Integrity in community sport matters. In New Zealand, the new Integrity Sport and Recreation
Commission (the Commission) is being established with a key purpose to “enhance integrity
within sport and physical recreation to protect and promote the safety and well-being of
participants and the fairness of competition” (Integrity Sport and Recreation Act 2023, s. 3)
and will be operational by 1 July 2024. In consultation with the Integrity Transition Programme
(which supports the Commission’s Establishment Board), sport integrity questions were
embedded within the 2023 NSCS to better understand integrity issues in community sport
and assist the Commission in its development of sport integrity codes (s. 13). This project
relates specifically to the governance of community level sport within New Zealand’s broader
play, active recreation, and sport system.
The report can be downloaded here
