This subject provides a critical examination of the development and current scope of sports bodies’ duty of care to participants, as relevant to athlete welfare, wellbeing and safety. It will focus on the federal and Victorian jurisdictions but will also be informed by international and comparative perspectives.

This subject is taught by former Olympian Tal Karp and Australian Institute of Sport's Richard Redman (Manager, Conduct & Professionalism). Both are highly qualified and experienced lawyers.

Principal topics will include:

A working definition of the meaning and scope of duty of care and athlete welfare in sport;
An analysis of the framework and key features of federal and state legislative provisions relevant to sports bodies within a duty of care context, including the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic), the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) and the Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth);
Debates regarding the meaning of equality, discrimination and other contested concepts such as “athlete wellbeing”, especially as it relates to high performance athletes;
An examination of the general member protection provisions in federal and state law pertinent to sports bodies and particularly as relating to children;
The application of occupational health and safety law to sport;
An examination of human rights law compliance within the sports sector in Australia both at state and federal level;
Conciliation, dispute resolution and alternative remedies for athlete grievances with a sporting body;
The potential for future developments in the field.

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