harassment Policy. Any breaches will be reported to the university and may result in further disciplinary action.

  • All attendees are also required to abide by all rules of our suppliers including but not limited to: Accommodation, Transport, Resorts.

  • Local Law: All trip participants are required at all times to abide by any law applicable. No tolerance will be given for those who break laws. Those found to be in breach of any law will be immediately reported to the authorities and will be immediately removed from the trip. The issue will also be reported to the university and further disciplinary action may be taken.

  • Drugs/illegal Materials: The trip has an absolutely ZERO tolerance policy for drugs or illegal materials. Any trip attendee found in the possession of illegal materials will be reported to the relevant authorities and will be immediately removed from the trip. Any suspected activity in this form will be dealt with severely and be reported to the university, further disciplinary action may be taken.

  • Anti-Social Behaviours: Any anti-social behaviours including but not limited to, Discrimination, Hazing, sexual assault, unwanted sexual advances or statements, aggression and bullying is not tolerated. Action deemed to be against university policy will be dealt with severely and if required law enforcement will be contacted. 

  • If any disciplinary action is taken, NO REFUNDS will be given in any circumstance.

Safety

  • Helmets are mandatory for all trip participants, NO EXCEPTIONS. 

  • First Timers: 

o   If a participant is learning a snow sport for the first time they must take lessons for a minimum of 1 Half-day, this applies for both snowboarding and skiing. Participants are highly recommended to do more lessons to help them progress quicker.  

  • First timer/Beginners, Intermediate and Above: 

o   All participants must wear a helmet at all times and regardless of ability, wrist guards are also recommended (But not required).

o   The club and executives accept no responsibility for the consequences of participants who refused the recommended measures.

Other

  • There are opportunities to express room preferences, and while all attempts will be made to accommodate every request, the final room allocations will be determined by the executive team.

  • You must be a 2024 financial Member of NUSS to attend any trips.

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Alumni/Non-members ONLY

All Alumni/Non-members are required to purchase a NUSPORT membership, $65 for Alumni/Deferred students and $90 for External. If you have not purchased this by the time of the trip your position will be forfeit and you will not receive a refund.

Amendments

The Newcastle University Snow Sports club reserves the right to amend these terms & conditions at anytime. In the event of an amendment to these terms & conditions the club will notify ticket holders of the change via their preferred contact method.

If you have further questions, you can email us at nusnowsport@gmail.com or DM us via social media