「레저스포츠 진흥 및 안전에 관한 법률」제정안의주요 내용과 쟁점

Abstract

Every year, many people enjoy leisure sports in holiday seasons. In particular, leisure sports, inspiring achievement and adventure while utilizing topographic characteristics beyond mere participation, shows rapid growing trends together with an increase of leisure time due to income increment and the settlement of the five-day workweek. Although the number of leisure sports population increases, however, leisure sports safety accidents occurs frequently because there are lack of legal grounds on leisure sports facility installation, non-application of the safety management on leisure sports facility and apparatus, and absence of safety guards for safety education or recruitment of uncertified safety guards. Leisure sports are based on topographic characteristics and adventurousness. It is well known that the characteristics cause a death or serious injury when accident occurs. Safety accidents like death or serious injury occurs every year typically in the following areas: 1) a four-wheels motor cycle, also known as ATV(all-terrain vehicle), by poor driving or unfastened protective equipment, 2) a bungee jump by poor jumping-rope or a small-sized air mat for landing and 3) a paragliding or ultralight aircraft by poor operation, strong wind or turbulence. Further, leisure sports introduced in Korea are applied by the Aviation act, the Water-related leisure activities safety act or the Building act according to geographic conditions or places where facilities are installed. This hinders an integrated development of leisure sports and causes confusion and discomfort to users and business entities. Since 2006, related bill was proposed to prepare increasing demand on leisure sports and arrange a legal grounds to systematically manage and adjust users’ safe use of leisure and leisure sports, but has not been enacted yet. As in the following, we will examine the progress and major contents of 「The act on the promotion and the safety of leisure sports」, which is proposed and pending in the National Assembly of Korea. Finally we suggest alternatives based on the analysis of major issues brought up in the course of enactment.