Policies & Resources

National Integrity Framework
Key Policies
Annual Reports
Australian Team Documents

National Integrity Framework

Integrity, respect, inclusion and safety are core values of our organisation and reflect who we are and what we aspire to every day through our actions and activities.

Paralympics Australia is committed to developing and evolving our systems, processes, programs and policies to safeguard the integrity of our organisation, and those involved at all levels of Para-sport.

To meet our legal and moral obligations and to maintain best practice as a peak sporting body around safe, fair and inclusive sport, we have adopted the Sport Integrity Australia National Integrity Framework.

Please contact us confidentially at integrity@paralympic.org.au if you would like to raise or discuss an integrity issue or at mpio@paralympic.org.au if you would like to discuss any processes or procedures in our Member Protection Policy.

Key Documents

National Integrity Framework – adopted 30 June 2022 (PDF 163KB)
Member Protection Policy – adopted 30 June 2022 (PDF 133KB)
Child Safeguarding Policy – adopted 30 June 2022 (PDF 379KB)
Child Safeguarding Policy South Australia Addendum – adopted 30 June 2022 (PDF 60KB)
Complaints, Disputes and Discipline Policy – adopted 30 June 2022 (PDF 414KB)
Competition Manipulation and Sports Wagering Policy – adopted 30 June 2022 (PDF 230KB)
Improper Use of Drugs and Medicine Policy – adopted 30 June 2022 (PDF 224KB)

General:

National Integrity Framework – adopted 30 June 2022 (PDF 163KB)
Member Protection Policy – adopted 30 June 2022 (PDF 133KB)
Child Safeguarding Policy – adopted 30 June 2022 (PDF 379KB)
Child Safeguarding Policy South Australia Addendum – adopted 30 June 2022 (PDF 60KB)
Complaints, Disputes and Discipline Policy – adopted 30 June 2022 (PDF 414KB)
Competition Manipulation and Sports Wagering Policy – adopted 30 June 2022 (PDF 230KB)
Improper Use of Drugs and Medicine Policy – adopted 30 June 2022 (PDF 224KB)
Codes of Conduct
Code of Conduct – Parents and Spectators
Australian Anti-Doping Policy (effective January 1, 2021)
TUE Process (part of Australian Anti-Doping Policy)
Supplements (part of Australian Anti-Doping Policy)
Whistleblower Policy (PDF 1326KB)
Whistleblower Complaints Process (PDF 60KB)
Privacy Policy
Classification Policy (PDF 256KB) – updated October 2022
- Classification Standard – Athlete Evaluation (PDF 330KB) – updated December 2021
- Classification Standard – Classification Personnel and Training (PDF 330KB)
- Classification Standard – Data Protection (PDF 267KB)
- Classification Standard – Eligible Impairments (PDF 285KB) – updated December 2021
- Classification Standard – Protests and Appeals (PDF – 285KB)
- Classification Standard – Intentional Misrepresentation (PDF – 282KB)
- Vision Impairment Classification Procedures (PDF – 379KB)
Website Terms of Use

Note: Paralympics Australia’s Anti-Doping Policy is the Australian National Anti-Doping Policy, effective from 1 January 2021, and can be found on the Sport Integrity Australia website. All members, participants and non-participants of Paralympics Australia are bound by these rules.

Other Policies:

Paralympics Australia’s Website Media Distribution Policy specifies how media outlets may use material from Paralympics Australia’s website and the responsibility for any liability incurred from such use.

Paralympics Australia recognises that sometimes donations are made in error, and does not seek to be the recipient of donations that are not willingly given. Paralympics Australia’s Online Donation Refund Policy governs the conditions under which Paralympics Australia will refund donations, and the process to be followed.

The General Selection Criteria for members of the 2022 Australian Winter Paralympic Team Long List is available. Over the following months, Team Policies will also become available, which will outline the rights and responsibilities of members of the Australian Paralympic Team. Please read each document carefully.

If you have any questions, please contact Dan Evans via info@paralympic.org.au or (02) 9704 0500.

Beijing 2022 Nomination Criteria, by sport:

Para-alpine skiing Nomination Criteria (PDF)

Para-snowboard Nomination Criteria (PDF)

Nomination and Selection

Paralympics Australia General Selection Criteria 1.0 (Winter 2022) (PDF)

Paralympics Australia is the entity responsible for the representation of Australia at the Paralympic Games. It has the right to enter athletes and send officials to the Paralympic Games.

You can download a copy of the 2024 Australian Paralympic Team’s key documents (PDF versions) below.

If you want to discuss any aspect of these documents, contact us at info@paralympic.org.au.