Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00055:reg:6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00055
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 6767–9550

6  Disclosure of interests to the CEO

        (1) A member must notify the CEO of any interest that is required to be notified under subsection 16(1) of the Act as soon as reasonably practicable after any of the following occurs:
          (a)    the member is appointed to the Tribunal;
          (b)    there is a relevant change in the member's circumstances;
          (c)    the CEO notifies the member that the CEO is considering allocating the member to a dispute before the National Sports Tribunal.

        (2)  The disclosure must be by notice in writing given to the CEO.

        (3) Without limiting subsection (1), a member is taken to have an interest that conflicts, or could conflict, with the proper performance of the member's duties if the member:
          (a)    participates, or is involved in any way, in the administration of a sport, at any level of the sport; or
          (b)    is a member of a sporting body, a constituent part of a sporting body, or an affiliate to a sporting body; or
          (c)    is involved in any way in the administration of a sporting event or sporting venue; or
          (d)    is related to, or has or had some involvement in the affairs of, a party to a dispute the subject of an application to the Tribunal; or
          (e)    is a member of a sporting tribunal administered by a sporting body; or
          (f)   has been retained by a sporting body for the purposes of providing it with legal advice.

        (4) Subject to subsection (5), if:
          (a)    a member discloses an interest related to a particular dispute; or
          (b)    the CEO is, or becomes aware that the member has an interest related to the dispute;

         the member must not deal with the dispute.

       (5)    Subsection (4) does not apply if:
          (a)    the CEO has notified the parties to the dispute of the nature of the interest; and
          (b)    the parties to the dispute have agreed to the member dealing with the dispute.

Part 4—Kinds of disputes

7 Disputes that can be dealt with by the National Sports Tribunal

       (1)   For the purposes of subparagraphs 23(1)(c)(i) and 25(1)(c)(i) (Disputes between a person and a sporting body) and subparagraphs 24(1)(c)(i) and 26(1)(c)(i) (Disputes between 2 or more persons) of the Act, an application can be made in respect of any dispute that arises:
          (a)    under one or more of the constituent documents of the sporting body and in respect of which the constituent documents describe a dispute resolution mechanism; or
          (b)    under the terms of an agreement between a sporting body and a person bound by one or more constituent documents of the sporting body (whether the person is an individual or a constituent part of the sport that is