Australian Sports Commission Annual Report 2013-2014
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Annual Report 2013–14 The Australian Sports Commission is the Australian Government agency that develops, supports and invests in sport at all levels. It was established in 1985 and operates under the Australian Sports Commission Act 1989. The Commission’s national leadership role is achieved through three operational divisions: the Australian Institute of Sport, Participation and Sustainable Sports, and Corporate Operations. The Australian Sports Commission forms part of the Health portfolio. This report This report has been prepared in accordance with parliamentary reporting and legislative requirements and provides details of the Australian Sports Commission’s performance and operations for the fi nancial year ending 30 June 2014. This report details how eff ective we have been at achieving our outcomes for the year as outlined in the 2013–14 Portfolio Budget Statements. 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The Australian Sports Commission’s preference is that you attribute this publication (and any material sourced from it) using the following wording — Source: Licensed from the Australian Sports Commission under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence. Produced by Australian Sports Commission Content and Online Engagement team. For general enquiries: Tel: (02) 6214 1111 Fax: (02) 6214 1836 Email: [email protected] Website: ausport.gov.au AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2013–14 OVERVIEW Australian Sports Commission The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is a statutory authority within the Australian Government’s Health portfolio. It was established in 1985 and operates under the Australian Sports Commission Act 1989. The ASC is governed by a Board of Commissioners appointed by the Australian Government. The Board determines the ASC’s strategic direction and decides on allocation of resources and policy for delegated decisions. The ASC is accountable to the Minister for Sport and to Parliament for two outcomes in the government’s Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS): > Outcome 1 — improved participation in structured physical activity, particularly organised sport, at the community level, including through leadership and targeted community-based sport activity. > Outcome 2 — excellence in sport performance and continued international sporting success by talented athletes and coaches, including through leadership in high performance athlete development and targeted science and research. Our role in the sport sector The ASC plays a central role in building and supporting the sustained success of the Australian sports sector. Knowing full well how much sport means to Australians, we are setting the bar high in terms of international sporting success, sports governance, accountability for government funding, and sport participation. Working with our partners, the ASC is leading the sector to ensure that it is accessing innovation, is attuned to global trends, and is at the forefront of best practice so that all dimensions of Australian sport are absolutely cutting-edge. The ASC provides this leadership to the sports sector in three core areas: > High performance sport — leading the delivery of Australia’s international success through the AIS, our high performance sport agency. The AIS also off ers the Australian sporting community access to world-class sporting facilities. > Increasing sports participation — providing advice and support to national sporting organisations (NSOs) to assist them in encouraging more Australians to participate in sport. > Building sport capability — providing specialist business leadership support and advice to NSOs to assist them in building sustainable businesses through commercial expertise. The ASC works directly with sports, peak bodies, state and territory departments, institutes and academies of sports, and the business sector. The ASC’s central role in this network uniquely positions the Commission to strengthen Australia’s sport sector — now and into the future. 4 ASC role in the sport sector State institutes and academies of sport Peak national sport bodies > ACT Academy of Sport > Australian Olympic Committee > NSW Institute of Sport > Australian Commonwealth > Northern Territory Institute of Sport Games Association > Queensland Academy of Sport > Australian Paralympic Committee ORTING ORG > SP AN > SA Sports Institute AL IS Olympic Winter Institute of Australia N AT > IO IO > Sport Australia Hall of Fame Tasmanian Institute of Sport T N A High performance S > Victorian Institute of Sport N leadership, strategy, > WA Institute of Sport investment and coordination Sport business sector > Technology and innovation > Philanthropic > Governance > Financial > Commercial S Australian Sports N N A T O Commission I I O S T S Participation Building sport N T A N A A S leadership, strategy, capability and linking I O T L I E N T investment and sport and business S A S A coordination sectors P G P S O I R O R N O R T A T G I N G I N N I G R T G O O R R O O G G P A R S N N I L G I S A N S A N A N T T I O O T I A R N O I S P A S T E I O T N A T S S Departments of sport and recreation Sports federations > Australian Capital Territory > South Australia > ACTSport > Sport SA > New South Wales > Tasmania > NSW Sports Federation > Vic Sport > Northern Territory > Victoria > Q Sport > WA Sports Federation > Queensland > Western Australia 5 Contents 4 Overview The introductory section of this annual report sets the scene with a review of the fi nancial year from the perspective of the Chair and the Chief Executive Offi cer. It also provides an overview of major announcements and achievements and a snapshot of key highlights that are detailed in the performance reports. 18 Chapter 1 — Our performance The fi rst chapter of this report focuses on the ASC’s performance in relation to key performance indicators and major deliverables for 2013–14. Outcome 1 — reports on performance against Outcome 1 of the PBS: to improve participation in structured physical activity, particularly organised sport, at community level, including through leadership and targeted community-based sports activity. Outcome 2 — reports on performance against Outcome 2 of the PBS: providing excellence in sports performance and continued international sporting success, by talented athletes and coaches, including through leadership in high performance athlete development, and targeted science and research. 42 Chapter 2 — Our organisation This section outlines the ASC’s organisation structure, human resource management, training, employment conditions and initiatives, site services and locations. 54 Chapter 3 — Accountability This section outlines all of the ASC’s objectives and functions, and its mandatory reporting including planning and accountability, disclosure and legal compliance, risk management, fraud control, corporate governance and Board activities. 74 Chapter 4 — Financial performance The fi nancial performance section of the report contains an overview of the ASC’s economic background and fi nancial performance, then leads into the audited fi nancial statements for 2013–14. 130 Chapter 5 — Australian Sports Foundation This section details the activities, governance and fi nancial statements of the Australian Sports Foundation. 172 Appendixes and references This fi nal section contains additional information including funding to sports, contact offi cers, a summary of compliance, shortened forms, and the index. Timeline of key events 1 October 2013 National Summit on Medications and Supplements in Sport 23 October 2013 Campaign Rio launched 12 November 2013 World Class to World Best conference OCT 2013 NOV 2013 FEB 2014 3 February 2014 New AIS brand launch 7–23 February 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games 26 February 2014 New synthetic pitch 8 7–16 March 2014 Sochi Paralympic Winter Games 2 April 2014 Sports Tally APR 2014 MAR 2014 MAY 2014 3 May 2014 Beginning Coaching General Principles changeover to Community Coach 10 May 2014 New Direct Athlete Support funding 10 May 2014 Australian Olympic Committee award 14 May 2014 Sporting Schools initiative announced 9 ASC ANNUAL REPORT 2013–14 CHAIR’S MESSAGE John Wylie AM CHAIR AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION In 2012, the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) laid down an ambitious blueprint to improve Australian sport called Australia’s Winning Edge. It’s early days in a long term program, but we believe that Australian sport is already the better for it. Our national sporting organisations (NSOs) have improved their governance and taken ownership of the delivery of their high performance programs, and the ASC itself has become sharper, more nimble and more eff ective. Australia’s Winning Edge changed the game in our high performance sports programs by: > setting, for the fi rst time, simple and ambitious national goals for