Sport Integrity Australia Assumes National Platform for information sharing
On 1 January 2025, Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) assumed sole responsibility as Australia’s National Platform for Information Sharing.
Since 2017, SIA partnered with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) to act as Australia’s National Platform. This arrangement ended on 31 December 2024, with SIA assuming sole responsibility.
Through our role as the National Platform, SIA aims to support sporting organisations, regulators, gambling operators, state and territory law enforcement agencies, in partnership with other key stakeholders to identify and respond to the threat of competition manipulation and coordinate responses where possible.
SIA’s Director of Sports Wagering and Competition Manipulation, Jason Whybrow said the establishment of a National Platform is part of an ongoing commitment to implement recommendations made by the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (the Macolin Convention).
“Our agency understands the very real integrity threats posed to sports by illegal betting and competition manipulation,” Mr Whybrow said.
“It is for this reason that the ratification of the Macolin Convention and the national and international cooperation between governments and organisations on these issues remains a top priority.
“The Macolin Convention was authored to provide sporting regulatory bodies, such as SIA, with the legal frameworks necessary to respond to the sophisticated competition manipulation tactics seen globally.
“To assist in meeting these aims, SIA has assumed the ongoing responsibility as the National Platform for information sharing, to meet the ratifications assessment.
“SIA’s commitment to safeguarding sport integrity is steadfast and evolving to adapt to the ever-changing threat landscape but this can only be done in collaboration and partnerships facilitated by a National Platform.”
Complementing existing reporting mechanisms, the National Platform will coordinate the receipt, assessment and dissemination of data, information and intelligence relating to match-fixing.
This includes information received about irregular and suspicious bets placed on sports competitions, and, where appropriate, the issuing of alerts.
The National Platform is a central hub for effective information sharing and collaboration between relevant stakeholders, to facilitate an effective response to this integrity threat.
The National Platform will also support SIA and stakeholders to understand trends and issues regarding sports wagering and competition manipulation to develop relevant policies, guidance resources and education material.
SIA welcomes feedback from relevant stakeholders on their experience with the National Platform, along with how the platform could work to best support their needs.
Please contact us via e-mail: nationalplatform@sportintegrity.gov.au
