Child Protection
Child Protection
Child protection is about keeping children and young people safe from abuse and protecting them from people who are unsuitable to work with children.
All children have a right to be safe when participating in sport and recreation activities. While there is no national legislation, all states and territories have child protection lawsto keep children safe and protect them from abuse.
Recent reviews of legislation in most states and territories has resulted in an increased requirement by sport and recreation clubs and associations to have a greater awareness of child abuse, a commitment to child safe practices and the ability to responds to suspicions of harm.
This section provides information on:
- What is child abuse?
- Child protection laws explained (Mandatory reporting (includes 'Reporting Child Abuse info sheets' for each state/territory) and Screening and Working With Children Checks (includes 'Working with Children Checks info sheets' for each state/territory)
- Strategies for clubs/associations
- Strategies for coaches
- Strategies for parents
- Take photos/Images of children at sporting events
More Reading
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Indicators of child abuse
It is important that people working with children are aware of the indicators of abuse and have...
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Types of child abuse
The four main types of child abuse are: Sexual abuse/sexual misconduct Any sexual act or sexual...
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Child safe environments
Sporting organisations should put in place strategies to develop child safe environments and...
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Working with Children Checks fact sheets
Fundamental to every child-safe environment is the recruitment of staff and volunteers who are...
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Mandatory Reporting
Sporting personnel need to be aware that because of the large number of children participating in...
