This page includes resources for the sport and recreation industry on work health and safety (WHS) and COVID-19.
See also our related information for gyms and fitness centres.
The sport and recreation industry includes high performance/professional sport, and community and individual sport, including contact and non-contact sport and indoor and outdoor activity.
Workplaces may include professional sporting organisations and competitive sport conducted at a local club, including children’s sport.
Information on how WHS laws apply to volunteers and volunteer organisations can be found on the Volunteers page.
To ensure this information is as accessible and easy to understand as possible, we refer to ‘employers’ and their responsibilities.
However, under the model WHS laws, duties apply to any person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) which includes employers, but also others who engage workers. For more information about who is a PCBU see our Interpretive Guideline – model Work Health and Safety Act – the meaning of ‘person conducting a business or undertaking'.
The model WHS laws have been implemented in all jurisdictions except Victoria.
Safe Work Australia does not regulate or enforce WHS laws or the recently introduced COVID-19 restrictions on business operations. If you want to know how WHS laws apply to you or need help with what to do at your workplace, contact the WHS regulator in your jurisdiction. If you want to know what restrictions on business operations apply to you or your workplace, go to your relevant state and territory government website for information.