Gymnastics Australia asked child athletes who reported abuse to sign gag orders before meetings

A letter from Gymnastics Australia said child gymnasts and their families must sign non-disclosure agreements to be part of mediated meetings. Photograph: vgajic/Getty Images

Gymnastics Australia has told child gymnasts who made abuse complaints and their families that they must sign non-disclosure agreements if they wish to take part in a restorative justice process.

In a letter sent to the complainants last month, Gymnastics Australia said that, in a bid to “repair relations in the gymnastics community” after the release of a Human Rights Commission investigation that uncovered systematic abuse in the sport, it was holding a series of restorative meetings.