GREENLEES NETBALL CLUB

CHILD PROTECTION & ANTI-HARASSMENT GUIDELINES
   
  Child protection is of the highest importance to Greenlees Netball Club. Every measure is taken by the Club to ensure that all children, while engaged in club training and Saturday games, will be protected from all forms of abuse, including sexual, physical and emotional abuse or neglect.

The Club is aware of the Child Protection (prohibited Employment) Act of 1988 which prohibits any person who has ever been convicted of a serious sex crime (resulting in a jail sentence of 12 months or more) from working or volunteering in direct, unsupervised contact with children and young people. Further information can be obtained from the Commission for Children and Young People on 92867276.
   
  Unacceptable conduct or harassing behaviour by coaches, players or any person in a caretaker position of a team will not be tolerated. Disciplinary action may be taken by the Club against any person who engages in unacceptable conduct or harassing behaviour.
   
  Unacceptable conduct includes:
  • Obscene language of a sexual nature;
  • Jokes of a sexual nature;
  • Suggestive remarks;
  • Obscene gestures;
  • Abusive language.
  The following is not a comprehensive list, but contains some examples of harassing behaviour:
  • Abusive behaviour aimed at humiliating or intimidating someone in a less powerful position;
  • Jokes or comments directed at a person's body, looks, age, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability;
  • Unwelcome remarks including teasing, name calling or insults;
  • Innuendo or taunting;
  • Smutty jokes or comments;
  • The use of promise or treats to coerce someone into sexual activity.
  The above guidelines are in line with policies set down by Inner Western Suburbs Netball Association and NSW Netball. On request, a complete copy of the IWSNA policy can be supplied by a member of the Greenlees Committee.

By signing the registration form and becoming a member of Greenlees Netball Club you are agreeing to abide by these guidelines. If you have any questions or require clarification of these guidelines, please contact a Committee member .

Greenlees Committee
   
 

Reminder:

After training, DO NOT allow your children to walk unaccompanied to the car park. Please come over to the netball courts to collect them.
   

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