Oak Flats Swimming Club is committed to embedding child safety in our club by implementing the ten (10) Child Safe Standards of the NSW Child Safe Scheme. The Standards are designed to drive cultural change to create, maintain and improve child safe practices.

Background & Implementation Documents

The ten Child Safe Standards provide a framework for creating child safe organisations. They are designed to drive cultural change to create, maintain and improve child safe practices. When organisations implement the Standards, they build a culture where abuse of children is prevented, responded to and reported.

The Standards are based on the extensive research and consultation by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. They provide clear guidance for organisations to create cultures, adopt strategies and act to put the interests of children first to keep them safe from harm.

Sport Integrity Australia’s Child Safeguarding Policy has been developed to set clear standards of behaviour expected of those involved in sport when providing programs and services to children, as well as the behaviours that are not acceptable (Prohibited Conduct).

The policy is underpinned by the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations (National Principles) and has been reviewed and endorsed by the National Office for Child Safety.

Our Club has started the process of implementing the Child Safe Standards. If you have any questions or comments regarding Child safety, please contact one of our Member Protection Information Officers MPIO:

Mr Taylor Garner via email taylorgarner979@gmail.com

Ms Sue Worthington via email smworthington75@gmail.com

Swimming Australia National Integrity Framework (NIF)

Swimming Australia’s National Integrity Framework applies to all Activities organised or authorised by Swimming Australia or a Member Organisations. Swimming Australia and its Member Organisations remain fully committed to the protection of children, young people and our members in our sport and encourage all member associations and clubs throughout Australia to familiarise themselves with the policies and to raise the issue of child safety to everyone involved in swimming clubs.

Swimming Australia NIF consists of six documents:

Safe Sport Framework

The Safe Sport Framework (SSF) was replaced from the 15th June 2022 by the Swimming Australia’s National Integrity Framework

Reporting & Complaints

In accordance with the National Office for Child Safety, Oak Flats Swimming Club has processes to respond to complaints and concerns that are child-focused and uphold the rights of children and young people.

Complaints affecting children and young people will be properly investigated, taken seriously, and their rights safeguarded throughout the investigation process. These investigations are planned, fair, proportionate and thorough, with findings supported by the available evidence.

If you have a complaint or a concern that is child-focused, please email or contact one of our MPIO’s – click on the following link for more information on how to report and follow our Child Safety Reporting Process

You can use this form to report > OFSC Complaints_Compliments_Feedback Form

Oak Flats Swimming Club will maintain a record of each complaint received > OFSC Record of Complaint Form

Oak Flats Swimming Club has a Member Protection Policy in effect which all members must comply with at all times.

If you are concerned that a child or young person may be at risk of significant harm, please contact the Child Protection Helpline on 132 111

Continual Education and Training

There are numerous free online training resources to assist our members with continual education and training:

Important Links

Office of the Children’s Guardian

Child Safe Standards Guide

Swim Aus NIF Child Safe Guarding Policy

Diversity & Inclusive Swimming Framework

Swimming National Integrity Framework