A member of the JNA said the process was 'sad' but after failing to reach mediation, it is understood the matter was escalated to Netball WA, and according to Australian disciplinary processes may now be passed on to the Court of Arbitration if not resolved.

A Netball WA spokesperson said while they could not comment where the case had progressed to, they were working towards mediation.

"Netball WA is aware of the incident in question. The governing body has undertaken significant work as a facilitator between the family, the club, the association and the region, and while we have made progress toward a resolution, we still consider this to be an ongoing process."

Many netball clubs in WA operate on a one-quarter-only selection process during finals games in order to ensure a 'best team on court' scenario, and finals matches are only played when players reach the 13-and-over age group.

However, WAtoday understands the player in question belonged to a club which had not developed and publicised its own selection policy or by-law, and the parent was able to escalate their complaint based on the Netball Australia policy of 'fair play'.