Sport And the Law

Contents......Page 5
Foreword......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 11
Introduction......Page 12
List of abbreviations......Page 13
1 How the law comes into sport......Page 15
What is sport?......Page 16
Amateur or professional: a valid distinction?......Page 17
A two tier system......Page 19
How is law made?......Page 20
Remedies under the law......Page 21
The balance sheet......Page 22
The Court of Arbitration for Sport......Page 23
Dispute resolution......Page 24
Rules and conventions......Page 25
The legal view of sport......Page 26
Does ‘sports law’ exist?......Page 28
2 Commercialisation and politics in sport......Page 29
Subscription television......Page 30
How commercialism affects sport......Page 32
The role of government......Page 33
Sport and politics......Page 34
3 The legal nature of sporting organisations......Page 36
The unincorporated voluntary association......Page 37
Incorporation......Page 42
Duties of directors at common law......Page 44
Duties under the Corporations Act......Page 45
Duties under state associations legislation......Page 46
Corporate governance in sport......Page 47
What constitutes a contract?......Page 49
Remedies......Page 52
Sporting agreements......Page 53
Inducing breach of contract......Page 55
The contract of employment......Page 56
Restraint of trade......Page 57
Unfair contracts......Page 63
Competition laws......Page 64
Selection......Page 67
5 Sports sponsorship and sporting reputation......Page 70
Types of sponsorship arrangement......Page 71
The formal sponsorship contract......Page 72
Sponsorship conflicts......Page 73
Restrictions on tobacco and alcohol advertising......Page 75
The use of sportspeople in advertising......Page 76
‘Right of personality’......Page 77
The Trade Practices Act......Page 78
Passing off......Page 83
Ambush marketing......Page 84
Intellectual property rights......Page 87
Defamation......Page 89
6 The conduct of sporting tribunals......Page 93
Domestic tribunals......Page 94
Disciplinary proceedings......Page 95
The laws of natural justice......Page 96
Running an effective tribunal: the practicalities......Page 104
7 Sports injuries and compensation......Page 105
Recent changes in the law......Page 106
Negligence......Page 108
Intentional injury: assault......Page 114
Obligations of participants......Page 116
Liability of the manager or coach......Page 119
Pregnancy and participation......Page 123
Liability of organisers......Page 124
Obligations of the occupier......Page 126
The over-zealous fan......Page 128
Good Samaritans......Page 129
Transmission of infectious diseases in sport......Page 130
Compensation legislation......Page 131
The NSW Sporting Injuries Insurance Scheme......Page 132
Faulty equipment......Page 133
Effect of the civil liability legislation......Page 135
The insurance crisis and responses......Page 136
What is risk?......Page 137
Concepts of risk management......Page 138
The role of insurance......Page 140
General rules for persons insuring......Page 144
Alternative insurance arrangements......Page 145
Standard of proof......Page 146
Assault......Page 147
Murder and manslaughter......Page 149
Policy issues......Page 151
Violence in sport......Page 152
Compensation......Page 153
What is discrimination at law?......Page 155
Laws against discrimination......Page 156
Women and sport......Page 159
Discrimination in a sporting context......Page 160
Use of facilities......Page 161
Discrimination and sporting clubs......Page 162
Licensing......Page 163
Determining the sex of competitors......Page 164
11 Sport and taxation......Page 166
What is income?......Page 167
Exempt income......Page 170
Deductions......Page 171
Fringe benefits tax......Page 172
Provisional tax......Page 173
The problem......Page 174
A brief history of regulation......Page 175
The WADA Code......Page 176
WADA Code prohibitions......Page 177
Doping offences in Australia......Page 178
Impact of the WADA Code......Page 181
Notes......Page 183
Table of cases......Page 203
Table of statutes......Page 209
Index......Page 211