Rules, Regulations & Policies

Child Safe Commitment Statement

Vic Country Futsal incorporating both Futsal Ballarat and Geelong Futsal is strongly committed to safe, supportive and friendly environments where children and young people are valued and enjoy sport.

We are proud to have adopted the Victorian Child Safe Standards Framework and we are committed to implementing the Victorian Principles for Child Safe Organisations and ensuring that child safety is reflected in everything we do. Vic County Futsal takes seriously our responsibility to provide an environment that is caring, nurturing and safe.

We are committed to keeping children and young people safe

• We have zero tolerance to child abuse and neglect.
• Through our Child Safe Policy, we document our clear commitment to keeping children and young people safe from abuse and neglect.
• We publicly communicate our commitment to all stakeholders.

We encourage the involvement of children and young people

• We actively listen to children and young people and ensure that they are informed about their rights, including their right to safety and their right to be heard.

We involve families and the community in promoting child safety and wellbeing

• We provide information to families and communities about:
• our commitment to keeping children and young people safe and communicating their rights;
• the behaviour we expect of our employees, contractors and of themselves; and
• our policy about responding to child abuse.
• We have a process for responding to concerns.

We promote equity and respect diversity

• We respect diversity and seek to create culturally safe sporting environments.

We ensure that our people are suitable and supported to work with children and young people

• We require all staff to undergo mandatory screening prior to commencement, including Working with Children Checks.
• We have embedded child safety into our recruitment processes, to minimise the likelihood that we will recruit employees or contractors who are unsuitable to work with children.

We encourage reporting of all complaints and concerns

• We actively encourage reporting of any allegation, disclosure or concern regarding child abuse, neglect or harm.
• We respond to all allegations, disclosures or concerns and act to ensure that processes are fair, transparent and child focused.
• We will meet the requirements of legislated mandatory or industry reporting requirements, including Victorian Child Protection Legislation.

We equip our staff and volunteers with ongoing education and training

• We provide all employees and volunteers with information and ongoing education about our commitment to child safety including our Child Safe Policy, Code of Conduct and how to report a concern.

We ensure that environments are safe

• We actively seek to create environments where children and young people feel safe.

We maintain and improve our policies and practices

• We are committed to maintaining and improving our policies, procedures and practices to keep children and young people safe from abuse or neglect.
• We have an appointed Child Protection Officer who is responsible for promoting child safety and the implementation of the Vic Country Futsal Child Safe Policy.
• We are committed to undertaking an annual review of the policy.

For any questions regarding the policy or to report an issue please contact our Child Protection Officer - Andrew Burgess at andrew@futsalballarat.com.a

Competition By Laws

The below competition By Laws and Laws of the Game apply to all teams entering in the Futsal Ballarat Competitions.

It is assumed that by registering a team in any Futsal Ballarat competition, you have read and agreed to comply with the Futsal Ballarat competition rules and FFV Football Disciplinary regulations which govern them