Curling Australia (CA) is committed to Curling environments that are safe, supportive and friendly for children and young people. For more information on this commitment, please read our Child/Young Person Safe Commitment Statement.
Child safety must be embedded in Australian Curling culture and understood and practised at all levels of the sport.
It is essential everyone involved with delivering Curling in Australia understands the important legal and governance responsibilities they have in relation to child safety. This includes boards, committees, administrators, volunteers, coaches, officials, parents and participants. We have zero tolerance for any behaviour that puts the well-being of children and young people at risk.
We are committed to safeguarding everyone involved in our organisation and in our sport including children and young people in our care and ensuring that they feel and are safe. Accordingly, we wish to ensure that our personnel strive for the highest possible standards with respect to safeguarding children and young people from abuse. To that end, CA adopted the National Integrity Framework (NIF) with its five policies including a Member Protection Policy and Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy to identify and prevent behaviour that may be harmful to the children and young people in our sport.
Safeguarding Resources
The CA Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy can be found on our National Integrity Framework web page. The following resources are also recommended:
You can also find helpful Check Lists and other resources on the SIA Website.
Choosing a Safe Club
One of the most important questions a parent should ask is:
How will your club keep my child/young person safe?
The information to the left provides key questions that you should be asking to ensure that the club has a focus on
keeping your child or young person safe.
You can also access this poster here and further details here.
Reporting Concerns
As a person involved in sport, you play a crucial role in protecting children and young people.
You must follow the actions to the left if you suspect there has been an alleged breach of the Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy.
You can also access this flow chart here.
Find your relevant state/territory child protection agency here.
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