A Strategic Plan for High Performance Sport in Western Australia ...

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Governance and Management
State-Level Governance
The State’s high performance system requires governance at a strategic level that transcends individual organisations and
Government agencies, the private sector, and community based sporting organisations. To govern, the State system
strategically requires:
a) A State sport performance strategic plan and planning process;
b) State sport performance policies;
c) A State funding system; and
d) A State sport performance evaluation system.
Findings/Observations
The following findings and observations were formulated pertinent to governance and management:
• There is a clear need to improve industry consultation and partnerships between key stakeholders to achieve
agreed sport performance outcomes for the State.
• This would be achieved by the State sporting associations, the Department of Sport and Recreation and the
Western Australian Institute of Sport working together to assist sports to achieve their outcomes.
• The planning process should be led by the Department of Sport and Recreation that would also be responsible
for reporting on key performance indicators as they relate to Future Success.
RECOMMENDATION 11
That, consistent with the recommendations of the Government for Better Results report, the Western Australian
Institute of Sport be retained in its current form and charter to operate its squad program and athlete scholarship
program. However the intellectual know how and expertise within the Institute should be harnessed to provide
consultancy in high performance support to sports that do not have full-program status.
RECOMMENDATION 12
That in support of the recommendations of the Government for Better Results report, the following occurs:
a) The Department of Sport and Recreation to be responsible for State/portfolio level sport performance outcomes
(Figure 2) and initiate:
• Strategic planning and policy;
• Budget planning and contract management; and
• Performance evaluation of key performance functions.
b) The Department of Sport and Recreation in partnership with the Western Australian Institute of Sport to
convene consultative processes and industry forums with key stakeholders in sport performance related policy
formulation (Figure 2).