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School Sport Victoria Fines Policy and Guidance

Published 14 April, 2026

This policy sets out the requirements and consequences if a school withdraws from an SSV Competition without the required notice.

Detail

School Sport Victoria (SSV) is responsible for the organisation and administration of school sport for member schools at the Primary and Secondary level. SSV currently conducts Championships in a number of sports at Primary and Secondary levels.

This policy applies to interschool team sports only, including Premier League competitions.

The non-attendance of a school at a Region Competition or State Championship puts undue inconvenience on the organisers, conveners and other teams.

Late or no notification of the withdrawal of a team does not allow the organisers time to find a replacement team, notify other schools, alter the draw or alter bookings for venues and umpires/referees and as a result can impact financially on the competition.

The Fines Policy is in place to draw the attention of schools to their responsibility of notifying the organisers or conveners in a timely fashion of their intent to withdraw. Failure to do so will then incur a fine.

Related Policies

  1. General Conditions of Competition
  2. Competition Pathways and Progressions

Guidance

The school will face a fine of $100 if a team withdraws from a Region Competition, State Championship or Premier League less than two (2) school days prior to the finals and a replacement team cannot be found.

Note:
  1. The school must directly notify the person responsible for the relevant competition (Region Coordinator, Region School Sports Officer or State Championships Officer respectively)
  2. Exceptional circumstances will be taken into consideration (Example, but not limited to, an extreme weather event in your area)
  3. Schools may be liable for transport costs and CRT replacement costs incurred by the other teams for their non attendance
  4. The offending school will be invoiced by School Sport Victoria
  5. Non-payment of the fine can result in the temporary suspension of the school's membership of SSV until such time as the fine is paid or the fine will be added to the following year's affiliation fees
  6. Region Coordinators or Region School Sport Officers will manage Region Competitions
  7. State Championships Officer will manage State Championships and Premier League