Northern Tasmanian football umpires association

For any queries please contact: Craig Newman 0408 897 758
Child safety and wellbeing are top priorities for the Northern Tasmanian Football Umpires Association Inc. We are committed to creating a safe and welcoming environment for all children and young people to participate in Australian Football.
To meet this goal, our Association is dedicated to implementing the Tasmania Child Safe Standards by adopting the AFL Child Safeguarding and Wellbeing Policy, NTFUA Child and Youth Safe Standards Policy, and NTFUA Complaint Procedures -Rev 2024. The application of these policies and procedures within our Association will aid in fulfilling the requirements of the Tasmania Child Safe Standards.
• Establish a culturally safe environment in which diverse and unique identities and experiences of Aboriginal children and young people are respected • Embed child safety and wellbeing in organisational leadership, governance and culture • Empower children and young people so they know their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously • Inform and engage families in respect to child safety and wellbeing • Ensure that equity and diversity is upheld through our policies and practices • Engage volunteers and officials to ensure that they are suitable to work with children and young people • Respond to complaints and concerns promptly, thoroughly and with a child focused approach • Educate staff, game day personnel and volunteers to provide them with knowledge and skills how to create a safe and welcoming environment for children and young people at our Club • Understand and mitigate the risks to children and young people in physical and online environments • Review and improve our child safe policies, procedures and practices regularly • Role model behaviour and actions documented in policies, procedures and practices guiding how our Club is safe for Children and Young People Our association has a zero-tolerance policy for any form of child abuse or harm and will act swiftly and in the best interest of the child or young person should an allegation of harm or abuse occur. To meet the above expectations, our Association commits to: • Promote this declaration and our commitment to creating a safe and welcoming environment for all children and young people through our Association’s network (association web page, Facebook page, messenger groups and any other communication platform available to the Association. • Appoint 2 child safeguarding officer and promote their details to families/members/volunteers Implement: • Regular discussion occurs at Club meetings to action the Child Safe Standards Learn and embed a culture of child safety in our Association through: • Discussion with children, young people and their families – everyone can “have a say” • Education through awareness workshops and safeguarding resources • Regular review of safeguarding policies and procedures with our Associations committee.