AERA has introduced a new Concussion Policy to bring our safety procedures into alignment with the standards required by the Australian Institute of Sport.
What you need to know:
Mandatory Stand-Down: Anyone with a suspected concussion will be stood down from competition for a minimum of 21 days.
Return to Competition: To ride again, you must provide a clearance certificate from a GP or hospital doctor to your DA Secretary.
Trial Phase: This is a manual trial process running for the next 6 to 12 months to collect accurate national data.
Updated Forms: Chief Stewards will now report incidents via the newly updated Form 15 and Form 38.
Please discard all old copies of Form 15!
Head over to the AERA website to view the official Concussion Protocol, Flow Chart, and Concussion Recognition Too
[https://aera.asn.au/.../2026/AERA_Concussion_Protocol_.pdf]
[https://aera.asn.au/.../AERA_Concussion_Protocl_Flow...]
[https://aera.asn.au/.../2026/Concussion_Recognition_Tool.pdf]
Stay safe out on the track! 🐴💛
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