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Federal Government urged to close loopholes to ensure Australian children are protected playing sport
One of the sports named in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has called on the Federal Government to close a loophole that could affect child safety.
Key points:
- Tennis NSW fears local councils that lease out tennis courts might not be demanding working with children checks
- It wants the Federal Government to look at the role councils can play in helping deliver child-safe sporting environments
- The Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission is holding an inquiry into safety in Australian gymnastics
Tennis NSW chief executive Lawrence Robertson said local governments that lease out infrastructure such as tennis courts to clubs and coaches might not be demanding working with children checks,…
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