Subjects 2010
Sports Law: Entities and Governance 730793
- Credited Courses: Graduate Diploma in Corporations and Securities Law 538; Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies L08; Graduate Diploma in Sports Law 893; Master of Commercial Law 504; Master of Laws (LLM) 502
Objectives
A student who has successfully completed this subject should:
- Possess a general knowledge of the structure and management of sports entities in Australia and internationally
- Understand the law relating to sports entities in Australia
- Recognise and be able to apply principles of good governance to sport
- Be able to engage in informed debate over the suitability of existing legal and regulatory arrangements for the structure and management of sports entities.
Syllabus
This subject will consider aspects of the law relating to sports entities in Australia and selected international bodies. Attention will be paid to the diverse legal needs of key stakeholders in sport.
Principal topics will include:
- Overview of the organisational structures of Australian and international sport, encompassing clubs, regional and national governing bodies, professional leagues and tours, government authorities, special interest groups, international federations, and Olympic and Commonwealth Games organisations
- Legal status of sports entities, including the legal personality and capacity of unincorporated clubs, incorporated associations and companies limited by guarantee, the meaning and consequences of trading activity, and non-profit status and taxation
- Legal regulation and corporate governance of sports entities
- Structure and governance of professional sports leagues and other competitions
- Sports entities and the legal process including the sources and limits of legal authority over members, jurisdiction of domestic courts over international federations, leagues and tours, arbitration agreements and ouster of jurisdiction
- Stakeholder rights and interests, incorporating a broad legal and policy analysis of issues of accountability, transparency and due process in the relationships between sports entities at various levels, government, financial supporters, elite and non-elite participants and fans.
