Australian Sports Commission

The ASC is a statutory authority of the Australian Government, that is governed by a board of Commissioners appointed by the Minister for Sport. The ASC's roles and responsibilities are prescribed in the Australian Sports Commission Act 1989. The ASC attempts to promote an effective national sports system that offers improved participation in quality sports by all Australians. In addition, the ASC helps those who are talented and motivated to reach their potential excellence in sports performance. The ASC achieves these objectives by administering and funding national sporting programs on behalf of the Government and providing leadership, co-ordination and support for the sport sector. The ASC works closely with a range of national sporting organisations, state and local governments, schools and community organisations to ensure sport is well run and accessible so that everyone can participate and enjoy the benefits. The ASC supports participation in sport, from grass roots participation to participation at the elite level. Chairman of the ASC Board • Ted Harris 1984–1994 • Greg Hartung 2008–2010 • Warwick Smith 2010–2012 • John Wylie 2012–2020 • Josephine Sukkar 2021–2024 • Kate Jenkins 2024- Chief executive officers • Greg Hartung 1984–1988 • Ronald Harvey 1989 • Perry Crosswhite – acting (1988–1990) • Jim Ferguson 1990–2000 • Mark Peters 2001-2008 • Simon Hollingsworth 2012–2016 • Kate Palmer 2017–2020 • Kieren Perkins 2021- ==Organisational structure==

The organisational structure of the Australian Sports Commission has changed many times since its establishment as can be seen through its annual reports. The structure has generally represented the areas of high performance sport, sports participation, sport management and corporate/commercial services. The AIS has been an elite sport flagship program of the ASC since its merger in 1989. Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is the best known division of the ASC. In 2011, Minister for Sport Mark Arbib announced the AIS would take responsibility for the strategic direction of high performance sport in Australia. In November 2012, the ASC released "Australia's Winning Edge 2012–2022", a high performance sport plan, which highlighted a new role for the AIS particularly in terms of developing coaches and talent identification but not directly managing national sports organisations elite athlete programs as it had done since 1981. ==See also==