Bill
National Sports Tribunal Bill 2019
passed, as at 2019-09-19. Youth and Sport portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Youth and Sport
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2019-07-24
- second reading — 2019-07-24
- second reading — 2019-09-09
- second reading — 2019-09-09
- third reading — 2019-09-09
- introduced — 2019-09-09
- second reading — 2019-09-09
- second reading — 2019-09-10
- second reading — 2019-09-11
- second reading — 2019-09-11
- third reading — 2019-09-11
- passed — 2019-09-11
- royal assent — 2019-09-19
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2019-07-24.
This bill is part of a package that would create the National Sports Tribunal to resolve disputes in Australian sport.
The tribunal would handle disputes through private arbitration, mediation, conciliation or case appraisal, with its powers set by agreement between parties.
The tribunal would operate as a two-year pilot, with a two-year time limit on applications unless extended by legislative instrument.
- Establishes the National Sports Tribunal with several divisions.
- Provides for appointment of members and a chief executive officer.
- Sets out application processes for arbitration and alternative dispute resolution.
- Allows the minister to make rules by legislative instrument.
- Imposes a two-year time limit on applications, extendable by instrument.
- Amends other Acts to allow evidence sharing and secrecy protections.
The Australian sporting community, including sports organisations and individuals involved in sporting disputes.
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