Members' Compassionate Fund

The AFDA has instituted a Members' Compassionate Fund (MCF), which provides gratuity payments for members who have suffered financial loss as a result of injury through their participation in AFDA events. The MCF may also assist in covering losses by event organisers due to unforeseen circumstances, like play being abandoned due to lightning, extreme heat or ground closures.

Note that the MCF is not an insurance scheme.In no way is the AFDA obliged to make any payment or a particular level of payment when a member has suffered a loss, but will do its best, with the capital available to the Fund, to alleviate financial hardship.

The AFDA recommends that members take out private medical insurance or be prepared to use the public system in case of injury. No guarantee can be made that the MCF will cover any of your medical bills.

The MCF is not covering loss of income. If you are self-employed, or loss of income as a result of injury would cause you significant hardship, you should seek out income protection insurance. This can often be obtained cheaply through your superannuation fund.

Other items the MCF does not cover:

How to make an application to the MCF

Injury

See Claims Procedure for details of how to make a claim

Losses by event organisers

Application should be made in writing to the AFDA providing as much information as possible about the loss.