Here's a summary of the key conditions introduced as part of Fair Walk.

Walk Hours
Previously: At leader's discretion.
Fair Walk: Walkers shall be entitled to a minimum 10 minute break for every 50 minutes walked. With the approval of their walkforce, a leader may walk for up to 70 minutes without a break provided the resulting rest period is increased proportionally. A hardship entitlement of a further five minutes rest apply following any vertical height gain exceeding 300m (hereafter known as "big hills") or breach of hosiery from passage through an active watercourse (hereafter known as “getting wet feet”)
Toilet breaks are not included as part of rest breaks; walkers may dart into the bush just as the leader is about to resume the walk (note: this regulation is unchanged from the previous practice).

Transport
Previously: Unrestricted, the use of vehicles long estranged from their roadworthy certificate was commonplace; there are documented cases of people being conveyed to bushwalks in rust-buckets, gas-guzzlers and Hyundais.
Fair Walk: A target (non-binding) has been set for 80% of all journeys to be in Subaru Foresters by 2020. YHA Bushwalking has been praised for its efforts over the past few years that have seen it already come close to achieving this goal.

Service Proximity
No Sunday walk shall start and finish at a location more than 15 minutes drive from a decent coffee and/or ice-cream shop. For weekend walks this limit is extended to one hour. Regions outside of this radius shall be classified as "wilderness, like really wild and stuff" and forbidden from any human incursion.

Safe Walking Environment
New tougher restrictions apply particularly targeting the:
Noisy: Segregated dormitories mandated for those whose nocturnal sonority is under 75 decibels and those whose are in excess of this limit. Where dormitories do not apply, tents shall be spaced at least four metres apart.

and the Noisome: A prohibition of unclad feet in a vehicle after a walk. Boots not stored in a closed area isolated from the passenger compartment shall be sealed in a 0.1mm thick plastic bag (two plastic bags if returning from a walk of four or more days duration).

Cultural Sensitivity
Shorts (or their wearer) should be appropriately dimensioned, as some bushwalkers are cultured and sensitive to a yawning display of bum-crack. Also, hemlines should be no more than 10cm above the knee.
(Note: Reports that a veteran walk leader has been detained for questioning by Fair Walk inspectors are totally unfounded.)

Walk-Life Balance
Excessive amounts of walking to the exclusion of other activities are acknowledged as harmful to a person’s mental, spiritual and emotional wellbeing. With this in mind, the maximum number of consecutive weekends anyone will be permitted to go on a bushwalk is four. After four weekends, a mandatory break is required during which a person should stay home and engage in an alternative activity (read a Dan Brown novel, listen to an Andre Rieu CD, take the first steps towards cultural enrichment).

The club thanks its members for their co-operation with the Fair Walk principles. If you participate in a bushwalk you believe to be non-compliant, please report the matter.