Please note — applications for the WAIS Restorative and Reconciliatory Process and Acknowledgement Payment Scheme closed on Saturday 31 August 2024. If you have applied and been requested to provide further information, please do so within the requested timeframe. Applicants will be contacted to advise them of the outcome of their application as soon as possible.
Following the publication of the review’s final report, the Minister for Sport and Recreation directed the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) to consult with affected gymnasts to:
In response to this direction, DLGSC has worked with the Office of the Commissioner for Victims of Crime within the Department of Justice, WAIS, and the former gymnasts to facilitate a meaningful Restorative and Reconciliatory Process.
If you experienced sexual abuse as a child while in the care of an institution, including WAIS, you can apply to the National Redress Scheme.
For more information on how to apply to the National Redress Scheme, please contact the child abuse support service knowmore or call 1800 605 762.
If you have any questions about DLGSC’s actions in response to the Sport Integrity Australia report, please contact childsafeguarding@dlgsc.wa.gov.au or call 61 8 9492 9660.
Following the 2022 Sport Integrity Australia review, the Minister for Sport and Recreation directed DLGSC to conduct a review of WAIS’ safeguarding governance and culture.
The Athlete Safeguarding Governance and Culture Review of WAIS commenced in November 2023.
DLGSC appointed KPMG Australia to perform the review, which will be conducted in accordance with the Terms of reference - Athlete Safeguarding Governance and Culture Review of the Western Australian Institute of Sport, agreed between DLGSC and WAIS.
It will also consider WAIS policies and procedures in relation to athlete safeguarding, governance, oversight, culture and complaints handling.
Formal consultation concluded on 9 February 2024. KPMG is currently working to analyse the information collected and develop a final report.
Through the process of consultation, stakeholders were engaged in a range of ways, including cultural perception surveys, in-person and virtual consultation sessions, and focus groups. Eligible participants were current or former (within the past 5 years):
KPMG will provide a final report to DLGSC at the completion of the review.
If you’d like to speak to KPMG or have any questions about your involvement in the review, please contact KPMG at safeguardingreview@kpmg.com.au
For enquiries and further information regarding the review, please contact DLGSC at childsafeguarding@dlgsc.wa.gov.au