Athletics SA is committed to providing a safe envionment for Children and Young People involved in our community. Everyone has a responsibility to ensure that all individuals, including children within our community are treated with respect, dignity, whilst be protected from bullying discrimination, harrasment or abuse.

Athletics South Australia have adopted the National Integrity Framework with the following policies in place.

Working With Children Checks

The Child Safeguarding SA Addendum requires all individuals 'working or volunteering with children in South Australia to have a valid Working with Children Check prior to commencing working with children and young people'.

If you have already completed a check and have this capcity within your club, please email the results of the check to admin@atheticssa.com.au and the relevant person within your club.

Please see the steps below to obtain a Working With Children Check;

Obtaining a DCSI – Working With Children Check

To start the application please click on the following link – https://screening.sa.gov.au/applications/application-information-for-individuals.
Click the “apply for a check” button and then follow the prompts with your details accordingly.
Individuals should reference “Athletics SA” as the role description.
Tick the “Working with Children Check” box under the screenings required and ensure you select “Volunteer” as the applicant type.
An email will then be sent to you which will have a link, click the link and continue filling in the application.

Once you have received the results they will need to be submitted to Athletics SA – please email them to admin@athleticssa.com.au

Club Resources

Please utilise the following resources within your club to gain a further understanding of the policy and child safe practices.

Club Poster

Child Safeguarding - Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing

Child Safe Practices Do's and Don'ts Booklet

Responding and Reporting to a Breach of the Child Safegaurding Policy (Flow Chart)

Child Protection Reporting Information

Recruitment and Screening Checklist

Induction of New Volunteers and Staff Checklist

Communicating Online or Electronically with Children and Young People in Sport

Child Friendly Posters and Resources

Please utilise these posters and resources within your club for members to understand their rights within sport.

7-12 Year Olds

LEARN ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS AT SPORT (AGES 7-12)

HOW YOUR SPORT LOOKS AFTER KIDS (AGES 7-12)

13 - 17 Year Olds

YOUR RIGHTS AT SPORT (AGES 13-17)

HOW YOUR SPORT LOOKS AFTER YOU (AGES 13-17)

HOW YOUR SPORT LOOKS AFTER ALL ITS PARTICIPANTS (AGES 13-17)

HOW WE KEEP YOUR COMPETITION FAIR AND HONEST (AGES 13-17)

PROTECTING YOUR SPORT FROM THE IMPROPER USE OF DRUGS AND MEDICINE (AGES 13-17)

Reporting Procedure

Step 1: If a person is in immediate risk or danger, call Police on 000.

Step 2: If you have reasonable grounds to suspect a child has been or is at risk of being harmed, call the police and/or relevant child protection agency in your state/territory.

South Australian Police, PH: 131 444 (https://www.police.sa.gov.au/)
Department of Child Protection, Child Abuse Report Line, PH: 131 478 (https://www.childprotection.sa.gov.au/reporting-child-abuse)

Step 3: Report all relevant information to the appropriate person within your club/sport.

Step 4: Report any potential breach of this Policy to Sport Integrity Australia via the online form at www.sportintegrity.gov.au.

In an emergency, always call 000.

If you see something, say something!

All matters relating to our National Integrity Framework policies should be reported to Sport Integrity Australia by:

Filling in a web form on the Sport Integrity Australia website
Emailing reporting@sportintegrity.gov.au
Phoning 13 000 27232
Completing the ‘report an issue’ form in the Sport Integrity App. This can be anonymous if you choose.

Further Education

To undergo further education involving the Child Safeguarding Policy and any other policies that fall under the National Integroty Framework, check out the the Sport Integrity Australia eLearning site to access free training courses of dowload the Sport Integrity app.