The ASC Board convened on seven occasions throughout 2015-16, one of which was via teleconference.

Play.Sport.Australia., the ASC’s participation game plan for boosting participation in sport in Australia, continued to be a focus during 2015–16. A key part of Play.Sport.Australia. is AusPlay, which was launched in November 2015. AusPlay is a demonstration of the ASC’s commitment to providing robust data and sport market insights to help the sector better understand the participation landscape and identify strategies to grow participation.

The Board continued to work closely with ASC management in growing the Sporting Schools program. The number of registered and funded schools and the participation levels of students are both well ahead of the targets and as at 30 June 2016 there have been 1.29 million Sporting Schools attendances. The Sporting Schools program continued to strengthen the connection between the 5870 registered schools and the sports to ensure that the long term outcomes are maximised.

Continued development of the Australia’s Winning Edge high performance investment model saw the Board monitor targets and assess investment requirements to maintain clear performance outcomes. The Board is also playing an important role in overseeing commercialisation opportunities so that the ASC can continue to invest in sport and support elite athletes.

Following a period of extensive consultation, the Board launched a second round of governance reform, calling for sports to take a nationally unified approach to behaviours, processes and supporting systems. Additionally, in May 2016 the ASC released a set of new practical guidelines for every sport and professional club in Australia to assist leaders with the management and oversight of integrity issues and help sports to further strengthen their own integrity frameworks.

Under the guidance of the Board, the ASC has also been working closely with NSOs in other areas such as capability building, commercialisation, technology, and women in sport.

In late 2015–16 the ASC Board developed seven strategic projects to position Australian sport and the ASC better for the future. These projects are targeted at addressing contemporary challenges facing sport and include a focus on education in sport, accessing new sources of non-government funding, national infrastructure planning, and the continuation of efforts across governance and NIN reform.

Other activities overseen by the Board included a range of ASC governance and compliance related matters such as the endorsement of the ASC’s Financial Statements, the ASC Annual Report, Corporate Plan, and reporting on the compliance requirements in accordance with the PGPA Act.

*appointed 4 May 2016
**appointment ceased 22 September 2015

Throughout the year officials from the Department of Health attended several Board meetings in an observer capacity.