Standard 6 - Risk Managment

Strategies to identify and reduce or remove risks of child abuse.


This Means:

Identifying potential for harm and proactively planning to prevent, reduce or remove the risk of child abuse, such as:

  • Having a clear understanding of the vulnerabilities of the organisation (and the specific activities provided) and the potential risks this may pose to children
  • Being proactive to reduce the likelihood of risks emerging or escalating
  • Adopting a risk management approach and developing a risk management plan


Examples of how your organisation can meet this Standard:

  • Undertake a risk assessment to identify potential risks your organisation may face and how to address them
  • Embed child safety in your organisation's risk matrix to ensure it is an ongoing action
  • Regularly schedule discussion about child safety and risk minimisation in staff and team meetings
  • Ensure staff and volunteers are trained to identify and respond to suspected child abuse
  • Address risk management as a broad concept at upcoming conferences – embed Child Safety in the message
  • Congratulate clubs and leagues who are taking steps to address the Standards via presentations, emails and your website
  • Providing a risk matrix template and process
  • Highlighting how your organisation is meeting risks
  • Address risk management as a broad concept at upcoming conferences – embed Child Safety in the message


You can support your members by:

  • Providing a risk matrix template and process
  • Highlighting how your organisation is meeting risks
  • Address risk management as a broad concept at upcoming conferences – embed Child Safety in the message


Helpful Resources

Vicsport Good Governance Toolkit – Risk Management & Compliance

CCYP – Standard 6: Risk Management and Mitigation

La Trobe University Safety and Risk Management for Administrators of Community Sporting Organisations


Government Partners

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