Sport Integrity
What is Sport Integrity?
Sport is a core part of Australian life — it brings people together, breaks down barriers, and delivers physical, social, and community benefits. At Volleyball NSW, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to enjoy our sport in a safe, fair and inclusive environment.
That’s why maintaining the integrity of volleyball is so important.
Threats to integrity in sport include things like illicit drug use, doping, competition manipulation, and behaviours that negatively impact people’s experiences — such as discrimination, abuse, or harassment.
For us, integrity in volleyball means that athletes, coaches, officials, supporters and fans can all be part of a sport they trust — one built on fairness, respect, and inclusion.
Volleyball NSW is committed to upholding these standards.
All our members and participants have a shared responsibility to protect the integrity of the game and the wellbeing of everyone involved. We are proud to work alongside Sport Integrity Australia, the national agency dedicated to safeguarding Australian sport.
To learn more about what integrity in sport means and how you can play your part, visit the Sport Integrity Australia website.
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National Integrity Framework
The National Integrity Framework is a suite of new integrity policies around issues like child safety, member protection, illicit drugs, competition manipulation and others.
All members of Volleyball NSW will be bound by the policies This includes athletes, coaches, support personnel, employees, and volunteers.
This important change to the policies and complaint processes will make Volleyball safer and fairer for all participants.
If you see something, do something. We need to work together to provide a safer, fairer and trustworthy environment for everyone involved in our sport.
The following policies are now in place and complaints related to these policies will be handled by Sport Integrity Australia:
- National Integrity Framework
- Member Protection
- Safeguarding
- Improper Use of Drugs & Medicines
- Competition Manipulation and Sports Wagering
- Complaints, Disputes & Discipline
- Anti-doping
For more information about these policies visit Volleyball Australia’s website:
Anything that may constitute Prohibited Conduct in a integrity policy must be reported to Sport Integrity Australia. The full list of Prohibited Conduct is available here but includes things such as:
- Abuse
- Bullying
- Harassment
- Sexual Misconduct
- Unlawful Discrimination
- Victimisation
- Misconduct with a Child
- Grooming
- Supply of Drugs or Alcohol to a Child
- Match fixing and other types of Competition Manipulation
- Supplying inside information for the purposes of gambling
- Betting on Volleyball events
- Unlawful use of over the counter or prescription drugs
- Inappropriate use or provision of supplements
- Illicit drug use
- Concealing information about Prohibited Conduct
- Doping (managed under the Volleyball Australia Anti-Doping Policy
In 2022, Volleyball Australia adopted the National Integrity Framework. This means that from 27 July 2022, concerns or complaints about alleged integrity breaches (including member protection) can be reported directly to Sport Integrity Australia by filling out the form on Sport Integrity Australia.
All alleged breaches in relation to our National Integrity Framework and associated integrity policies will be managed under the Complaints, Disputes and Discipline Policy.
To report a breach of an integrity policy, please contact Sport Integrity Australia directly on 1300 027 232 or via the ‘make an integrity complaint or report form’ here:
For all other complaints, report directly to your local Club Management or Volleyball NSW.
To report a breach of an integrity policy (safeguarding, drugs and medicine, match-fixing), please contact Sport Integrity Australia directly on 1300 027 232 or via the ‘make an integrity complaint or report form’ here:
For all other complaints, report directly to your local Club Management or Volleyball NSW.
Confused about where to submit your complaint – here is a factsheet about where to report your concerns: