Sport Integrity Australia
SIA
1 July 2020 – present
Statutory agency responsible for protecting the integrity of Australian sport, covering anti-doping, competition manipulation, safeguarding and the National Integrity Framework.
How it came into existence
Established on 1 July 2020 under the Sport Integrity Australia Act 2020 (the amended and renamed Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006), bringing together the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, the National Integrity of Sport Unit of the Department of Health and the sport integrity functions of the Australian Sports Commission, following the 2018 Wood review of sports integrity arrangements.
- Anti-doping testing, investigation and education
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Act 2006 was amended and renamed the Sport Integrity Australia Act 2020, so in law the agency continued under a new name with wider functions.
- Match-fixing and sports wagering integrity policy
- Coordination with law enforcement on sport integrity
- Sport integrity programs, including member protection and safeguarding
Legislation: Sport Integrity Australia Act 2020
Changes during its life
- 13 May 2025Moved with the sport functions from the Department of Health and Aged Care to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.
Main functions
- anti-doping testing, investigation and education
- national coordination against competition manipulation and match-fixing
- safeguarding and child protection in sport
- administration of the National Integrity Framework for sports
- integrity education and advice to sporting organisations
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.
- Type of body
- Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Portfolio
- Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
- Accountable authority
- Chief Executive Officer – Sport Integrity Australia Act 2020 section 50F(c)
- ABN
- 70 588 505 483
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Sources
Primary sources
- List of Commonwealth entities and companies under the PGPA Act, 1 July 2026 (Department of Finance)
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 1 July 2020 to the latest release (30 June 2026))