What does the Safeguarding policy ban for individuals working with children?
Rule- Australia
- Sport Integrity Australia
- National Integrity Framework
- All ages
- 2026
- Club committees
- Safeguarding
- Complaints
- Community sport
- Participant Protection
Sport Integrity Australia's summary of banned behaviours (Prohibited Conduct) for individuals of any age includes:
- child abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, neglect and exposure to domestic and family violence)
- abusive behaviour on the basis of disability
- harmful behaviour, including harmful training methods such as physical punishment or overtraining, excessive emphasis on appearance or weight, and degrading, cruel, frightening or humiliating discipline
- bullying, harassment, discrimination, vilification, victimisation and grooming
- failing to obtain or maintain the required Working with Children Check (WWCC) or equivalent
- supplying drugs, alcohol or pornography (including tobacco, e-cigarettes and vapes)
- supplying medicine without the consent of a parent or carer (exceptions: life-saving treatment, or when permitted by law)
- failing to properly supervise, and never supervising while under the influence of drugs or alcohol
- transporting a child without prior written approval from their parent or carer
- communicating privately one-on-one with a child, in person or online (including phone calls), without the involvement of their parent or carer or another representative of the sport
- inappropriate conduct in change rooms, including being alone in change rooms with children, showering or changing, or providing personal or intimate care
- failing to protect and failing to report.
Added 24 Oct 2026