Position statement on child protection

Every child has the right to participate in sport and recreation activities without risk to their physical and emotional well-being.

Related topics: child protection,children

Child protection is concerned with keeping children and young people safe from abuse, discrimination and harassment, and protecting them from people who are unsuitable to work with children.

This is often a legal requirement, covered by Australian child protection and anti-discrimination laws. It is also an ethical obligation and a very important consideration in meeting 'duty of care' obligations.

The Department of Sport and Recreation (DSR) supports initiatives to make sport and recreation safer for children and acknowledges relevant State legislation that supports children’s rights.

Where would you like to go next?

• Alcohol and physical activity
• Coaching
• Companion card for people with a disability
• Drugs in sport
• Fare equalisation
• Funding national sport organisations for operations
• Governance
• Harassment-free sport
• Hosting national championships - national leagues
• Inclusivity (substantive equality)
• Indigenous participation
• Integrity in sport
• Junior sport sponsorship from alcohol companies
• Mature-aged sport and recreation
• Mergers of like State Sporting Associations
• Officiating
• Photographing children
• Physical activity
• Sport/physical education in schools
• Sustainability
• Violence in sport
• Volunteers
• Water safety
• Working with Children Legislation