The government of Australia has announced the creation of the nine-member Sport Integrity Australia Advisory Council. The new entity was established to provide oversight and guidance on integrity matters affecting all levels of Australian sports, reported SBC News.
The development of an advisory council was approved as part of Australia’s Sports Integrity Act, which was amended last year to protect against corruption and doping in Aussie sports.
Australian Sports Minister Richard Colbeck said the council will help protect sports against “money laundering and complex integrity issues.”
“I am pleased to announce the nine-member advisory council,” he said. “Each member brings skills and knowledge to provide advice on all areas of sports integrity. It follows the Australian government’s recent investment of $10.1 million to introduce an independent complaints handling process within Sport Integrity Australia.”
The Advisory Council will be led by World Sailing Vice President Sarah Kenny as chairwoman, supported by Australian sports executives Lynne Anderson, CEO of Paralympics Australia, Golf Australia CEO’s James Sutherland and former elite athlete and governance expert Margot Foster.
Providing technical oversight, the council is supported by New South Wales Police Commissioner Ken Moroney, sports consultant Scott Draper, former National Children’s Commissioner Megan Mitchell and public policy adviser Jason Marocchi.
“I am looking forward to working with the other highly respected Advisory Council members to bring together our combined experience and knowledge to advise on all aspects of sport integrity and to assist in safeguarding the integrity of Australian sport,” Kenny said.
“By establishing Sport Integrity Australia and the National Sports Tribunal, increasing investment into independent compliant handling and forming the Sport Integrity Australia Advisory Council, Australians can be confident everything possible is being done to keep the sport they love clean, safe and fair.”
