Organisational Structure

The Safety in Sport Division provides a nationally-coordinated response to sport integrity issues in Australia. It was established to address the increasing range of threats facing Australian sport across all levels, including discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual and gender identity, as well as abuse and mistreatment.

The division was announced by the Minister for Sport, the Hon Anika Wells MP, in September 2022.

The division is led by the Deputy CEO – Safety in Sport and brings together the agency's operational functions to provide a coordinated response to anti-doping, integrity matters, sport partnerships, education and capability development. Our dedicated team of experts work to drive initiatives to deter, detect and respond to integrity threats to sports to ensure the synergies between anti-doping and integrity threats are targeted.

The division includes functions across:

• information coordination and intelligence; 
• science and medicine;
• anti-doping testing and investigations;
• education
• implementation of the National Integrity Framework, the National Integrity Manager Program, and the Safeguarding in Sport Continuous Improvement Program (SISCIP);
• unique expertise through the Capability Development Hub; and
• productive domestic and global partnerships across sport, government, law enforcement, intelligence, child protection and health agencies.  

The division works alongside the agency’s Cultural and Safety Advisor to ensure frameworks, policies and processes are culturally safe, inclusive and athlete-focused.

Working to prevent integrity threats to sport by strengthening the integrity environment, the division remains ready to respond and address issues as and when required.

The division values and draws upon productive domestic and global partnerships across sport, government, law enforcement, intelligence, child protection and health agencies highlighting that collaboration is key in addressing current and future threats facing sport.

As a regulator and national coordinator, the division has built strong and trusted relationships with sporting organisations and athletes, to educate and empower them to promote positive behaviours, ultimately aimed at keeping sport safe, clean and fair.

The Strategy, International Policy and Corporate Division looks to advance the integrity of sport nationally and internationally by aligning strategic intelligence leadership with exceptional corporate support. Through forward-thinking policy development, stakeholder engagement, and operational excellence, the division informs key decisions, drives collaboration, and enables a high-performing agency environment. 

Together, the Strategy and International Policy Branch and the Corporate Branch identify and address emerging risks, strengthen capability, and cultivate a culture of trust, innovation, and resilience -ensuring Sport Integrity Australia leads confidently into the future.

The Corporate Branch serves as the essential backbone of Sport Integrity Australia, delivering critical enabling services across HR, finance, property, governance, communications, ICT, security  legal, and records. 

• Its purpose is empowering integrity through expert corporate support and governance, creating a stable and compliant operational environment.
• The branch has excelled in responsive agency support, collaborative partnerships, resilient delivery, streamlined operational efficiency, strengthened strategic oversight, and enhanced communication impact.
• Opportunities include investing in its people, improving operational efficiency, proactive brand building, strengthening key relationships, integrating strategic automation, fostering deeper collaboration, and leveraging internal expertise.
• Success involves cultivating a positive and inclusive culture, developing and retaining a skilled workforce, ensuring financial stability, establishing robust governance and risk management, proactive communication, embedding legal awareness, leveraging technology, and maintaining reliable and secure infrastructure. 

The Strategy and International Policy Branch is dedicated to safeguarding sport integrity by developing and implementing strategies and policies to combat sport integrity threats and implementing best practice integrity frameworks with external stakeholders. 

• Its purpose is to strategically unite domestic and global efforts to protect the integrity of sport.
• The branch has a strong track record of resilient operational delivery, effective strategic guidance, productive stakeholder engagement, and  promoting innovation
• Key opportunities lie in strengthening foundational processes, refining strategic direction, optimising resource utilisation, and fostering stronger internal and external collaborations.
• Success is defined by effective intelligence application, strong stakeholder engagement, shaping policy and national strategy, robust information management, agile response capabilities, clear governance, and impactful outcomes. 

The Culture & Safety Team, led by the Culture and Safety Advisor, is committed to driving proactive and sustainable change through frameworks, policies and processes that are culturally safe, inclusive and athlete-focused. 

The team will ensure the sector reflects best practices and have trauma informed approaches for cultural safety, intersectionality, unconscious and conscious bias, racial literacy, disability and LGBTQ+ inclusion and equity, supporting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across the agency and broader sporting ecosystem.