Football Federation Australia has welcomed Minister for Sport Kate Lundy’s announcement of the National Integrity of Sport Unit.
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has welcomed Minister for Sport Kate Lundy-s announcement of the National Integrity of Sport Unit.
The announcement to protect the integrity of sport has the full support of the FFA and is seen as a positive step for all sports to maintain their transparency and integrity.
“The FFA fully supports the creation of the NISU and will continue its work to ensure match-fixing has zero impact on our game in Australia,” said Head of A-League Damien de Bohun.
“Our Code of Conduct contains strong provisions relating to gambling and as a governing body we have processes in place to ensure athletes receive education on the perils of gambling and issues relating to match-fixing.
“FFA is a member of the Coalition of Major Professional & Participation Sports (COMPPS); ensuring match-fixing does not seep into sport is an important issue and one we are ardent in our support.”
The NISU will: - Work with NSOs to ensure they have the systems in place to monitor and report on activities of their players and officials; - Develop education programs with NSOs to prevent match-fixing; - Work with State regulators to implement a national approach to regulation and ensure there are no ‘safe havens- for criminals to exploit with lower levels of accountability; - Work with Australia-s justice agencies and law enforcement agencies to ensure nationally consistent criminal legislation; - Develop an industry standard for information exchange with the sports betting industry; and - Ensure a rapid, nationally coordinated response when instances of irregular betting are detected.
A NISU website has been established as a resource to assist key stakeholders and sporting organisation access information including integrity tools, education, contacts and research. For more information visit www.nisu.sport.gov.au