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Queensland Academy of Sport Act 2025
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### sec.13 Functions
The board has the following functions—
to decide, having regard to the main purpose of this Act—
the sports to be supported by the academy from time to time; and
the way the sports are to be supported;
providing a program for the development of athletes in the sport
providing a program for the development of coaches for the sport
providing a scholarship to an athlete in the sport
to ensure the academy creates a safe, fair and healthy sporting environment that is consistent with all relevant integrity standards;
to ensure the academy performs its functions in a proper, effective and efficient way;
any other function given to the board under this Act or another Act.
In this section—
relevant integrity standard means a standard or policy, however described, developed by Sport Integrity Australia, and published on its website, about any of the following matters—
anti-doping;
competition manipulation;
improper use of drugs and medicine;
participant welfare, including athlete safeguarding;
another matter, prescribed by regulation, that relates to integrity in sport.
Sport Integrity Australia means Sport Integrity Australia established under the Sport Integrity Australia Act 2020 (Cwlth) , section 20A .
(sec.13-ssec.1) The board has the following functions— to decide, having regard to the main purpose of this Act— the sports to be supported by the academy from time to time; and the way the sports are to be supported; providing a program for the development of athletes in the sport providing a program for the development of coaches for the sport providing a scholarship to an athlete in the sport to ensure the academy creates a safe, fair and healthy sporting environment that is consistent with all relevant integrity standards; to ensure the academy performs its functions in a proper, effective and efficient way; any other function given to the board under this Act or another Act.
(sec.13-ssec.2) In this section— relevant integrity standard means a standard or policy, however described, developed by Sport Integrity Australia, and published on its website, about any of the following matters— anti-doping; competition manipulation; improper use of drugs and medicine; participant welfare, including athlete safeguarding; another matter, prescribed by regulation, that relates to integrity in sport. Sport Integrity Australia means Sport Integrity Australia established under the Sport Integrity Australia Act 2020 (Cwlth) , section 20A .
- (a) to decide, having regard to the main purpose of this Act— (i) the sports to be supported by the academy from time to time; and (ii) the way the sports are to be supported; Examples of ways the academy may support a particular sport— • providing a program for the development of athletes in the sport • providing a program for the development of coaches for the sport • providing a scholarship to an athlete in the sport
- (i) the sports to be supported by the academy from time to time; and
- (ii) the way the sports are to be supported;
- • providing a program for the development of athletes in the sport
- • providing a program for the development of coaches for the sport
- • providing a scholarship to an athlete in the sport
- (b) to ensure the academy creates a safe, fair and healthy sporting environment that is consistent with all relevant integrity standards;
- (c) to ensure the academy performs its functions in a proper, effective and efficient way;
- (d) any other function given to the board under this Act or another Act.
- (i) the sports to be supported by the academy from time to time; and
- (ii) the way the sports are to be supported;
- • providing a program for the development of athletes in the sport
- • providing a program for the development of coaches for the sport
- • providing a scholarship to an athlete in the sport
- (a) anti-doping;
- (b) competition manipulation;
- (c) improper use of drugs and medicine;
- (d) participant welfare, including athlete safeguarding;
- (e) another matter, prescribed by regulation, that relates to integrity in sport.