A ‘green’ approach to officiating is resulting in a growing respect for officials and the vital role they play in sport and recreation.

A workshop for all organisations involved with the Green Shirt Program, and those wishing to become involved. The Green Shirt Program aims to reduce the incidence of abuse and harassment directed towards inexperienced officials, and as a result improve retention rates at the grass roots level of sport.

The Department of Sport and Recreation (DSR) gathered members of the WA sporting officials community for an awards dinner at Perth’s Duxton Hotel on Friday 23 October to sing the praises of the unsung heroes of sport – officials.

This information sheet helps you to inspire people to become officials and how to keep them.

The Officiating Reference Panel advises the Department of Sport and Recreation on strategies and policies to develop and support the role of sporting officials in Western Australia.

A tribunal is a forum for dispute resolution. An athlete appearing before a tribunal must receive natural justice.

The duty of the sports official is to act as an impartial judge of sporting competition. This duty carries with it an obligation for the official to perform with accuracy, consistency, objectivity and the highest sense of integrity.

The Department of Sport and Recreation have loads of information sheets and booklets available for coaches and officials on their website, along with links to the Australian Sports Commission website and other relevant sites.

The program aims to reduce the incidence of abuse and harassment directed towards inexperienced officials.

Western Australia is considered a leader in the field in the development and promotion of sports officials. The Department of Sport and Recreation coordinates a number of programs designed to help recruit, train, retain and recognise sports officials in Western Australia.