PERSONAL STANDARDS AND BEHAVIOUR

1. Always display respectful behaviour and high personal standards that is appropriate to your role in the sport.

2. Never consume alcohol or substances which may impact judgment, performance or behaviours whilst engaged in sporting environments. #

3. Never display offensive or inappropriate images, objects, or other material (including on clothing), including in social media posts.

4. Never make offensive gestures, remarks or jokes, derogatory or suggestive comments, or call people by offensive nicknames within the sporting environment.

5. Never use intimidation or unnecessary aggression.

6. Never disparage opposing athlete, teams or club and match officials

7. Always treat all participants with respect.

8. Always accept success or failure with dignity and grace, and always play by the rules.

SAFEGUARDING

1. Always maintain professional boundaries and not abuse or misuse any relationship of trust, or position of power or influence.

2. Always ensure appropriate supervision, including in relation to children.

3. Never carry out unnecessary touching (including never touching the genitals, buttocks) in the sporting environment, and NEVER with a child.

4. Never carry out unwelcome flirting, or sexual advances within the sporting environment, and NEVER with a child.

5. Never engage in humiliating or embarrassing behaviours including ‘hazing’.

6. Never bully, intimidate or harass anyone or discriminate against any individual or group (including based of their age, race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, sexual identity, disability). # #

7. Never engage in practices which are known to be harmful to the physical or psychological wellbeing of a person (e.g. restricted access to food and fluids).

8. Adults must NEVER:

a. engage in sexual misconduct with a child.

b. ask a child to keep any communication secret, or communicate privately with a child online without a copy to parents or guardians.

c. photograph or film a child without written consent.

d. travel, or arrange overnight stays with a child without written consent.

e. be in a one-on-one situation in a change room area with a child.

9. Always promptly report concerns of abuse or neglect of a child or adult at risk.

# Club sanctioned events and celebrations involving the reasonable consumption of alcohol is excepted, subject to ensuring that it does not lead to excessive drinking and/or inappropriate behaviours.

## In addition to your sporting organisation’s involvement in matters relating to bullying, harassment, or discrimination, Sport Integrity Australia may become directly involved in such matters where they relate to a ‘protected characteristics’, such as such as protecting a child, or involves discrimination against women, race, disability

INTEGRITY

1. Always act in accordance with the criminal law.

2. Never excuse or ignore any breaches of the National Integrity Framework.

3. Always report serious breaches of the National Integrity Framework, cooperate with authorities, and never discourage or interfere with any other person from doing so.

4. Always inform Sports Integrity Australia and the relevant sporting organisation if you are arrested or charged with a criminal offence.

5. Never compromise member athletes or the sport by contravening rules to gain an unfair advantage, including improper use of supplements, drugs and medicine.

6. Never take bribes, improperly manipulate results, or provide inside information in relation to competitions within sport.

7. Always respect the confidentiality of information provided to you within the sporting environment, subject to any safeguarding requirements.