Industry Development Unit

The Sport Integrity Unit leads the coordination and monitoring of strategy, policy and programs to address the issues of misuse of drugs in sport, doping, member protection, child safeguarding, concussion, inclusion and competition manipulation.

Northern Territory Sport Integrity Unit functions

The functions of the Northern Territory (NT) Sport Integrity Unit are to:

• provide information and awareness initiatives that encourage Territorians involved in sport to uphold the principles of fairness, inclusion, respect, responsibility and safety
• provide advice and work with individual sports to ensure a robust integrity policy framework is adopted, minimizing opportunities for prohibited conduct and for criminal groups to infiltrate
• strengthen relationships and cooperation between Australian, State and Territory governments, NT Peak Sporting Bodies (PSBs), law enforcement and other agencies
• establish and manage the NT Sport Integrity Network, as a forum through which members share strategic leadership on Territory sport integrity issues
• develop and manage the NT sport integrity action plan
• support sport and the wider community by identifying sport specific online education and resources through the NT Sport Integrity Toolkit
• promote inclusion to ensure sport is welcoming, enjoyable and safe for all people from differing backgrounds, demographics and abilities
• undertake monitoring and research to provide evidence-based data to inform and drive effective approaches to protect the integrity of Territory sport.

Sport integrity toolkit

The sport integrity toolkit contains important information, resources and links to assist athletes, parents, coaches, administrators, clubs and NT PSBs.

Shoosh for Kids

Shoosh for Kids is a collaborative effort between sport, recreation and strategic infrastructure, and our NT PSBs partners to encourage positive spectator behaviour at junior sport. The message is simple - if you don’t have anything respectful to say, then shoosh for kids.

Keep it positive. Keep it fun. Keep kids coming back to junior sport!

The Shoosh for Kids message

Shoosh for Kids isn’t about staying completely silent; it’s about focussing on positive ways to make a difference in junior sport. Our key messaging focusses on the following themes:

• Overarching: Think before you speak - be encouraging
• General participation: Keep it positive, keep it fun ​
• Supporting the officials: Respect the referees’ decisions
• Supporting the coaches: Let the coaches do the coaching
• Overall: Let the kids enjoy playing​

The campaign

Signing your sport up to participate in the Shoosh for Kids campaign lets your community and stakeholders know you are serious about driving a positive and strong sporting culture.

If you would like your sport to sign up for future participation in the campaign, contact your NT PSBs.

For more information on kids posters, social media tiles and more get the shoosh for kids stakeholder pack PDF (880.7 KB).

Northern Territory sport integrity action plan

The Northern Territory sport integrity action plan identifies key action areas to proactively build the capability of sports in the Territory. It aims to mitigate integrity risks through heightened awareness and enable sports to respond quickly and decisively when such instances occur.

• Sport integrity action plan 2026-2027 PDF (796.3 KB)

Contact us

For further assistance phone 08 8922 6816.