NSGO Australia Daryl Adair UTS Business School Centre for Business and Social Innovation OVERVIEW ▪ Project team ▪ Project status ▪National Sport Organisations ▪Metrics re: Transparency, Democracy, Accountability, and Societal Responsibility ▪ Interim conclusion NSGO PROJECT TEAM Dr Daryl Adair - Director Prof Simon Darcy – Co-Director Prof Tracy Taylor – Co-Director Dr Peter Tanswell – Research Assistant Dr Benjamin Sacks – Research Assistant Stage 1 of the study PROJECT STATUS • Two research assistants were employed to assess publicly available data (i.e. web sites and reports). • Focus on the 274 questions associated with NSGO template: 1. Transparency 2. Democracy 3. Accountability 4. Societal Responsibility Stage 2 of the study • Funding from UTS Business School will allow the research Assistants to follow up with NSO’s the various gaps in publicly available data. UTS ethics approval to conduct interviews with relevant personnel at Australian NSOs. Time frame: Nov-Dec 2019. NATIONAL SPORT ORGANISATIONS Sport Official name Acronym Athletics Athletics Australia AA Australian Australian Football League AFL Rules football Cricket Cricket Australia CA Handball Australian Handball Federation AHF Powerlifting Powerlifting Australia PA Rugby League National Rugby League NRL Rugby Union Rugby Australia RA Soccer Football Federation Australia FFA Swimming Swimming Australia SA Tennis Tennis Australia TA TRANSPARENCY Transparency Athletics Australia 44 Australian Football League 36 Australian Handball Fed. 22 Cricket Australia 51 Football Fed. Australia 41 National Rugby League 78 Powerlifting Australia 31 Rugby Australia 43 Swimming Australia 51 Tennis Australia 36 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 TRANSPARENCY • Eight of the ten NSOs ensured that statutes and regulations are publicly available on their web site. •None of the NSOs makes publicly available the agenda and minutes of board meetings, nor do they release Board decisions via their web site. • Only four of the ten NSOs included in their annual reports a statement on salary/benefits paid to the Board and Executive. • Only three of the ten NSOs included clear statements about conflicts of interest and exploration/awareness of risks. DEMOCRACY Democracy Athletics Australia 63 Australian Football League 33 Australian Handball Fed. 34 Cricket Australia 100 Football Fed. Australia 76 National Rugby League 100 Powerlifting Australia 39 Rugby Australia 55 Swimming Australia 46 Tennis Australia 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 DEMOCRACY • Seven of the ten NSOs set term limits for Board members in their statutes. • Seven of the ten NSOs have clear rules about nomination and election of Board members. • Only one of the ten NSOs demonstrate evidence that employees are actively involved in the policy creation and reform process. •Five of the ten NSOs demonstrate evidence that athletes are actively involved in the policy creation and reform process. ACCOUNTABILITY Accountability Athletics Australia 33 Australian Football League 47 Australian Handball Fed. 42 Cricket Australia 100 Football Fed. Australia 43 National Rugby League 100 Powerlifting Australia 29 Rugby Australia 59 Swimming Australia 47 Tennis Australia 71 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 ACCOUNTABILITY • Seven out of the ten NSOs demonstrate a governance structure unperpinned by separation of powers. • Seven out of the ten NSOs have formal provisions to allow for managerial decisions to be contested – either through internal or external mechanisms. • Eight out of the ten NSOs have formal Code of Conduct mechanisms that apply to the Board, management, and administrative employees. • Five out of the ten NSOs have an internal audit or finance committee to offer checks and balances around fiscal responsibility. SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY Societal Responsibility Athletics Australia 52 Australian Football League 87 Australian Handball Fed. 28 Cricket Australia 100 Football Fed. Australia 70 National Rugby League 100 Powerlifting Australia 36 Rugby Australia 77 Swimming Australia 58 Tennis Australia 67 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY • Seven out of the ten NSOs have clearly articulated social inclusion policies and implementation strategies. • All of the ten NSOs have clearly articulated policies to combat discrimination and harassment. • Six of the ten NSOs have clearly articulated policies to promote gender equality in sport. CONCLUSIONS 1. The Code of Good Governance 2. An improved sponsorship law 3. A solid social network built around sport 4. Transition from bureaucratic to social system.