Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01655:clause:1_1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01655
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 1516–3329

1  Interpretation
 (1) This clause applies to the interpretation of this schedule.
 (2) A reference to an event, or an event of a kind, is a reference to that event, or kind of event, held from time to time.
 (3) Unless otherwise provided, a reference to a named sporting competition includes each of the following references:
 (a) if the sporting competition consists of more than one event—a reference to each of the events;
Examples: A multi-event tournament; an annual competition; the competition series of a sporting league or association.
 (b) if the sporting competition is held more than once—a reference to the sporting competition as held from time to time, irrespective of any other name by which it is also known or any change in its name;
 (c) if the sporting competition is restructured or rebranded into 2 or more sporting competitions—a reference to each of those sporting competitions;
 (d) if the sporting competition is expanded by the inclusion of further sports—a reference to each of the events in the expanded sporting competition;
 (e) if the sporting competition was previously limited to men's events or to women's events, and is expanded by including the other category—a reference to each of the events in the expanded sporting competition;
 (f) if the sporting competition consists of both a qualification phase and a final tournament—a reference to the final tournament, but not the qualification phase.
 (4) A reference to the name of a sporting body or organisation is a reference to that body or organisation irrespective of any other name by which it is also known or any change in its name from time to time.
 (5) A reference to:
 (a) a men's event means an event in which only men are competitors; and
 (b) a women's event means an event in which only women are competitors.