The role of policy

The role of policy in an organisation is to:

Provide general guidance about the organisation's mission
Provide specific guidance toward implementing strategies to achieve the organisation's mission
Provide a mechanism to control the behaviour of the organisation

Examples of policy

Provide general guidance about the organisation's mission	A policy that limits the industries in which the organisation will operate A policy about the geographical region in which the organisation will operate A policy about the general nature of the business i.e. profit making, non-profit making, community recreation or elite sport A policy about affiliations with other organisations i.e. affiliation with a national body or a peak industry body



Provide specific guidance toward implementing strategies to achieve the organisation's mission	A policy for athlete development A policy for recruiting, training and utilising volunteers A policy for employing staff A policy for opening hours of a facility A policy for promoting and staging events A policy for doping control





Provide a mechanism to control the behaviour of the organisation	A policy for the inclusion of people with disabilities A policy that sets up judiciaries or disciplinary hearings A policy that regulates the election of office-bearers A policy for dealing with complaints