Members

Founded in 1949, the Australian Fencing Federation (AFF) is made up of member states from around Australia, currently:

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales,  Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia

Management

The work of the AFF is managed by a Board of Directors, comprising four elected directors, the Athletes Director and up to three appointed directors.

Our Values

ONE TEAM
We collaborate as a diverse community and support each other to succeed.
We are inclusive, supportive and welcome difference.

EXCELLENCE
We are committed to personal excellence and growth through fair play.
We are respectful, honest and passionate about our sport.

BRAVE
We believe in purposeful change in our sport.
We are innovative, bold and courageous.

Our Purpose

We advance the sport of fencing by fostering participation and growing a diverse and supportive community. We support individuals to thrive and engage with fencing throughout their whole life.

Our Aspirations

To be a globally recognised leader in the Olympic sport of fencing. We will create an accessible community that values diversity to encourage passion for our sport and build lifelong connections through fencing.

Registrations

Australian Fencing Federation Ltd ACN 161 544 752 is a public company limited by guarantee incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 (Clth). It is also registered with an Australian Business Number 90 209 501 432

Constitution
Strategic Plan

Nominations Committee

  • Independent Chair - Tim McGrath
  • Board Representative - Crystal Maio
  • Member Representiative - Darren Powrie

High Performance Commission

  • Chair - Kristian Radford
  • Member - Ned Fitzgerald
  • Chair - Crystal Maio
  • Member - Andrew Weiss

National Competition Commission

  • Chair - Sam Auty
  • Member - Gordon Christie
  • Member - Josh Hassum
  • Member - Alex Qu
  • Member - Astrid Pinker

Referees Commission

  • Chair - Michael Nelson
  • Member - Victoria Mentor
  • Member - Lucas Webber
  • Member - Blake Breeland-Clencie
  • Member - Siobhan Rice
  • Member - Clayton Ferguson

Finance Risk and Audit Committee

  • Independent Chair - Roddy Liu
  • Member - Jutta Shortmann
  • Appointed Independent Member: Jack O'Hara

Governance & Integrity

  • Chair - Sam Auty
  • Member - Simon Clarke
  • Member - Andrew Horne

Sponsorship, Media and Communications 

  • Chair - Dihua (Crystal) Miao
  • Member - John Palmer
  • Member - Sam Blade

Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion 

  • Chair - Sam Auty
  • Member - Alison Wotherspoon
  • Member - Avery Holderness-Roddam

Annual Reports

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2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018

Sam Auty

President
Chair - National Competition Committee, Governance & Integrity Committee and Sustainability, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Kristian Radford

Vice-President
Chair - High Performance Commission

Jutta Schortmann

Director
Company Secretary
Member - Finance, Risk and Audit Committee

Crystal Miao

Director
Chair - Sponsorship, Media and Communications Committee
Member - Nominations Committee

John Palmer

Director
Member - Sponsorship, Media and Communications Committee

Michael Nelson

Director
Chair - Referees Commission

Amara Haqqani

Director
Member - Sponsorship, Media and Communications Committee

Georgina Barratt

Director
Chair - Athletes Commission