Integrity

INTEGRITY – PROTECTING AUSTRALIAN ICE RACING TOGETHER
Sport should be a safe and fair place for all participants. At Australian Ice Racing, we offer a safe place for people to raise concerns about behaviour they’ve witnessed or experienced in sport as well as find more information if they have an integrity question.
STAYING SAFE
Your safety is our first concern. If you are in Australia and in immediate danger or at risk of harm, call your local law enforcement agency or dial 
triple zero (000).
WHAT IS SPORT INTEGRITY?
Threats to a sport’s integrity can include competition manipulation and sports gambling, doping, the improper use of drugs and medicine, and behaviours that impact people’s positive experience of sport, such as discrimination or abuse, including against children. Integrity in sport means that participants, officials, supporters, and fans can participate in and enjoy sport, confident in the knowledge that they are part of a safe, fair, and inclusive environment. All of our members and participants have an obligation to protect and maintain the integrity of sport, as well as the health and wellbeing of everyone involved. 
 
We work closely with Sport Integrity Australia (SIA), the national coordination agency for sport integrity threats. For more information visit www.sportintegrity.gov.au

HOW TO RAISE A CONCERN
Everyone from athletes, officials, parents, support personnel, administrators and supporters play a role in 
protecting the integrity of our sport. Australian Ice Racing works with SIA to coordinate and manage complaints 
and reports. Complaints received will be evaluated and either managed by Ice Racing, referred to SIA or an 
appropriate external agency, or where the Complaint is out of scope, passed back to the complainant with 
suggested pathways for them to pursue. 
If you see or hear something that doesn’t seem right, say something!
RAISE A CONCERN: Email to : memberprotection@australianiceracing.org

Questions about any integrity related matters can be directed to the Australian Ice Racing Integrity Manager: 
Name: James Keogh
Position: Integrity Manager
Email : james.keogh@australianiceracing.org

WHAT IS THE NATIONAL INTEGRITY FRAMEWORK? 
 
We take sport integrity seriously and in July 2022, Australian Ice Racing adopted the National Integrity Framework. The National Integrity Framework is essentially a set of rules that all members of our sport need to follow when it comes to their behaviour and conduct in sport. There are four core policies which make up the National Integrity Framework. These are: 
1.  AIR Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy
2.  AIR Member Protection Policy
3. AIR Improper Use of Drugs and Medicine Policy
4. AIR Competition Manipulation and Sport Gambling Policy
These core policies are underpinned by the Complaints, Disputes and Discipline Policy which explains how people who have breached a National Integrity Framework policy are held accountable for doing the wrong thing. 
5. AIR Complaints Disputes and Discipline Policy
Learn more here. 
Watch the video here. 

OTHER INTEGRITY POLICIES
In addition to the National Integrity Framework Policies, Australian Ice Racing has the following organisational and integrity policies which can be found here.
 
WHO MANAGES COMPLAINTS?
As a member of a sport that has signed up to the National Integrity Framework, you can make a Complaint if you believe a fellow member has behaved poorly and potentially breached one of the policies. 
If the Complaint is about an issue relating to child safeguarding, discrimination or anti-doping, you can make a report to Sport Integrity Australia. 
 All other integrity complaints should be submitted to and will be managed by Australian Ice Racing dependent on the nature of the integrity concern