Lead Consultant, Mat Jessep, has been appointed as an Associate Member of the UTS Australian Centre for Olympic and Sport Studies (ACOSS), focusing on sports law, governance, integrity, and esports.

This article reviews the Determination of National Sports Tribunal Member Bruce Collins KC as Arbitrator in the case of Olga Belooussov v Gymnastics Australia NST-E24-331101.

As integrity systems mature, the question is no longer whether organisations have policies, but whether those policies — and the decisions made under them — can withstand legal challenge.  This requires legal expertise not just at the point of dispute, but at the design, investigation, and decision-making stages.

Engaging advisors without legal expertise can leave organisations exposed at the very point where it matters most — when decisions are challenged. Game Integrity exists to fill that gap.

Every complaint is a test. Not just of how an organisation responds — but of whether its integrity system actually works.

When a crisis hits, governance is not measured by what is written in a policy. It is measured by the decisions a board makes in real time.

An investigation in sport is rarely the end of the issue. It is often just the beginning.