In responding to the Wood Review of Australia's Sports Integrity Arrangements, the Australian Government has unveiled a series of reforms aiming to ensure Australia is a world leader in clean, safe and fair sport.

The Government is establishing a new single national sports integrity agency - Sport Integrity Australia - to protect Australian sport.

Sport Integrity Australia will bring together the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA), the National Integrity of Sport Unit and the national sports integrity functions of Sport Australia.

A new National Sports Tribunal will hear anti-doping rule violations and other sports disputes, and resolve them "consistently, cost-effectively and transparently".

The Tribunal, to be piloted over two years, will have the power to call evidence to establish facts and ensure natural justice.

The reforms are designed to help safeguard the integrity of Australian sport, combating present, emerging and future threats from doping, match-fixing, illegal betting, organised crime and corruption, and ensure that all Australians can enjoy sports environments free of abuse, discrimination and harassment.

CGA President Ben Houston thanked Minister for Sport Bridget McKenzie for her leadership and said the national governing body supports the consolidation of existing Federal Government functions in sports integrity under a new agency - Sport Integrity Australia - and the conduct of a two-year pilot of a new National Sports Tribunal.

The signing of the Macolin Convention, a Council of Europe Convention that allows for information sharing by international sport agencies, is also considered an important step in the fight against match fixing and irregular betting on sport.

Houston said the National Sports Tribunal will benefit Commonwealth Games member sports, many of whom struggle with the resourcing in this area.

McKenzie has said that the Government is committed to making sure that sport in Australia continues to reflect the country’s values of fairness, equality and reward for hard work.

"We are reassuring the hundreds of thousands of Australians who are involved in sport at every level - from grassroots to elite - that they can be confident their sport is better protected from doping, drug use, match-fixing and criminal exploitation of athletes and events," she added.

The Government accepted 52 recommendations which arose from the year-long Wood Review, accessible here, 22 of which were firmly agreed with by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC).

The AOC agreed in principle with 12 others, agreed in principle for further consideration with a further 15, agreee in part with two and noted one.

"The Government has recognised that integrity matters are now beyond the control of any single stakeholder and require a robust and nationally coordinated response across sports, Governments, regulators, the wagering industry and law enforcement," AOC President John Coates said.

"The AOC commends the Minister's and the Government’s commitment to comprehensively protect the integrity of Australian sport for the entire Australian community and will continue its ongoing partnership with ASADA, the Australian Sports Commission, the AOC’s member Olympic national sports federations and other key sports integrity stakeholders in this regard."