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With the passing of the Child Safe Organisations Act 2024 (the Act) in Parliament on 11 September 2024, organisations in Queensland are required to comply with Child Safeguarding Laws including alignment with the 10 National Standards and Universal Principle.
As of 1 April 2026, sport organisations that work with children must be able to demonstrate they’re implementing the new Child Safe Standards. This applies to everyone – from small volunteer-run touch football Associations to QTF as your state-level organisation.
It’s not just about meeting legal requirements for your organisation – it’s about making sport a safe and positive space for every child. Everyone has a role in keeping children & young people safe!
To support your organisations in meeting these requirements, QTF will provide a series of online sessions, through which we will assist you to understand the National Principles, and translate these into actions for your association to meet your obligations. We understand that in many areas Tuesday is competition night, but urge committees to make at least one member available to undertake this important work.
| DATE | TOPIC | CONTENT |
| WEEK 5 6:00pm-7.00pm Tuesday 28 April 2026 | National Principle 2: Children and young people are informed about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously. | REGISTER HERE Involving children Making sure policy and procedure is accessible to children & young people |
| WEEK 6 6:00pm-7.00pm Tuesday 5 May 2026 | National Principle 3: Families and communities are informed and involved in promoting child safety and wellbeing. | REGISTER HERE Engaging with families |
| WEEK 7 6:00pm-7.00pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 | National Principle 6: Processes to respond to complaints and concerns are child focused. | REGISTER HERE TFA presentation |
| WEEK 8 6:00pm-7.00pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 | National Principle 4: Equity is upheld and diverse needs respected in policy and practice. | REGISTER HERE TFA presentation |
| WEEK 9 6:00pm-7.00pm Tuesday 2 June 2026 | National Principle 1: Child safety and wellbeing is embedded in organisational leadership, governance and culture. | REGISTER HERE Piecing it all together Finalising policies & requirements |
| WEEK 10 6:00pm-7.00pm Tuesday 9 June 2026 | National Principle 9: Implementation of the national child safe principles is regularly reviewed and improved. | REGISTER HERE Towards continuous improvement |
| WEEK 1 6:00pm-7.00pm Tuesday 31 March 2026 | OVERVIEW National Principle 5: People working with children and young people are suitable and supported to reflect child safety and wellbeing values in practice. | Our WHY Recruitment & screening Administering Blue Cards – Competitions and Events |
| WEEK 2 6:00pm-7.00pm Tuesday 7 April 2026 | National Principle 7: Staff and volunteers are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awareness to keep children and young people safe through ongoing education and training. | Safeguarding training Required & recommended training |
| WEEK 3 6:00pm-7.00pm Tuesday 14 April 2026 | National Principle 10: Policies and procedures document how the organisation is safe for children and young people. | Current Policies & where to find them Application of policy |
| WEEK 4 6:00pm-7.00pm Tuesday 21 April 2026 | National Principle 8: Physical and online environments promote safety and wellbeing while minimising the opportunity for children and young people to be harmed. | Risk assessment and mitigation |
