Sports Tribunal of New Zealand

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The Sports Tribunal of New Zealand, originally the Sports Disputes Tribunal of New Zealand, is an independent arbitration body that rules on certain types of sports disputes.

The Sports Tribunal of New Zealand was set up in 2003 by Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC; since renamed to Sport New Zealand). [1] The governing legislation is the Sport and Recreation New Zealand Act 2002 and section 8(i) was the genesis of the tribunal, with the legislation as originally enacted stating: [2]

The functions of the Agency are to facilitate the resolution of disputes between persons or organisations involved in physical recreation and sport.

The Fifth Labour Government passed the Sports Anti-Doping Act 2006, which came into effect on 1 July 2007. [1] At the time, Trevor Mallard was the Minister of Sports. [3] Since then, the scope of the tribunal is three-fold: [4]

The current members of the tribunal are: [5]

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  2. "Sport and Recreation New Zealand Act 2002" (PDF). Parliamentary Counsel Office. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. Taylor, Kevin (16 December 2005). "Mallard takes whip to Cropp". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. "About the Sports Tribunal". Sports Tribunal of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  5. "Members of the Tribunal". Sports Tribunal of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. "John Macdonald". Sports Tribunal of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  7. "Appointments to Copyright Tribunal" (Press release). Wellington: New Zealand Government. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  8. "Warwick Smith". Sports Tribunal of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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  10. "Paula Tesoriero". Sports Tribunal of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  11. "Helen Tobin". Sports Tribunal of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  12. "Pippa Hayward". Sports Tribunal of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 July 2024.