Policy and Procedures

The Cricket NSW Code of Conduct is contained in clause 5.1 of the Cricket NSW By-Laws as set out below:

5.1 Code of Conduct

Any Cricket Participant, Affiliate or Association must not:

  • Engage in conduct which brings, or is likely to bring, the interests of cricket or NSWCA into disrepute;
  • Act in a manner which is, or is likely to be, prejudicial to the interests of cricket or NSWCA;
  • Engage in disorderly or improper conduct or behaviour during a cricket match, which includes the offences contained in Appendix 2 to the Cricket Australia Code of Conduct
  • For Player and Player Support Personnel as amended from time to time;
  • Verbally or physically abuse, assault or engage in violence with another person, intimidate another person or create a hostile environment;
  • Make or post inappropriate, offensive or discriminatory comments in public (including via any form of social media) about another person, an Association or any of the Affiliates;
  • Breach any requirements for safeguarding children and young people as set out in the NSWCA Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy;
  • Victimise another person for making a complaint under any NSWCA policy, including any Integrity Policy;
  • Disclose to a person or organisation any information related to cricket and/or NSWCA that is of a private, confidential or privileged nature without the required consent of the relevant person or entity;
  • Make a complaint under NSWCA’s Complaints and Dispute Resolution Policy that the Player or Player Support Personnel or Cricket NSW knows to be untrue, vexatious, malicious or improper; or
  • Breach any provision of an Integrity Policy as set out in clause 4.1.

In addition to this, the Cricket NSW Code of Conduct Procedures document prescribes conduct that will amount to an offence under the Code of Conduct (clause 5.1(c) of the By-Laws) if committed by a person who is bound in accordance with the Cricket NSW By-Laws and/or who has otherwise agreed to be bound by the Code of Conduct.

Those offences can be found in Schedule A, Articles A.1 to A.21 of the Procedures document.

Relevant documents:

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