Under NSW law, sport and recreation organisations must comply with the NSW Child Safe Scheme if they provide services to children, or if adults have contact with children in their organisation.
Under the scheme, the 10 Child Safe Standards provide a framework to help organisations more effectively prevent, detect and respond to child abuse. The Office of the Children’s Guardian (OCG) provides resources and training to help sport and recreation organisations meet the requirements of the scheme and keep children safe from harm and abuse.
Many sport and recreation organisations have already taken significant steps to put the Standards in place and develop their child safe practice. However, there are some organisations that have further to go or are just getting started.
If your organisation is at this foundational stage, you can work through the steps outlined on our Getting started page.
Sport and recreation child safe resources
We have resources available specifically for organisations delivering sport and recreation activities for children.
