Scope

Southern Peninsula Basketball Association (SPBA) adopts the Basketball Victoria (BV) policy and applies to all employees, volunteers, contractors, and representatives of the SPBA who work with or have contact with children. It is aimed at creating a safe and child-friendly environment in all SPBA programs, events, facilities, and activities.

Audience

This policy applies to all employees, volunteers, contractors, and representatives of SPBA, regardless of their position or role within the organization.

View the full policy attached below.

Summary

Basketball has a zero-tolerance policy to child abuse and neglect in any form.
Basketball Victoria and its Member Organisations are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children in basketball by providing a safe and inclusive environment and by ensuring that everyone involved in basketball is educated and informed of their responsibilities to protect and look after Children.
All Children have the right to feel safe and protected from all forms of abuse, harm, and neglect. Children have the right to take part in sport in a safe, positive, and enjoyable environment.
Basketball Victoria aims to create and maintain an inclusive, child-safe environment that is understood, endorsed, implemented, and adhered to by everyone involved in basketball.
This Policy is part of Basketball Victoria’s proactive and preventative approach to upholding its commitment to the safety, wellbeing, participation and empowerment of all Children who access basketball.
This Policy seeks to ensure that everyone involved in our Sport is aware of their rights and responsibilities in relation to Children. This Policy sets out the minimum standards of behaviour expected of those involved in basketball and the behaviours that are not acceptable (‘Prohibited Conduct’).
This Policy imposes obligations on Basketball Victoria and Member Organisations in relation to responding to allegations of Prohibited Conduct, including by reporting suspected Child Abuse to the appropriate authorities, and to implementing a commitment to child safety and child-safe practices, including recruitment and screening of staff and volunteers.
The Child Safeguarding Policy sets out the expected standards to be implemented by Basketball Victoria, Member Organisations and Authorised Providers and any complaints or matters arising under this Policy will be dealt with by the applicable Member Organisation or Authorised Provider. Each Member Organisation and each Authorised Provider are responsible for applying this Child Safeguarding Policy.

Violation

Any employee, volunteer, contractor, or representative found to be in violation of this policy may face disciplinary action, including but not limited to verbal or written warnings, suspension, termination of employment, termination of volunteer work, and legal action where applicable.