News - Australian Sailing

Child Safe Practices: Transporting Children

The Children and Young People Safe Practices exist to identify and prevent behaviour that may be harmful to children and young people participating in sport. The Practices are defined in our Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy, so compliance with them is compulsory (as well as being a vital step in protecting children in sailing).

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Thu 17 Oct 2024

Child Safe Practices: Professional Boundaries

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Thu 17 Oct 2024

Child Safe Practices: Photos and Videos of Children

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Thu 17 Oct 2024

Upcoming Child Safeguarding Webinars from Sport Integrity Australia

Sport Integrity Australia is launching a new series of webinars focused on child safeguarding in sport. The webinars will focus on best practice organisational policies for protecting young people in sport.

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Thu 29 Aug 2024

Public comment invited: Working with Children Check requirements

Australian Sailing seeks your feedback on a proposal to remove the requirement for accredited Instructors and Coaches to hold a Working with Children Check or equivalent (WWCC) to get or stay accredited.

Integrity

Mon 26 Aug 2024

Child Safe Practices: Online Communication

Electronic and online communication is a valuable tool for organising and promoting club activities, but it's important that appropriate safeguards are in place to minimise the dangers.

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Mon 29 Jul 2024

Child Safe Practices: Changing Room Arrangements

Children and young people are particularly vulnerable in changing rooms due in part to various stages of dress/undress and because they are isolated areas. There is also a risk of peer on peer child or young person problems, such as bullying if the changing room is left unsupervised.

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Fri 19 Jul 2024

New eSafety resources tackle online abuse in sport

eSafety has launched new sport resources to help stem the tide of online abuse from the grassroots to the elite level.

Integrity

Wed 06 Mar 2024

Play by the Rules

Did you know that Play by the Rules (PBTR) is a unique collaboration between Sport Integrity Australia, Sport Australia, the Australian Human Rights Commission, all state and territory departments of sport and recreation, all state and territory anti-discrimination and human rights agencies, the Office of the Children's Guardian (NSW) and the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW? This makes it the first port of call for sailing organisations for information on discrimination, harassment, and child p

QLD Integrity

Mon 11 Dec 2023

Play By The Rules: Easy Guide To The National Integrity Framework

Australian Sailing has adopted the National Integrity Framework (NIF), as a streamlined approach in a single framework for all levels of sailing and where the policies in the NIF apply to all affiliated clubs and class associations, and the people who participate in and help deliver activities.

Integrity QLD

Wed 13 Sep 2023

The Importance of Integrity: Raising the bar on member protection and child safeguarding

Promotion of good ethics and values in sailing clubs and organisations provides a level of confidence in sailing activities which helps to develop the number of people becoming interested in the sport and in the sailing community as a whole.

Integrity QLD

Thu 03 Aug 2023

NSW Child Safeguarding for Clubs

Here are the recordings of the recent child safeguarding in sport and recreation webinars from the Office of the Children’s Guardian. You are welcome to share the links to the videos and pdf handout with anyone who you think would find them helpful.

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Tue 04 Jul 2023

Learn about child safeguarding

Sailing clubs, class associations and Discover Sailing Centres all share a responsibility to keep Children safe from abuse and neglect. There are ample resources to help understand what the responsibilities entail.

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Thu 22 Jun 2023

Assess your club’s progress on the National Integrity Framework

Since Australian Sailing adopted the National Integrity Framework (NIF) on 31 March 2022, clubs around Australia have made fantastic progress on implementing the NIF and improving their integrity management. As we approach the first anniversary of the NIF implementation, it’s a good time to review your club’s progress and find any areas for improvement.

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Wed 15 Feb 2023

How does the National Integrity Framework affect existing policies?

Clubs reviewing their integrity management strategy often ask us whether they need to have their own integrity policies, or whether they need to formally adopt the National Integrity Framework (NIF). This article will explain the similarities and differences between each.

Integrity

Thu 15 Dec 2022

How are integrity complaints made?

The Complaints, Disputes and Discipline Policy has been designed to ensure integrity complaints are dealt with efficiently and that participants in sailing have confidence that prohibited conduct will be resolved using the most appropriate process.

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Thu 01 Dec 2022

What is the role of an MPIO under the National Integrity Framework?

A Member Protection Information Officer (MPIO) is the first point of contact in a club or sporting organisation for any enquiries, concerns or complaints around harassment, abuse and other inappropriate behaviour.

Integrity

Mon 31 Oct 2022

What exactly are your child safeguarding responsibilities?

You’ve heard about the Child Safeguarding Policy, one of the six policies in the National Integrity Framework. But what other obligations do you have?

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Mon 31 Oct 2022