BOCC 30078 Annual Rep 9/10 10/10/03 10:23 AM Page i ASC AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION REPORT 2002 ANNUAL 2003 BOCC 30078 Annual Rep 9/10 10/10/03 10:23 AM Page ii © Australian Sports Commission 2003 ISSN 0186-3448 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968,no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission from the Australian Sports Commission. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction should be directed to: The Manager Business Development Australian Sports Commission PO Box 176 BELCONNEN ACT 2616 Email: [email protected] For general inquiries concerning the Australian Sports Commission: Tel: (02) 6214 1111 Fax: (02) 6251 2680 Email: [email protected] Web site: www.ausport.gov.au Illustrations by Australian Institute of Sport athlete, Sophie Cape Unless otherwise stated, all images Australian Sports Commission Architectural images by John Gollings Produced by Australian Sports Commission Publications staff Printed by National Capital Printing, Canberra BOCC 30078 Annual Rep 9/10 10/10/03 10:23 AM Page iii Letter of transmittal Senator the Hon. Rod Kemp Minister for the Arts and Sport Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 I am pleased to submit the nineteenth Annual Report for the Australian Sports Commission, covering the period 2002–03. The report has been prepared to meet the requirements of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 as called for under Section 48 of the Australian Sports Commission Act 1989. The Commissioners of the Board are responsible, under Section 9 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, for the preparation and content of the Report of Operations in accordance with the Finance Minister’s Orders. The Board resolved to adopt the Report of Operations at its meeting on 28 August 2003 as a true and concise portrayal of the year’s activities. This report assesses our performance against the accountability framework agreed with the Government, and highlights the success of the programs of the Australian Sports Commission, including Business Operations, the Australian Institute of Sport, and Sport Performance and Development. I commend this report to you as a record of our achievements. Yours sincerely Peter T Bartels Chairman Australian Sports Commission 18 September 2003 BOCC 30078 Annual Rep 9/10 10/10/03 10:23 AM Page v Contents LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL iii MISSION STATEMENT 1 CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW 2 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT 4 REPORT OF OPERATIONS ORGANISATIONAL OVERVIEW 6 Introduction 8 Organisational structure 9 The Australian Sports Foundation 12 Staffing 12 Organisational chart 13 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 14 The Board 16 Legislative reporting requirements 23 Environment and heritage 23 Enterprise agreements 25 Social justice and equity 25 Disability Action Plan 25 Occupational health and safety 26 Indemnities and insurance for officers 26 Customer Service Charter 27 Freedom of information 27 Privacy 27 Formal reporting requirements under the CAC Act 1997 27 PERFORMANCE REPORTS 28 Business operations 30 Outcome 1 An effective national sports system that offers improved participation in quality sports activities by Australians 36 Outcome 2 Excellence in sports performance by Australians 55 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY 76 Budget 78 Planning and accountability framework 78 Internal and external scrutiny 79 BOCC 30078 Annual Rep 9/10 10/10/03 10:23 AM Page vi APPENDIXES 1 Financial report 82 Australian Sports Commission 82 – Independent audit report 82 – Financial statements 84 Australian Sports Foundation 114 – Independent audit report 114 – Financial statements 116 2 Staffing statistics 136 3 Australian Institute of Sport scholarship program performances, 2002–2003 137 4 Grant allocations to sports, 2002–2003 149 5 Report on the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games 151 6 Summary of compliance 152 7 Australian Institute of Sport program locations 153 8 Contact officers 154 9 Australian Sports Commission sponsors 155 INDEX 158 BOCC 30078 Annual Rep 9/10 10/10/03 10:23 AM Page 1 Mission statement To enrich the lives of all Australians through sport OBJECTIVES The Australian Sports Commission’s (ASC’s) Strategic Plan 2002–2005 sets the direction, strategies and broad framework that allows the ASC to meet its statutory objectives and to achieve the outcomes the Government requires. Building on previous plans, the ASC’s key objectives are to secure an effective national sporting system that offers improved participation in quality sports activities by Australians, and to secure excellence in sports performance by Australians. Supporting the ASC’s objectives are several critical result areas. These are: – greater grassroots sports participation, particularly by youth, women, Indigenous Australians and people with disabilities – increased sports participation, particularly in rural and regional communities – increased membership and reach of local sporting clubs – best-practice management and governance of sport within and through national sporting organisations – increased adoption of the values of fair play, self-improvement and achievement – recruitment, retention and, where appropriate, accreditation of people within the sports sector – improved economic efficiency within, and commercial return to, the ASC and national sporting organisations – sustained achievements in high performance sport by Australian teams and individuals – recognition of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) as a world centre of excellence for the training and development of elite athletes and coaches – a drug-free sporting environment. MISSION STATEMENT 1 BOCC 30078 Annual Rep 9/10 10/10/03 10:23 AM Page 2 Chairman’s review This year has seen the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), on behalf of the Australian Government, continue to lead the management and development of Australian sport. The ASC operates and manages a comprehensive range of programs and initiatives introduced in accordance with the Government’s sports policy, Backing Australia’s Sporting Ability: A more active Australia. Australian athletes and teams have again competed strongly on the international stage. The Manchester Commonwealth Games, held between 25 July and 4 August 2002, saw Australia’s athletes perform wonderfully. The Australian team won a total of 207 medals, including 82 gold medals, which was an increase from the 198 medals (80 gold) won at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games. Current or former AIS scholarship holders won almost half (101) of all medals, including 44 gold. The entire Australian team represented our country with pride, and congratulations to all members. One of the key objectives set for the ASC by the Government is to increase participation in sport and membership of sporting organisations. A major initiative introduced to address this goal is the Targeted Sports Participation Growth Program, under which 21 national sporting organisations have linked with the ASC and the private sector to deliver specific programs to get more people involved in active sports participation. These initiatives continue to be rolled out around the country and feedback on participation to date has been pleasing. In 2002, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released data indicating that the number of officials (referees, umpires, judges, etc.) participating in sport had declined by 26 per cent from 1997 to 2001. The ASC, in cooperation with state and territory departments of sport and recreation, held a series of Fair Go for Officials forums throughout Australia to explore the reasons for the decline. Bearing in mind that the vast majority of officials are volunteers, the forums highlighted the significant effect that abusive behaviour towards these officials was having on the decline. In September 2002, the Minister for the Arts and Sport, Senator the Hon. Rod Kemp, announced that 2003 would be designated as the Year of the Official in order to develop, showcase and promote strategies to attract and retain officials. This initiative was launched nationally in March 2003 with the aim of increasing the recruitment and retention of officials in sport by highlighting the integral role they perform, reducing the incidence of abusive behaviour towards them, and initiating innovative education programs for officials. Working with key sporting organisations and all state and territory governments, the Year of the Official is the spearhead of an ongoing program to change social and cultural attitudes towards officials in sport and to implement more appropriate education and coaching programs to better prepare and support officials. The affordability and availability of public liability insurance and other insurance issues continue to be of concern to sport. Research commissioned by the ASC found that sports have suffered greater increases in premiums than the average for all industries, and that 2 AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2002–2003 BOCC 30078 Annual Rep 9/10 10/10/03 10:23 AM Page 3 sports generally were poorly informed as to their insurances, levels of cover, exclusions and claims history. While a number of legislative reforms have been undertaken at national and state level, the need for sports to have an effective risk-management program in place has been the focus of the ASC’s work in this area. It is vital that sporting organisations be proactive in all areas of risk management. The other major community issue to gain public attention during the year is the alarming increase in obesity in the population, particularly among children. There is significant