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Queensland Academy of Sport Act 2025
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### sec.9 Functions
The academy has the following functions—
to provide programs for the development of emerging and elite Queensland athletes who have the potential to excel in relevant sports at the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games, including—
providing the support of a multi-disciplinary team with specialist skills relevant to the performance of elite athletes; and
coaching, strength and conditioning training, sports science and sports medicine
supporting the wellbeing of athletes while they undertake the programs and on their retirement from high-performance sport;
supporting the personal development of athletes
supporting the career and educational goals of athletes
to provide programs for identifying, and providing targeted development activities for, Queenslanders who demonstrate the talent to develop into future elite athletes, including providing programs in partnership with national and Queensland sporting organisations;
to provide scholarships to support Queensland athletes who have the potential to excel in relevant sports at the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games;
to provide programs for the development of persons who have the potential to excel as coaches in high-performance sport at an international senior level;
to provide, or provide access to, high-performance training facilities for the purpose of performing the academy’s functions;
to develop partnerships and collaborate with institutes of sport, and national and Queensland sporting organisations, to do the following—
ensure programs provided by the academy maximise the performance and wellbeing of athletes;
maximise the effectiveness and success of Australian high-performance sport;
to undertake, or collaborate with other entities that are undertaking, research relating to sports science, sports medicine and sports technology.
For this section, if the board decides under section 13 (1) (a) to support a sport in a particular way, the sport is a relevant sport for the provision of support by the academy in that way.
(sec.9-ssec.1) The academy has the following functions— to provide programs for the development of emerging and elite Queensland athletes who have the potential to excel in relevant sports at the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games, including— providing the support of a multi-disciplinary team with specialist skills relevant to the performance of elite athletes; and coaching, strength and conditioning training, sports science and sports medicine supporting the wellbeing of athletes while they undertake the programs and on their retirement from high-performance sport; supporting the personal development of athletes supporting the career and educational goals of athletes to provide programs for identifying, and providing targeted development activities for, Queenslanders who demonstrate the talent to develop into future elite athletes, including providing programs in partnership with national and Queensland sporting organisations; to provide scholarships to support Queensland athletes who have the potential to excel in relevant sports at the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games; to provide programs for the development of persons who have the potential to excel as coaches in high-performance sport at an international senior level; to provide, or provide access to, high-performance training facilities for the purpose of performing the academy’s functions; to develop partnerships and collaborate with institutes of sport, and national and Queensland sporting organisations, to do the following— ensure programs provided by the academy maximise the performance and wellbeing of athletes; maximise the effectiveness and success of Australian high-performance sport; to undertake, or collaborate with other entities that are undertaking, research relating to sports science, sports medicine and sports technology.
(sec.9-ssec.2) For this section, if the board decides under section 13 (1) (a) to support a sport in a particular way, the sport is a relevant sport for the provision of support by the academy in that way.
- (a) to provide programs for the development of emerging and elite Queensland athletes who have the potential to excel in relevant sports at the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games, including— (i) providing the support of a multi-disciplinary team with specialist skills relevant to the performance of elite athletes; and Examples of specialist skills relevant to the performance of elite athletes— coaching, strength and conditioning training, sports science and sports medicine (ii) supporting the wellbeing of athletes while they undertake the programs and on their retirement from high-performance sport; Examples of support for the wellbeing of athletes— • supporting the personal development of athletes • supporting the career and educational goals of athletes
- (i) providing the support of a multi-disciplinary team with specialist skills relevant to the performance of elite athletes; and Examples of specialist skills relevant to the performance of elite athletes— coaching, strength and conditioning training, sports science and sports medicine
- (ii) supporting the wellbeing of athletes while they undertake the programs and on their retirement from high-performance sport; Examples of support for the wellbeing of athletes— • supporting the personal development of athletes • supporting the career and educational goals of athletes
- • supporting the personal development of athletes
- • supporting the career and educational goals of athletes
- (b) to provide programs for identifying, and providing targeted development activities for, Queenslanders who demonstrate the talent to develop into future elite athletes, including providing programs in partnership with national and Queensland sporting organisations;
- (c) to provide scholarships to support Queensland athletes who have the potential to excel in relevant sports at the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games;
- (d) to provide programs for the development of persons who have the potential to excel as coaches in high-performance sport at an international senior level;
- (e) to provide, or provide access to, high-performance training facilities for the purpose of performing the academy’s functions;
- (f) to develop partnerships and collaborate with institutes of sport, and national and Queensland sporting organisations, to do the following— (i) ensure programs provided by the academy maximise the performance and wellbeing of athletes; (ii) maximise the effectiveness and success of Australian high-performance sport;
- (i) ensure programs provided by the academy maximise the performance and wellbeing of athletes;
- (ii) maximise the effectiveness and success of Australian high-performance sport;
- (g) to undertake, or collaborate with other entities that are undertaking, research relating to sports science, sports medicine and sports technology.
- (i) providing the support of a multi-disciplinary team with specialist skills relevant to the performance of elite athletes; and Examples of specialist skills relevant to the performance of elite athletes— coaching, strength and conditioning training, sports science and sports medicine
- (ii) supporting the wellbeing of athletes while they undertake the programs and on their retirement from high-performance sport; Examples of support for the wellbeing of athletes— • supporting the personal development of athletes • supporting the career and educational goals of athletes
- • supporting the personal development of athletes
- • supporting the career and educational goals of athletes
- • supporting the personal development of athletes
- • supporting the career and educational goals of athletes
- (i) ensure programs provided by the academy maximise the performance and wellbeing of athletes;
- (ii) maximise the effectiveness and success of Australian high-performance sport;