Child safety in sport means protecting children from abuse, providing safe, quality experiences and empowering children’s voices.
Pakenham Lions Netball Club adopts and supports the following Netball Victoria Commitment to Child Safety.
Netball Victoria Commitment to Safeguarding Children & Young People
Every person in the netball community has a responsibility to understand their role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people in our care.
Netball Victoria is committed to promoting and protecting the rights of children and preventing abuse from occurring by fostering a culture where children feel safe and empowered.
We also seek to ensure the cultural safety of First Nations children, children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and children with a disability.
Two documents have been developed by Netball Australia to assist all its affiliates comply with the new Standards – Safeguarding Child and Young People Policy (effective Feb 2025) and Code of Conduct in Community Netball (effective Feb 2026)
Code of Conduct in Community Netball (effective Feb 2026)
The Code of Conduct outlines the expected behaviour for interactions in netball in Victoria and aligns with the Safeguarding Child and Young People Policy. The primary aim of this Code is to protect and safeguard children and young people.
The Code and Policy apply to Netball Australia and its members. Breaches of the Policy may lead to disciplinary sanctions in accordance with the processes provided in the Policy.
Safeguarding Child and Young People Policy (effective Feb 2025)
Where a complaint, incident or matter arises which may be dealt with under this Policy, then it is to be resolved in accordance with the processes in this Policy, to the exclusion of all other Netball Australia or Netball Victoria disciplinary or grievance policies or processes.
For the avoidance of doubt, this means that where a complaint relates to child safety and falls within the scope of this Policy, this Policy will prevail and any such complaint shall be dealt with in accordance with this Policy and not any other Netball Victoria policy.
