For guidance, or to discuss how your organisation may best implement good practice in this area, please contact your state or territory agency for sport and recreation. For NSOs, email your query to SportsGovernance@ausport.gov.au and a consultant will contact you.
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AICD Directorship Advertisement - Guide(PDF • 81.0 kb)
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Annual Board Planner - Template(DOCX • 30.4 kb)
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Board Charter (abridged) - Template(DOCX • 27.0 kb)
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Board Charter (comprehensive) - Template(DOCX • 58.9 kb)
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Board Director Nominations Guide(DOCX • 48.0 kb)
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Board Director Remuneration - Guidance Sheet(PDF • 196.2 kb)
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Board Document Checklist - Template(DOCX • 27.3 kb)
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Board Induction Pack - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 36.3 kb)
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Board Induction Program - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 67.4 kb)
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Board Meeting Agenda - Template(DOCX • 25.0 kb)
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Board Minutes - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 66.9 kb)
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Board Papers - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 61.7 kb)
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Board Skills Matrix - Template(XLSX • 50.1 kb)
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Board Stakeholder Engagement Plan Template(DOCX • 81.1 kb)
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Board Sub-Committee Charter - Template(DOCX • 32.3 kb)
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Board v Management Functions - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 67.8 kb)
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By-laws and Policies - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 58.7 kb)
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CEO Performance Review - Template(DOCX • 39.4 kb)
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Chair Success Summary Sheet(PDF • 188.3 kb)
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Code of Conduct (General) - Template(DOCX • 60.7 kb)
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Committee Guide Book - Template(DOCX • 98.7 kb)
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Common Board Dysfunctions (assessment) - Template(DOCX • 39.3 kb)
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Company Limited by Guarantee - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 65.9 kb)
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Conflict of Interest Policy - Template(DOCX • 33.2 kb)
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Conflicts of Interest - Guidance Sheet(PDF • 41.4 kb)
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Director Education - The Start Line Resources(PDF • 137.5 kb)
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Director Independence - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 57.5 kb)
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Director Performance Evaluation - Template(DOC • 145.0 kb)
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Director Success Summary Sheet(PDF • 186.7 kb)
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Directors Code of Conduct - Template(DOCX • 44.3 kb)
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Finance, Audit and Risk Committee Charter - Template(DOCX • 32.5 kb)
Gender Strategy Toolkit (Australian Government)
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Governance Committee Charter - Template(DOCX • 36.3 kb)
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Nominations Committee - Charter Template(DOCX • 40.7 kb)
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Nominations Committee - Checklist(DOCX • 114.7 kb)
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Nominations Committee - Guide(PDF • 83.0 kb)
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Nominations Committee – Assessing the Eligibility and Suitability of Candidates - Guidance Sheet(PDF • 227.4 kb)
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Not for Profit Template (DOCX • 22.7 kb)
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One Sailing(PDF • 1011.8 kb)
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One Sailing Quantification Analysis(PDF • 658.9 kb)
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Operational Planning Grid - Template(DOCX • 46.1 kb)
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Position Description (Committee Member) - Template(DOCX • 60.7 kb)
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Position Description (President) - Template(DOCX • 61.1 kb)
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Position Description (Secretary) - Template(DOCX • 59.4 kb)
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Position Description (Treasurer) - Template(DOCX • 48.0 kb)
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Purpose Statement - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 53.3 kb)
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Recruitment and Talent Sourcing Plan(DOCX • 36.2 kb)
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Risk Management - Implementation Guide(PDF • 518.9 kb)
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Role of Directors - Guidance Sheet(PDF • 151.1 kb)
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Role of Directors - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 69.1 kb)
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Sport Governance Framework(PDF • 5.5 mb)
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Sport Governance Standards Benchmarking Report 2021(PDF • 7.2 mb)
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Sport Governance Standards Benchmarking Report 2022(PDF • 366.2 kb)
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SportAUS Draft Delegations Policy (DOCX • 84.1 kb)
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Strategic Plan Monitoring and Review - Template(DOCX • 34.9 kb)
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Strategic Plan one-pager - Template(DOCX • 72.3 kb)
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Strategic Planning - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 579.1 kb)
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Value Statement - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 53.0 kb)
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Vision Statement - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 59.3 kb)
Useful weblinks
Commonwealth legislation:
- Corporations Act 2001
- Sport Integrity Australia Act 2020
- Sport Integrity Australia Regulations 2020
- National Sports Tribunal Act 2019
- Australian child protection legislation
Associations Incorporations Acts for each jurisdiction:
- Australian Capital Territory - Associations Incorporation Act 1991
- New South Wales - Associations Incorporation Act 2009
- Northern Territory - Associations Act 2003
- Queensland - Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (as at 19 May 2017)
- South Australia - Associations Incorporation Act 1985
- Tasmania - Associations Incorporation Act 1964
- Victoria - Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012
- Western Australia - Associations Incorporation Act 2015
Sports controlling body
Resources and Templates
- Code of conduct
- Child safe sport
- Member protection
- Anti-doping
- Illicit drugs policy
- National match-fixing policy
- Anti-match-fixing policy template
Guides
- AIS sports science sports medicine best practice principles
- AIS sports science medicine practitioners minimum standards
- Inclusive Sport
- Guidelines for the inclusion of transgender and gender diverse people in sport
- Integrity guidelines
- Play by the rules
- Complaints handling
For more information or assistance regarding sport integrity, please visit the Sport Integrity Australia website or contact engagement@sportintegrity.gov.au.