Australian Sports Organisations

 

Australian Sports Organisations

Introduction

This page includes Australian  and state government organisations / directories , non-government organisations, national sports organisations and links to useful information on Australian sport.

Australian Government Organisations

• Australian Sports Commission is the Australian Government agency responsible for the development of sport in Australia. It is also responsible for the the Australian Institute of Sport

• Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority is an independent agency that conducts drug testing and education programs.

• Department of Health and Aging provides policy advice on sport and recreation to the Australian Government.

This list arranged alphabetically by organisation lists the major national non-government organisations in Australia.

• ANZSLA The Sports Law Association mission is to facilitate information and resources regarding sport and the law in Australia.
• Australian Association for Exercise and Sport Science (AAESS) is a professional organisation committed to establishing, promoting and defending the career paths of tertiary trained exercise and sports science practitioners.
• Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) is responsible for the preparation of the Australian team for the Commonwealth Games.
• Australian Council for Health Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) is a national professional association representing people who work in the areas of Health Education, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, Dance, Community Fitness or Movement Sciences .
• Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is responsible for the protection and development of the Olympic Movement in this Australia and the preparation of the Australian Olympic team.
• Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) is responsible for Australia’s elite athletes with a disability and the preparation of the Australian team for the Paralympic Games.
• Australian Sports Foundation Ltd (ASF) assists the development of sport in Australia by raising funds from corporate and private sectors.
• Australian Society for Sports History aims to promote and encourage study and research on sporting traditions particularly with reference to Australia .
• Confederation of Australian Sport (CAS) represents Australian sporting organisations and aims to be an influential and respected player in the Australian sport and recreation industry .
• Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) aims to promote scholarly enquiry into sport management and related research.
• Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) is Australia’s national body for sports medicine and sports science, and is widely acknowledged overseas as the world’s leading multi-disciplinary sports medicine body.

ACT Sport and Recreation ACT ACT Academy of Sport – ACTAS ACT sport and recreation database ACTSPORT NSW New South Wales Sport and Recreation New South Wales Institute of Sport New South Wales sport and recreation organisations NT Northern Territory Sport and Recreation Northern Territory Institute of Sport QLD Sport and Recreation Queensland QLD Academy of Sport – QAS Qld state sport and recreation organisations

SA Office for Recreation and Sport (SA) South Australian Sports Institute – SASI List of Sate Sports Organisations Sport SA TAS Sport & Recreation Tasmania Tasmanian Institute of Sport Tasmanian sport & recreation organisations VIC Sport and Recreation Victoria Victorian Institute of Sport – VIS Victorian sport and recreation organisations WA Department of Sport and Recreation WA WA Institute of Sport – WAIS WA sport and recreation directory

Contact details for national sporting organisations can be found in the Australian Sport Directory.