TITLE DATE A Safe and Inclusive Sport

1.Safety 2.Ethics

Yachting Australia Policies

1.Risk Management 2.Member Protection

TITLE DATE Risk Management

Risk Management is not about Fear of litigation Avoiding liability

Risk Management What is it about? Why is it important?

Responsibility Duty of care Enshrined in law

Responsibility Doing the right thing

1.Try to make sure it doesn’t happen 2.Reduce the impact if it does 3.Know what to do if it does happen

Practical Risk Management

Who are the world’s most practiced Risk Managers?

What about your club?

A simple plan… 1.Recognise your duty 2.Think about the risks 3.Plan how to reduce them 4.Do it and review it

1.Think about the scope 2.Assess the risks 3.Treat the risks 4.Write it down 5.Review and communicate

Who should be involved? 1.It starts at the top 2.Assign responsibility

What do you have in place now?

How to start? Get help Copy someone’s Ask within

YA provided template Available from your state

What will you end up with? 1.A documented review 2.A planned approach

TITLE DATE Risk Management

TITLE DATE Member Protection

Responsibility to people

Member Protection Policy 1.People’s rights 2.Moral obligations

Many examples already in place Racing Rules 2 and 69 Club Terms and Conditions Officials Codes of Conduct Instructors Codes of Conduct

Member Protection Policy 1.The values 2.The process

Basic entitlement Reflects human values

Learnings from Ted Bullpit?

Member Protection Policy Nothing new What we all know and feel

Duty of care Enshrined in law

Responsibilities: 1.Communicate your values 2.Have a method to handle it

1.Recognise your duties 2.Think about your values 3.Process to uphold values

What to do?

1.Explain your values in detail

2.Detailed complaints handling

3.Assign a person to handle this

4.Tell people and refresh

1.Explain values 2.Explain complaint handling 3.Assign a person to guide 4.Update and communicate

Member Protection Policy

Who should be involved? 1.It starts at the top 2.Assign responsibility

What do you have in place now?

How to start? Get help Copy someone’s Ask within

YA provided template Available from your state

What will you end up with? 1.A documented review 2.A planned approach

TITLE DATE Member Protection