Sport Governance Resources

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.

• AICD Directorship Advertisement - Guide(PDF • 81.0 kb)
• Annual Board Planner - Template(DOCX • 27.0 kb)
• Board Charter (abridged) - Template(DOCX • 27.0 kb)
• Board Charter (comprehensive) - Template(DOCX • 58.9 kb)
• Board Director Remuneration - Guidance Sheet(PDF • 196.2 kb)
• Board Document Checklist - Template(DOCX • 27.3 kb)
• Board Induction Pack - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 36.3 kb)
• Board Induction Program - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 67.4 kb)
• Board Meeting Agenda - Template(DOCX • 25.0 kb)
• Board Minutes - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 66.9 kb)
• Board Papers - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 61.7 kb)
• Board Skills Matrix - Template(XLSX • 50.1 kb)
• Board Stakeholder Engagement Plan Template(DOCX • 81.1 kb)
• Board Sub-Committee Charter - Template(DOCX • 32.3 kb)
• Board v Management Functions - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 67.8 kb)
• By-laws and Policies - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 58.7 kb)
• CEO Performance Review - Template(DOCX • 39.4 kb)
• Chair Success Summary Sheet(PDF • 188.3 kb)
• Code of Conduct (General) - Template(DOCX • 60.7 kb)
• Committee Guide Book - Template(DOCX • 98.7 kb)
• Common Board Dysfunctions (assessment) - Template(DOCX • 39.3 kb)
• Company Limited by Guarantee - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 65.9 kb)
• Conflict of Interest Policy - Template(DOCX • 33.2 kb)
• Conflicts of Interest - Guidance Sheet(PDF • 41.4 kb)
• Director Education - The Start Line Resources(PDF • 137.5 kb)
• Director Independence - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 57.5 kb)
• Director Performance Evaluation - Template(DOC • 145.0 kb)
• Director Success Summary Sheet(PDF • 186.7 kb)
• Directors Code of Conduct - Template(DOCX • 44.3 kb)
• Finance, Audit and Risk Committee Charter - Template(DOCX • 32.5 kb)
• Gender Strategy Toolkit (Australian Government)
• Governance Committee Charter - Template(DOCX • 36.3 kb)
• Nominations Committee - Charter Template(DOCX • 40.7 kb)
• Nominations Committee - Checklist(DOCX • 114.7 kb)
• Nominations Committee - Guide(PDF • 83.0 kb)
• Nominations Committee – Assessing the Eligibility and Suitability of Candidates - Guidance Sheet(PDF • 227.4 kb)
• Not for Profit Template (DOCX • 22.7 kb)
• One Sailing(PDF • 1011.8 kb)
• One Sailing Quantification Analysis(PDF • 658.9 kb)
• Operational Planning Grid - Template(DOCX • 46.1 kb)
• Position Description (Committee Member) - Template(DOCX • 60.7 kb)
• Position Description (President) - Template(DOCX • 61.1 kb)
• Position Description (Secretary) - Template(DOCX • 59.4 kb)
• Position Description (Treasurer) - Template(DOCX • 48.0 kb)
• Purpose Statement - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 53.3 kb)
• Risk Management - Implementation Guide(PDF • 518.9 kb)
• Role of Directors - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 69.1 kb)
• Role of Directors - Guidance Sheet(PDF • 151.1 kb)
• Sport Governance Framework(PDF • 5.5 mb)
• Sport Governance Standards Benchmarking Report 2021(PDF • 7.2 mb)
• Sport Governance Standards Benchmarking Report 2022(PDF • 395.6 kb)
• SportAUS Draft Delegations Policy (DOCX • 84.1 kb)
• Strategic Plan Monitoring and Review - Template(DOCX • 34.9 kb)
• Strategic Plan one-pager - Template(DOCX • 72.3 kb)
• Strategic Planning - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 579.1 kb)
• Value Statement - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 53.0 kb)
• Vision Statement - Guidance Sheet(DOCX • 59.3 kb)